Jamal Taha

Jamal Khamis Taha (Arabic: جمال خميس طه‎; born 23 November 1966) is a Lebanese professional football coach and former player, who is the current manager of the Lebanon national team.

Jamal Taha
Taha in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jamal Khamis Taha
Date of birth (1966-11-23) 23 November 1966
Place of birth Lebanon
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lebanon (manager)
Youth career
1977–1986 Ansar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–2002 Ansar
National team
1993–2000 Lebanon 32 (10)
Teams managed
2006–2008 Ansar
2011–2013 Ansar
2013–2015 Shabab Sahel
2015–2016 Ansar
2017–2018 Tadamon Sour
2020– Lebanon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" (Arabic: الغزال الأسمر‎), Taha represented the Lebanon national team between 1993 and 2000, scoring 10 goals in 32 appearances. He captained Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, during the country's first appearance in the competition.

Early life

Jamal Taha was born in Lebanon to an Egyptian father and a Lebanese mother; he obtained Lebanese citizenship through naturalization in 1992.[1] Taha joined Ansar's youth team in 1977.[1]

Club career

Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" (Arabic: الغزال الأسمر‎),[2][3] Taha began his senior career with Ansar in 1986, where he ended his career in 2002.[1] He wore the number 6 on his jersey,[3] and was the club's captain from 1997 onwards.[1]

International career

Taha was the national team's captain during the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon.[4]

Managerial career

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).[5] The following season, in 2006–07, Taha was appointed first manager of Ansar, winning Ansar's second consecutive domestic double.[5] He remained head coach until the end of the 2007–08 season, where he lost the league title to Ahed by one point.[5]

In July 2011, Taha was re-appointed manager of Ansar, staying there until the end of the 2012–13 season.[6][7] He won the 2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup, and the 2012 Lebanese Super Cup.[8]

On 10 September 2013, he took charge of Shabab Sahel;[7] 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.[6] In January 2017, Taha became manager of Tadamon Sour until June 2018.[6]

On 3 June 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of the Lebanon national team under Liviu Ciobotariu's tenure.[9] 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.[10] He became the first Lebanese coach of the national team in almost 12 years, since the appointment of Emile Rustom in November 2008.[3][11]

Managerial statistics
As of 17 June 2020
Managerial record by club and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
M W D L Win %
AnsarDecember 2006July 2008 50 34 11 5 068.0 [5]
AnsarJuly 2011June 2013 56 27 16 13 048.2 [6][7]
Shabab SahelSeptember 2013June 2015 57 19 17 21 033.3 [6][7]
AnsarJuly 2015September 2016 33 16 10 7 048.5 [6]
Tadamon SourJanuary 2017June 2018 40 15 10 15 037.5 [6]
LebanonJune 2020present 0 0 0 0 !— [10]
Total 236 111 64 61 047.0

Honours and achievements

Player

Ansar

Manager

Ansar

Shabab Sahel

References
  1. "JAMAL TAHA". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. "جمال طه مدرباً لمنتخب لبنان..وحيدر: سنساعد الاندية!". arabia.eurosport.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. "العودة إلى المدرّب الوطنيّ: جمال طه الخيار المنطقيّ!". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. "'Focus on the future' Maatouk tells team". Arab News. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. Mezher, Rawad (18 June 2020). "جمال طه". Facebook (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  6. "Lebanon - Jamal Taha - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  7. "جمال طه مدرباً لشباب الساحل". An-Nahar. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  8. "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  9. Abou Diab, Rami (4 June 2019). "Liviu Ciobotariu has been appointed as the new Lebanon head coach". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  10. Mahfoud, Maroun (17 June 2020). "Official: Jamal Taha is the new coach for the Lebanese national team". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  11. "الاتحاد اللبناني يعين أميل رستم مديرا فنيا لمنتخب كرة القدم | Radiosawa". www.radiosawa.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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