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Youssef Mohamad
Mohamad with 1. FC Köln in 2007
Personal information
Full name Youssef Wasef Mohamad
Date of birth (1980-07-01) 1 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Ayta al-Jabal, Lebanon
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Safa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Safa 25+ (4)
2002–2004 Olympic Beirut (4)
2004–2007 SC Freiburg 87 (9)
2007–2011 1. FC Köln 120 (10)
2011–2013 Al-Ahli 35 (5)
2016 Nejmeh 0 (0)
Total 267+ (32)
International career
2002 Lebanon U23
1999–2016 Lebanon 79 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Youssef Wasef Mohamad (Template:Lang-ar, born 1 July 1980), also known as Dodo (Template:Lang-ar), is a Lebanese former professional footballer who is the technical advisor of the Lebanon national team.

Mohamad is one of the most successful players in the history of Lebanese football, captaining 1. FC Köln during his spell with the club in the Bundesliga, as well as the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Safa

Mohamad began his career at Safa, signing to the first-team from the youth team. He got promoted to the first team in 1999 and played for three years, making 25 league appearances and scoring 3 times.

Olympic Beirut

In 2002, he transferred to Olympic Beirut. Mohamad went on to win the Lebanese Premier League and Lebanese FA Cup titles in 2003.

Freiburg

Mohamad joined Bungesliga side SC Freiburg in 2004, at the recommendation of his international teammate, Roda Antar. He scored his first goals, a brace, in a 3–3 draw against Greuther Fürth on 22 September 2006. Although Freiburg were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, Mohamad remained there until his transfer to 1. FC Köln in 2007 along with Roda Antar.

1. FC Köln

Mohamad at 1. FC Köln in 2009

Mohamad signed for Köln on 17 July 2007. He helped them gain promotion to the Bundesliga for the 2008–09 season.

In the 2009–10 season, he scored against Borussia Dortmund in a last-minute 3–2 defeat; Mohamad equalized the score in the 88th minute with a right footed goal. Mohamad received three yellow cards throughout the season.

In January 2010, Köln coach Zvonimir Soldo announced that Mohamad would be the captain of the club. It took 92 seconds for him to see a red card on the opening day of the 2010–11 season, for which he received a three match ban.

Al-Ahli

On 19 August 2011, Al-Ahli announced that they came to an agreement with Köln for the transfer of Mohamad to the UAE Pro League. Mohamad reportedly signed a two-year contract after successfully passing a medical. It was reported that Köln hadn't allowed Mohamad to leave until they could find a replacement for him.

Nejmeh

In summer 2016, Mohamad signed with Nejmeh. However he did not manage a single appearance as he was ruled out for injury; he subsequently retired from football in September of the same year.

International career

On 16 August 1999, Mohamad debuted for Lebanon in the 1999 Pan Arab Games. On 25 June 2000, Mohamad scored a free kick, his first international goal, in a 3–1 home victory against Kuwait.

In 2000, aged 20, Mohamad was selected to represent Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. On 12 October, he played the full 90 minutes in Lebanon's opening 4–0 loss against Iran. On 15 October, he was substituted onto the field in the 89th minute for Abbas Chahrour in a 2–2 draw against Iraq. However, he didn't take part in Lebanon's 1–1 draw with Thailand on 18 October.

In 2007, Mohamad reportedly had a disagreement with Lebanon's assistant coach Adnan Al Sharqi, where he had intensely criticized the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) and the national team coach. He was suspended by the LFA and would be allowed to return on the condition that he would apologize to the LFA and its national team coach.

Prior to the start of the third round of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup game against South Korea and the United Arab Emirates in September 2011, it was reported that Mohamad had traveled to Goyang, South Korea to join the squad for the match.

Managerial career

After retiring from football, in 2016 Mohamad took the role of technical advisor of the Lebanon national team.

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Safa 1999–00 Lebanese Premier League 1
2000–01 Lebanese Premier League 11 2
2001–02 Lebanese Premier League 14 1
Total 25+ 4
Olympic Beirut 2002–03 Lebanese Premier League 0
2003–04 Lebanese Premier League 4
Total 4
Freiburg 2004–05 Bundesliga 29 0
2005–06 2. Bundesliga 27 1
2006–07 2. Bundesliga 31 8
Total 87 9
1. FC Köln 2007–08 2. Bundesliga 31 5
2008–09 Bundesliga 30 1
2009–10 Bundesliga 31 2
2010–11 Bundesliga 28 2
Total 120 10
Al-Ahli 2011–12 UAE Pro League 13 2
2012–13 UAE Pro League 22 3
2013–14 UAE Pro League 0 0
Total 35 5
Nejmeh 2016–17 Lebanese Premier League 0 0
Career total 267+ 32+

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mohamad goal.
List of international goals scored by Youssef Mohamad
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 June 2000 Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon  Kuwait 3–1 3–1 Friendly
2 19 September 2003 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain 2–4 3–4 Friendly
3 12 November 2015 Saida International Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Laos 1–0 7–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Olympic Beirut

Al-Ahli

See also

References

  1. ^ "Youssef Mohamad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. "SC Freiburg 3–3 Greuther Fürth" (in German). kicker.de. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  3. "Dortmund prevail in dramatic encounter". bundesliga.de. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  4. "Al Ahli add more teeth to squad, sign Lebanese defender Mohamad". The Gulf Today. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. Melzer, Oliver. "FC Koln's Youssef Mohammad still not an Al Ahli player despite completing a medical in Dubai". Bettot.com. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  6. "المدافع اللبناني يوسف محمد يعلن اعتزاله". beIN SPORTS (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. "International Matches 1999 - Asia".
  8. Courtney, Barrie (2 February 2005). "2000 MATCHES". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  9. Stokkermans, Karel (4 March 2011). "Asian Nations Cup 2000 Final Tournament - Extended File". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  10. عقد المنتخب يكتمل بانضمام محمد وديوب والسفير اللبناني يولم على شرفه (in Arabic). sports-leb.com. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

External links

Lebanon squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup
Lebanon
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