Adnan Al Sharqi
Adnan Mekdache (Arabic: عدنان مكداشي; born 15 November 1941), also known as Al Sharqi (Arabic: الشرقي, lit. 'The Oriental'), is a Lebanese former football manager and player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adnan Mekdache | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1941[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1950–1955 | Nahda | ||
| 1955–1957 | Ansar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1967 | Ansar | ||
| National team | |||
| 1960s | Lebanon | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1967–2000 | Ansar | ||
| 1974–1976 | Lebanon | ||
| 1987 | Lebanon | ||
| 1989–1993 | Lebanon | ||
| 2004–2005 | Ansar | ||
| 2006–2008 | Lebanon | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
After leading Ansar to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time, as a player-coach, Al Sharqi coached the club between 1967 and 2000, and during the 2004–05 season. He won 11 league titles in a row, becoming the football manager to have won the most league titles in the world. He also coached the Lebanon national team in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008.
Club career
Al Sharqi began his senior playing career at Lebanese Second Division side Ansar, in 1957.[2] He became the first footballer playing in the Second Division to be called up to the Lebanon national team.[2] After a month at Nejmeh, Al Sharqi returned to Ansar, leading them to a promotion to the Lebanese Premier League in 1967, winning the Second Division, as a player-coach.[2]
Managerial career
Al Sharqi coached Ansar between 1967 and 2000, and during the 2004–05 season.[1][3] He won 11 league titles in a row,[1] becoming the coach to have won the most league titles in the world.[3] He also won 11 cup titles,[1] as well as eight other cups. Al Sharqi was named AFC Best Asian Coach for July 1996.[3]
Al Sharqi also coached the Lebanon national team in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008, coaching for 11 years.[1][4] He was Lebanon's coach in their first World Cup qualification campaign, in 1993.[4] After two wins, two losses and four draws, Lebanon finished third in their group and were eliminated.[5]
Personal life
Al Sharqi is married, and has two children: a son and a daughter.[2]
Honours and achievements
Manager
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 Second Division: 1966–67
- 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
References
- "Asian Coaches Year: Lebanon". afcasiancup.com. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "عدنان الشرقي: ديكتاتور على الملعب... "فنّان" في الحياة". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "ADNAN AL CHARKI". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- Olenev, Maxim (15 July 1999). "Lebanon National Team Coaches (since 1993)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- "World Cup 1994 qualifications". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.