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Malek Hassoun
Personal information
Full name Malek Ibrahim Hassoun[1]
Date of birth (1975-06-10) 10 June 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Ghazieh, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ahly Nabatieh (head coach)
Youth career
1988–1993 Chabab Ghazieh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Chabab Ghazieh
1997–2009 Ansar (17)
International career
1997–2004 Lebanon 12 (2)
Managerial career
2009–2013 Ansar (assistant)
2013–2014 Ansar
2014–2015 Chabab Ghazieh
2015–2016 Ansar (assistant)
2016–2017 Shabab Sahel
2018 Shabab Arabi
2018–2019 Shabab Bourj
2019–2021 Ahli Saida
2021–2022 Ahli Saida
2022 Safa
2022–2024 Tadamon Sour
2024 Bourj
2024– Ahly Nabatieh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malek Ibrahim Hassoun (Arabic: مالك ابراهيم حسون; born 10 June 1975) is a Lebanese football manager and former player who is the head coach of Lebanese Second Division club Ahly Nabatieh.

As a player, he played as a midfielder for Chabab Ghazieh, Ansar, and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

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Hassoun began his career at hometown club Chabab Ghazieh aged 13,[2] joining Ansar on 5 May 1997.[3] He became captain in 2002 following Jamal Taha's retirement,[2] and played the rest of his career there, retiring in 2009.[2] Hassoun played over 400 games in all competitions, scoring around 45 goals.[2]

International career

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Hassoun represented the Lebanon national team between 1997 and 2004, scoring twice in 12 games.[4]

Managerial career

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Hassoun began his managerial career as assistant coach of Lebanese Premier League side Ansar in 2009,[2] under coach Jamal Taha.[5] Following Taha's dismissal, he was appointed head coach on 7 April 2013,[6] remaining until 30 April 2014.[7]

Hassoun became head coach of Chabab Ghazieh in the Lebanese Premier League in November 2014;[8] after avoiding relegation to the Lebanese Second Division,[9] his contract was renewed for a further year on 28 May 2015.[10] He resigned on 26 November 2015, after only gaining one point in the opening five matches of the 2015–16 season.[9]

In December 2015, Hassoun returned to Ansar as assistant coach to Jamal Taha.[11] Both Hassoun and Taha submitted their resignation on 11 September 2016, following Ansar's 5–2 defeat to Salam Zgharta in the first round of the 2016–17 season.[12]

On 10 October 2016, Hassoun was appointed head coach of Shabab Sahel.[13] He became coach of Second Division side Shabab Arabi on 3 February 2018,[14] resigning only one month later on 5 March citing administrative reasons.[15] Hassoun was appointed head coach of Shabab Bourj in the Second Division ahead of the 2018–19 season.[16][17] He helped them gain promotion to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time.[18]

Ahead of the 2019–20 Lebanese Second Division, Hassoun was appointed head coach of Ahli Saida.[19] He remained in charge until 2021.[20] On 24 June 2022, Hassoun became head coach of Lebanese Premier League side Tadamon Sour.[21] He resigned in 2024,[22] and was appointed head coach of Bourj.[23] In summer 2024, he was appointed head coach of Ahly Nabatieh.[citation needed]

Style of play

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Hassoun was known for his free kicks, with over 80% of his goals coming from free kicks.[24] He was also known for his accurate passing.[25]

Honours

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Player

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Ansar

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Malek Hassoun". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "MALEK HASSOUN". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Malek Hassoun". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ "حسون: طه ترك حملا ثقيلا وعلينا التكاتف للفوز". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ "اجتماع طارئ للانصار يسفر عن حسون مدرباً وابعاد اي شخص لا يعشق الفريق". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ "الانصار يقيل الشوم وحسون وينبه الجهاز الاداري". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ "خاص-مالك حسون: وافقت على تدريب شباب الغازية". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b "مالك حسون يستقيل من تدريب الشباب الغازية". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. ^ "حسون للسبورت: الاتفاق مع الغازية لموسم واحد والمطلوب لاعبون مقاتلون". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ^ "مالك حسون يرزق مولوداً جديداً". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ^ "خاص- الجهاز الفني للأنصار يقدم إستقالته". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  13. ^ "مالك حسون مدرباً لفريق شباب الساحل". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  14. ^ "مدرب جديد". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  15. ^ "حسون: استقالتي من الشباب العربي نهائية". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  16. ^ "خاص: مالك حسون يكشف عن اهداف نادي شباب البرج". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  17. ^ "مدرب شباب البرج يتطلع للمنافسة على لقب كأس لبنان". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  18. ^ "خاص : ماذا قال مدرب شباب البرج بعد الصعود الى الدرجة الاولى؟". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  19. ^ "الأهلي صيدا يعين مالك حسون مدربًا لفريقه لموسم 2019/ 2020". خبر عاجل ... (in Arabic). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  20. ^ Hijazi, Alloffs (5 August 2021). "الميري يخلف حسون في الأهلي صيدا". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  21. ^ "التضامن صور يتعاقد مع مالك حسون". كووورة. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  22. ^ https://elmaestrosport.com/إستقالة-ثلاثة-مدربين-في-أسبوع-واحد-يخط/ [bare URL]
  23. ^ "مدرب جديد".
  24. ^ "5 نجوم على قائمة المدفعجية بلبنان". كووورة. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  25. ^ "5 ثنائيات ناجحة في تاريخ الكرة اللبنانية". كووورة. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  26. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.
  27. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.
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