Emile Rustom

Emile Boulos Rustom (Arabic: اميل بولس رستم‎; born 27 March 1952) is a Lebanese football manager and former player, who last coached Lebanese Premier League club Ansar.

Emile Rustom
Personal information
Full name Emile Boulos Rustom
Date of birth (1952-03-27) 27 March 1952[1]
Place of birth Achrafieh, Lebanon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1988 Sagesse
National team
1970s–1980s Lebanon
Teams managed
2005 Sagesse
2008–2010 Nejmeh
2008–2011 Lebanon
2011 Lebanon
2013–2014 Shabab Sahel
2015–2016 Safa
2017 Ansar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After playing with Sagesse for 22 years, and the Lebanon national team for nine, he became Sagesse's coach in 2005. He then coached Nejmeh, Shabab Sahel, Safa, and Ansar. He is the first coach to win the Lebanese Premier League with two different teams (Nejmeh and Safa), as well as the first coach to coach both cross-city rivals Nejmeh and Ansar. Rustom also coached Lebanon, from 2008 to 2011.

Rustom is the father of Paul, a former Lebanese Premier League and Lebanon national team player.

Playing career

As a player, Rustom played for Sagesse for 22 years, as well as the Lebanon national team for nine years.[2] Rustom made his league debut for Sagesse on 23 December 1966, against Antranik at the Habib Abou Chahla Stadium.[3] He played for Sagesse for 22 years, before retiring in 1988.[2]

Managerial career

He began coaching in 2005, becoming the manager of his former club Sagesse.[2] In 2008, Rustom became the manager of both Nejmeh, with whom he remained until 2010, and the Lebanon national team.[2] With Nejmeh, Rustom won the 2008–09 Lebanese Premier League, and the 2009 Lebanese Super Cup.[2] He coached Lebanon until 2011, before being re-appointed coach of Lebanon once again, on 5 May 2011.[4] However, after less than three months, on 3 August Rustom resigned.[4]

After coaching Shabab Sahel during the 2013–14 season, in 2015 Rustom became manager of Safa.[2] He won the 2015–16 league title with them, becoming the first coach to win the Lebanese Premier League with two different teams.[2] In 2017 Rustom coached Ansar; he became the first coach to manage both Nejmeh and Ansar, who contest the Beirut derby.[2] However, after losing both the Lebanese Elite Cup and Lebanese Super Cup prior to the 2017–18 league season, Rustom resigned.[2]

Personal life

Rustom is married to Salwa Abou Sleiman, and has three children: Paul, a former footballer, Laurence and Elie.[3] Paul played in the Lebanese Premier League and the Lebanon national team.[3]

Rustom holds a master's degree in French language and literature, in addition to training certificates from the French Federation (1981) and the Brazilian Academy (1984).[2][3] Rustom was also the vice-president of Sagesse in 2005, as well as the chairman of their technical committee.[3]

Honours and achievements

Manager

Nejmeh

Safa

Individual

  • Lebanese Premier League Coach of the Season: 2008–09, 2015–16

References
  1. "Emile Rustom - Free - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. "اميل رستم.. قصة نجاح يرصعها إنجاز فريد". كووورة. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "emil rustom". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. "Lebanon's national football team coach Rustom resigns | Sports , Football | THE DAILY STAR". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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