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Ziad Al Samad
Personal information
Full name Ziad Ali Al Samad
Date of birth (1978-08-06) 6 August 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Kuwait[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Lebanon U23 (goalkeeper coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2008 Ansar
2008–2011 Racing Beirut
2011–2014 Safa 63 (0)
2014–2015 Saham
International career
2002–2012 Lebanon 40 (0)
Managerial career
2020– Lebanon U23 (goalkeeper)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ziad Ali Al Samad (Arabic: زياد علي الصمد; born 6 August 1978) is a Lebanese professional football coach and former player who is currently the goalkeeper coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team. As a player, Al Samad played as a goalkeeper.

With 40 caps for the Lebanon national team, Al Samad is his country’s joint all-time most capped goalkeeper, alongside Mehdi Khalil.

Club career

Al Samad started his senior club career at Lebanese Premier League club Ansar, during the 1999–2000 season.[2] In his first season at the club, Al Samad won both the Lebanese Federation Cup, and the Lebanese Super Cup.[3] The following season, in 2000–01, Al Samad helped Ansar win both the Lebanese Elite Cup, and the Federation Cup.[3] In 2001–02, Al Samad won the Lebanese FA Cup,[2][3] before helping Ansar winning two domestic doubles (league and cup) in a row, in 2005–06 and 2006–07.[2][3]

In 2008, Al Samad moved to Racing Beirut, staying there for three seasons season.[2] In 2011 he moved to 2008 AFC Cup runners-up Safa.[2] In his three seasons at the club, Al Samad would help Safa win two league titles (2011–12, 2012–13),[2] an FA Cup (2012–13),[2][3] another Elite Cup (2012),[3] and a Super Cup (2013).[3]

On 30 September 2014, Safa sold Al Samad to Bahraini side Saham on a one-season deal.[4] Following the 2014–15 Oman Professional League season, Al Samad retired from football.[2]

International career

Al Samad made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 1 September 2002 at the 2002 WAFF Championship, against Jordan; Lebanon lost 1–0.[2] The goalkeeper's first clean sheet came on 26 December 2002, at the 2002 Arab Nations Cup, in a goalless draw against Bahrain.[2]

Al Samad ended his international career with 40 caps for the Lebanon national team, as his country’s all-time most capped goalkeeper.[5]

Managerial career

On 12 August 2020, Al Samad was appointed goalkeeper coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team.[6]

Honours

Club

Ansar

Safa

Individual

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ziad El Samad - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ziad Al-Samad". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ "- الحارس زياد الصمد إلى «صحم» العماني". alahlisaida.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Lebanon - Record International Players". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. ^ "تأكيدًا لانفراد كووورة.. رضا عنتر مدربًا لأولمبي لبنان". كووورة. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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