Jamal Taha
 Taha in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamal Khamis Taha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1986 | Ansar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–2002 | Ansar | ||
| International career | |||
| 1993–2000 | Lebanon | 71 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Ansar (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Ansar | ||
| 2011–2013 | Ansar | ||
| 2013–2015 | Shabab Sahel | ||
| 2015–2016 | Ansar | ||
| 2017–2018 | Tadamon Sour | ||
| 2019–2020 | Lebanon (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Lebanon | ||
| 2021–2022 | Lebanon U23 | ||
| 2022–2023 | Ansar | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jamal Khamis Taha (Arabic: جمال خميس طه; born 23 November 1966) is a football manager and former player.
Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" (Arabic: الغزال الأسمر), Taha was born in Egypt to an Egyptian father and a Lebanese mother. He obtained Lebanese citizenship and represented the Lebanon national team between 1993 and 2000, whom he captained at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
Early life
[edit]Jamal Taha was born in Cairo, Egypt,[1] to an Egyptian father and a Lebanese mother; he obtained Lebanese citizenship through naturalization in 1992 via a presidential decree.[2] Taha joined Ansar's youth team in 1977.[3]
Club career
[edit]Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" (Arabic: الغزال الأسمر),[4][5] Taha began his senior career with Ansar in 1986, where he ended his career in 2002.[3] He wore the number 6 on his jersey,[5] and was the club's captain from 1997 onwards.[3]
International career
[edit]Taha was the national team's captain during the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon.[6]
Managerial career
[edit]Ansar
[edit]Taha started out as Adnan Hamad's assistant manager at Ansar during the 2005–06 season; he helped his side win the domestic double (Lebanese Premier League and Lebanese FA Cup).[7] The following season, in 2006–07, Taha was appointed the first manager of Ansar, winning Ansar's second consecutive domestic double.[7] He remained head coach until the end of the 2007–08 season, where he lost the league title to Ahed by one point.[7]
In July 2011, Taha was re-appointed manager of Ansar, staying there until the end of the 2012–13 season.[8][9] He won the 2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup, and the 2012 Lebanese Super Cup.[10]
Shabab Sahel and Tadamon Sour
[edit]On 10 September 2013, he took charge of Shabab Sahel;[9] he won the Lebanese Challenge Cup in 2014. After two seasons he returned to Ansar, managing them during the 2015–16 season, before resigning after the first league game of the following season in September 2016.[8] In January 2017, Taha became manager of Tadamon Sour until June 2018.[8]
Lebanon
[edit]On 3 June 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of the Lebanon national team under Liviu Ciobotariu's tenure.[11] After one year, on 17 June 2020, the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) decided not to extend Ciobotariu's contract, and appointed Taha as the national team's coach.[12] He became the first Lebanese coach of the national team in almost 12 years, since the appointment of Emile Rustom in November 2008.[5][13]
Under Taha, Lebanon underperformed in their last three fixtures of the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, struggling to overcome Sri Lanka 3–2,[14] and losing against Turkmenistan and South Korea;[15][16] Lebanon qualified Lebanon to the third round as fifth-best runner-up by virtue of other results going in their favour.[17] Taha's tenure wasn't extended following the expiration of his one-year contract on 30 June 2021.[18]
Lebanon U23
[edit]On 27 September 2021, Taha was announced as head coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team.[19]
Return to Ansar
[edit]On 26 June 2022, Taha returned as head coach of Ansar.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1993 | 8 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 11 | |
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Taha goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 May 1993 | Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |  India
|
2–0 | 2–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 6 December 1995 | Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |  Slovakia XI
|
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 12 May 1996 | Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |  Turkmenistan
|
2–1 | 3–1 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 4 | 5 December 1996 | Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |  Georgia
|
3–2 | 4–2 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 8 December 1996 | Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | Georgia
|
2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly | |
| 6 | 2 February 1997 | Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |  Jordan
|
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 19 October 1998 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Sudan
|
1–0 | 1–1 | 1998 Friendship Tournament | |
| 8 | 30 November 1998 | Surat Thani Provincial Stadium, Surat Thani, Thailand |  China
|
1–2 | 1–4 | 1998 Asian Games | |
| 9 | 4 December 1998 | Surat Thani Provincial Stadium, Surat Thani, Thailand |  Cambodia
|
1–0 | 5–1 | 1998 Asian Games | |
| 10 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 11 | 13 May 2000 | Limassol, Cyprus | Jordan
|
– | 1–1 | Friendly |
Managerial
[edit]- As of 23 June 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Ansar | December 2006 | July 2008 | 50 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 68.0 | [7] |
| Ansar | July 2011 | June 2013 | 56 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 48.2 | [8][9] |
| Shabab Sahel | September 2013 | June 2015 | 57 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 33.3 | [8][9] |
| Ansar | July 2015 | September 2016 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 48.5 | [8] |
| Tadamon Sour | January 2017 | June 2018 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 37.5 | [8] |
| Lebanon | June 2020 | June 2021 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.6 | [12] |
| Total | 243 | 113 | 65 | 65 | 46.5 | |||
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Ansar
- Lebanese Premier League: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
- Lebanese FA Cup: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 1997, 2000
- Lebanese Federation Cup: 1999, 2000
- Lebanese Super Cup: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Individual
Manager
[edit]Ansar
Shabab Sahel
- Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2014
See also
[edit]- List of Lebanon international footballers
- List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jamal Taha". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "جمال طه مدربا لمنتخب الأرز". Lebanese Forces Official Website. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "JAMAL TAHA". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "جمال طه مدرباً لمنتخب لبنان..وحيدر: سنساعد الاندية!". arabia.eurosport.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "العودة إلى المدرّب الوطنيّ: جمال طه الخيار المنطقيّ!". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "'Focus on the future' Maatouk tells team". Arab News. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Mezher, Rawad (18 June 2020). "جمال طه". Facebook (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lebanon - Jamal Taha - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d "جمال طه مدرباً لشباب الساحل". An-Nahar. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Abou Diab, Rami (4 June 2019). "Liviu Ciobotariu has been appointed as the new Lebanon head coach". FA Lebanon. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ a b Mahfoud, Maroun (17 June 2020). "Official: Jamal Taha is the new coach for the Lebanese national team". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "الاتحاد اللبناني يعين أميل رستم مديرا فنيا لمنتخب كرة القدم | Radiosawa". www.radiosawa.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Asian Qualifiers - Group H: Lebanon beat Sri Lanka to boost hopes | Football | News | Asian Qualifiers 2022". the-AFC. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Asian Qualifiers - Group H: Turkmenistan dent Lebanon's hopes with late win | Football | News | Asian Qualifiers 2022". the-AFC. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ 유지호 (13 June 2021). "S. Korea beat Lebanon to wrap up undefeated run in 2nd round in World Cup qualifying". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "السعودية إلى النهائيات القارية والدور الحاسم من تصفيات المونديال". صحيفة الخليج (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "هاسيك يخلف جمال طه". نداء الوطن. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "الاتحاد اللبناني يعتمد مدربي المنتخبات ومسؤولي اللجان". كووورة. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "رسميًا.. جمال طه مدربًا للأنصار". كووورة. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (166 ed.). 31 March 1997. p. 3.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (288 ed.). 5 July 1999. p. 8.
External links
[edit]
- Jamal Taha at FA Lebanon
- Jamal Taha at RSSSF
- Jamal Taha at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jamal Taha at Soccerway
- Jamal Taha at Global Sports Archive
- Jamal Taha at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Cairo
- Egyptian men's footballers
- Lebanese men's footballers
- Egyptian emigrants to Lebanon
- Egyptian people of Lebanese descent
- Sportspeople of Lebanese descent
- Naturalized citizens of Lebanon
- Men's association football midfielders
- Al Ansar FC players
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Lebanon men's international footballers
- Asian Games competitors for Lebanon
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- Association football coaches
- Lebanese football managers
- Al Ansar FC managers
- Shabab Al Sahel FC managers
- Tadamon Sour SC managers
- Lebanon national football team managers
- Lebanese Premier League managers
- International sportspeople born abroad
- Naturalised association football players