Camille Cordahi
.jpg) Cordahi with Lebanon in 1940 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1940 | Sika | ||
| 1946 | Sagesse | ||
| 1954–1965 | Racing Beirut | ||
| International career | |||
| 1940 | Lebanon | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Camille Cordahi[a] (Arabic: كميل قرداحي) was a Lebanese footballer who played as a forward. He is the Lebanon national team's first official goalscorer, scoring his side's lone goal in a friendly game against Mandatory Palestine in 1940.
Club career
Cordahi played for Sika Club in 1935, at the inaugural game of the Beirut Municipal Stadium, alongside teammate Joseph Nalbandian.[1] He played for Sagesse in 1946,[2] before joining Racing Beirut in 1954, winning the Lebanese Premier League during the 1964–65 season.[1]
International career
In 1940 the forward took part in Lebanon's first international match, against Mandatory Palestine. He scored Lebanon's lone goal of the match,[3] assisted by Muhieddine Jaroudi of Hilmi Sports,[4] becoming his country's first international goalscorer.[5] In 1946 Cordahi also played for Beirut XI, Beirut's select team.[2]
Managerial career
On 18 January 1971, Cordahi was nominated sporting director of Racing Beirut by the club's General Assembly.[6]
Honours
Club
Sika
- Lebanese Premier League: 1935–36, 1938–39, 1940–41
Racing Beirut
- Lebanese Premier League: 1955–56, 1964–65
Notes
- ^ Also spelled Kamil Kordahi
References
- ^ a b "KAMIL KORDAHI". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ a b منتخب بيروت لكرة القدم. Nidaa Al Watan. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cazal, Jean-Michel; Bleicher, Yaniv. "British Mandate of Palestine Official Games 1934–1948". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lebanon outclassed by Palestine selected". The Palestine Post. 30 April 1940. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lebanon - List of International Matches". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ دوري شمعون رئيساً للراسينغ وبشير الجميّل نائباً له. Nidaa Al Watan. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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