Ali Reda Fakih (Arabic: علي رضا فقيه; born 12 April 1967) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is the goalkeeper coach of Lebanese Premier League club Shabab Sahel.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Reda Fakih[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Kafr Kila, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shabab Sahel (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1986 | Racing Beirut | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Racing Beirut | ||
| 1989–1992 | Shabab Sahel | ||
| 1992–1999 | Ansar | ||
| 1999–2001 | Sagesse | ||
| 2001–2006 | Shabab Sahel | ||
| International career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Lebanon U23 | ||
| 1993–2001 | Lebanon | 35 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Ansar (goalkeeper) | |||
| Shabab Sahel (goalkeeper) | |||
| 2019–2020 | Al Raya | ||
| 2020– | Shabab Sahel (goalkeeper) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, Fakih played as a goalkeeper. During the 1996–97 season, Fakih set a world record for most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal, at 1,511 minutes. At international level, Fakih represented Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
Club career
editComing through the youth system, Fakih started his senior club career with Racing Beirut.[2] In 1989 Fakih left Racing to join Shabab Sahel, where he played two seasons.[2]
He played for Ansar between 1992 and 1999, winning seven Lebanese Premier League titles and five Lebanese FA Cups.[2] Fakih is the Guinness World Record holder for most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal.[2] He didn't concede a goal for 1,511 minutes, while keeping 16 clean sheets in the 1996–97 season, beating the record previously set by Chris Woods of Rangers.[2]
Fakih joined Sagesse in 1999 for two years, before returning to Shabab Sahel, where he retired after playing for five seasons.[2]
International career
editFakih played for the Lebanon national under-23 team between 1990 and 1992.[2] He was first called up to the senior national team in 1992, remaining a regular until 2002.[2] He was Lebanon's first-choice goalkeeper at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.[2][3]
Managerial career
editAfter his retirement, Fakih became a goalkeeper coach, working at Ansar and Shabab Sahel.[2] In 2020, Fakih is the first team manager of Third Division side Al Raya.[2] In 2020 he was re-appointed goalkeeper coach of Shabab Sahel.
Honours
editIndividual
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Ali Fakih". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "علي الفقيه الحارس الذي دخل موسوعة "غينيس"". نداء الوطن. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "International Matches 2000 - Asia". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (166 ed.). 31 March 1997. p. 3.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (383 ed.). 30 April 2001. p. 15.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (440 ed.). 3 June 2002. p. 23.
External links
edit- Ali Fakih at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ali Fakih at Global Sports Archive
- Ali Fakih at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)