Assaf Khalifa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1968 (age 55–56) | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1993 | Al-Wahda SC | ||
| 1993–1994 | CS Sfaxien | ||
| 1994 | FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi | 21 | (6) |
| 1995–1997 | Nejmeh SC | ||
| 1998 | FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | → FC Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi (loan) | 6 | (5) |
| 1998–2001 | Al-Wahda SC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Assaf Khalifa (Arabic: عساف خليفة; born 1968) is a former Syrian football player.[1]
Career
He was the first foreign player from outside the former USSR in the Russian Football Premier League when he joined FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi in 1994.
After retirement as a player, he went to coaching in Syria: Al-Nidal SC and Al-Wahda SC, Lebanon: Al-Mabarrah, Salam Zgharta and Al Nabi Sheet, Jordan: That Ras Club, and Oman: Oman Club.[2]
References
- ^ "Profile by footballfacts.ru" (in Russian). Footballfacts.
- ^ "عساف خليفة - Assaf Khalifa". kooora (in Arabic).
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