Azmi Nassar

Azmi Nassar
Personal information
Date of birth	3 October 1957
Place of birth	Nazareth, Israel
Date of death	26 March 2007 (aged 49)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1982	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
1983–1986	Hapoel Haifa
1985–1987	Maccabi Tamra
Managerial career
	Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel
	Maccabi Tamra
	Maccabi Kafr Kanna
	Hapoel Majd al-Krum
1999–2000	Palestine
2000–2001	Bnei Sakhnin
2001	Palestine
2002–2003	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
2005–2007	Palestine
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Azmi Nassar (Arabic: عزمي نصار, Hebrew: עזמי נסאר; 3 October 1957 – 26 March 2007) was a Palestinian football manager and served as manager of the Palestinian national football team.

Professional career

Palestinian National Team

In order to serve as manager of the Palestinian national football team, Nassar was required to obtain a Palestinian ID and passport to go. His ability to travel freely between the territories contributed to his success as the national team coach.^{[citation needed]}

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth

After guiding the club to the Israeli Premier League, Nassar resigned after the club was unsuccessful throughout the season and was replaced by Shiye Feigenbaum.

Personal life

A resident of Nazareth, Nassar was married to Ruthy, and they are followers of Christianity. Azmi's wife is technically Jewish and until her marriage to Azmi, when she was 18. Ruthy is the daughter of a mixed marriage between Ya'akov Kashlawi (an Arab Christian from Bir Zeit) and Rachel Cohen (a Jew from Petah Tikva).^[1]

References

^ Tel Aviv Magazine. Ah"i, Ba'ali Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. 20, June 2003. ^{[dead link]}

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[1] Tel Aviv Magazine. Ah"i, Ba'ali Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. 20, June 2003. ^{[dead link]}

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