Edgardo Smith Abdala Montero (born July 1, 1978) is a Chilean-born Palestinian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the Palestinian national team.

Edgardo Abdala
Personal information
Full name Edgardo Smith Abdala Montero
Date of birth (1978-07-01) July 1, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Monte Águila, Chile
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Comunal Cabrero (manager)
Youth career
2000–2002 Fernández Vial
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Fernández Vial
2004 Palestino 6 (0)
2004–2005 Naval
2005–2006 Unión San Felipe 15 (0)
2006–2008 Ñublense 70 (6)
2009–2010 Huachipato 47 (1)
2011 Santiago Morning 20 (1)
2012 Fernández Vial 16 (2)
International career
2003–2008 Palestine 19 (1)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Fernández Vial
2017 Colegio Quillón
2018 Comunal Cabrero
2019 República Independiente Hualqui
2020–2021 Comunal Cabrero
2022– Comunal Cabrero
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Abdala developed his career in Chile. A naturalized Palestinian, he represented the Palestinian national team from 2003 to 2008.[1]

His last club was Fernández Vial in the 2012 Segunda División Profesional.[2][3]

Abdala has developed a career as coach for teams at minor categories of the Chilean football. He started his career with Fernández Vial in 2016.[2] In 2022, he returned to his hometown club, Comunal Cabrero, after leaving them at the beginning of 2021.[4]

Personal life

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He is the father of the footballer Joaquín Abdala.[5]

References

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  1. ^ (La Pelota es Mía) #EntrevistaLPEM con Edgardo Abdala on YouTube (in Spanish). 6 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Maureira, Nicolás (3 August 2016). "Fernández Vial confirma a Edgardo Abdala como nuevo DT tras renuncia de Ramón Climent". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Fernandez Vial 2012 - Campeonato 2ª Division". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Comunal Cabrero se prepara con sangre joven de cara al 2022". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). 17 April 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Edgardo Abdala y situación de su hijo Joaquín: En Huachipato lo obligaron a firmar con Felicevich". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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