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For the Lebanese politician and diplomat, see Mahmoud Hammoud (politician).
In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Hassan and the family name is Hammoud.

Mahmoud Hammoud
Hammoud with Shabab Sahel in 2020
Personal information
Full name Mahmoud Hassan Hammoud[1]
Date of birth (1964-07-03)3 July 1964
Place of birth Kfar Melki, Lebanon[1]
Date of death 4 December 2021(2021-12-04) (aged 57)
Place of death Haret Hreik, Beirut, Lebanon
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1979–1983 Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1996 Nejmeh (90+)
1988–1989 → Al-Khor (loan)
International career
Lebanon U20
Lebanon U23
1988–1989 Lebanon 8 (3)
Managerial career
1998–2002 Ahed
2003–2004 Lebanon U23
2003 Lebanon
2004 Lebanon
2006–2008 Shabab Sahel
2008–2011 Ahed
2011–2013 Shabab Sahel
2013–2014 Akhaa Ahli Aley
2014–2016 Ahed
2016–2017 Nabi Chit
2017–2021 Shabab Sahel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mahmoud Hassan Hammoud (Arabic: محمود حسن حمود; 3 July 1964 – 4 December 2021), also known as Hajj Mahmoud Hammoud (Arabic: الحاج محمود حمود), was a Lebanese football player and manager.

Hammoud played as a striker for Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team during the 1980s and 1990s. He coached various Lebanese Premier League sides, most notably Ahed and Shabab Sahel, as well as the Lebanon national team

Club career

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Having joined Nejmeh's youth system in 1979,[2] Hammoud was promoted to the first team in 1983.[3] He joined Qatari side Al-Khor in 1988 for one season, following the 1988 Arab Nations Cup.[4] Hammoud was the 1993–94 Lebanese Premier League top scorer with Nejmeh, scoring 15 goals during the season.[5] In 1994, he was already captain of his team. The forward retired in 1996 having won two Lebanese FA Cups, in 1986–87 and 1988–89.[6] During his career, Hammoud scored over 90 goals for Nejmeh.[2][4]

International career

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Hammoud played for both the Lebanon national under-20 and under-23 teams.[4] Making his debut for the national team in 1985,[3] Hammoud represented Lebanon at the 1988 Arab Cup.[3][7]

Managerial career

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Hammoud began his coaching career at newly promoted Ahed, during the 1998–99 season.[4] After working as an assistant coach for the Lebanon national team twice, Hammoud became the head coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team during the 2004 Summer Olympics qualifiers, between 2003 and 2004.[4]

He took charge of the Lebanon national team for a short period of time in December 2003.[8] He was reappointed manager on 8 February 2004,[9] before ending his managerial stint with Lebanon on 3 July of the same year.[10]

In October 2013, Hammoud became coach of Akhaa Ahli Aley, staying there until the end of the season.[11] After helping Shabab Sahel to a historic third place in the 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League, Hammoud's contract was renewed for a further season.[12]

Death

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On 6 November 2021, Hammoud tested positive for COVID-19, amidst the pandemic in Lebanon.[13] He was sent to Sahel General Hospital in Haret Hreik, Beirut.[14] Hammoud died from the virus on 4 December 2021, at the age of 57.[15]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hammoud goal.
List of international goals scored by Mahmoud Hammoud
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 11 April 1988 Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria  Syria 1–0 1–2 1988 Arab Cup qualification [16]
2 13 July 1988 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–0 1988 Arab Cup [7]
3 17 July 1988 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Tunisia 1–1 1–1 1988 Arab Cup [7]

Honours

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Player

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Nejmeh

Individual

Manager

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Ahed

Shabab Sahel

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mahmoud Hammoud". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "هذه هي السيرة الذاتية الكاملة للراحل الحاج محمود حمّود". AlJadeed.tv. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "الصفحة 12 (5-2- 1996)". Addiyar. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "محمود حمّود "ملك" الألقاب". نداء الوطن. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Lebanon - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. ^ "الصفحة 12 (5-2- 1996)". Addiyar. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Arab Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  8. ^ "مدرب مغربي في الطريق الى الاشراف على الادارة الفنية للمنتخب اللبناني". Elaph. 19 December 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  9. ^ "لبنان يتخطى البحرين استعدادا لتصفيات كأس العالم". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  10. ^ "خلال اللقاء الودي بكرة القدم:منتخبنا الوطني يخوض بروفة لبنان تحضيرا لمواجهة ايران". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  11. ^ "محمود حمود مع فريقه الحالي امام فريقه السابق". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  12. ^ "شباب الساحل يجدد عقد مدربه". كووورة. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ^ "كورونا يضرب مدرب شباب الساحل". كووورة. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  14. ^ "وزير الرياضة يطمئن على حمود". كووورة. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  15. ^ "كرة القدم اللبنانية تخسر "أيقونة": وفاة المدرب محمود حمود". The New Arab (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Syria vs Lebanon". FA Lebanon. 11 April 1988. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  17. ^ "حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في مهرجان المنار". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  18. ^ "معتوق أفضل لاعب لبناني وحيدر يطالب بإصلاحات". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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