Jamal Al Haj (Arabic: جمال الحاج; born 28 August 1971) is a Lebanese football manager and former player who is the head coach of Lebanese Premier League club Ahed.
.jpg) Al Haj in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 August 1971 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ahed | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–2004 | Nejmeh | ||
| 2004 | Ahed | ||
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Lebanon | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Khoyol | ||
| 2017 | Nejmeh | ||
| 2020–2021 | Lebanon U23 | ||
| 2021–2023 | Ahed (youth technical director) | ||
| 2024– | Ahed | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Al Haj played for Nejmeh as a midfielder, whom he captained, as well as for the Lebanon national team. He was the Lebanese Premier League top scorer in his debut season, in 1989–90, scoring 12 goals. Al Haj also played for Ahed in 2004.
In 2017 he managed Nejmeh, but was fired two months later. Al Haj took charge of the Lebanon national under-23 team between 2020 and 2021. In 2024, he was appointed head coach of Ahed.
Club career
editAl Haj made his debut for Nejmeh under Samir Al Adou, during the 1989–90 Lebanese Premier League.[1] In his debut season, Al Haj was the league's top scorer, with 12 goals, above Fadi Alloush and Yasser Mansour from Tadamon Beirut who had scored eight goals each.[1] He remained at Nejmeh for 14 years, captaining them for a certain period, before moving to Ahed in 2004.[2]
International career
editAl Haj played for the Lebanon national team.[2]
Managerial career
editAl Haj was manager of Lebanese Second Division side Khoyol in 2013.[3][4] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Al Haj was appointed head coach of Nejmeh;[5] he was fired two months later.[2] On 12 October 2020, Al Haj was announced head coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team.[6] He resigned on 26 July 2021.[7]
On 3 August 2021, Al Haj was appointed technical director of Ahed's youth sector and remained in this position for two years.[8] Al Hajj returned to Ahed as a head coach, in August 2024 and prior to the 2024–25 Lebanese Premier League. [9]
Personal life
editAl Haj has two sons, Youssef (b. 1999) and Ali (b. 2001), who both play football.[5][10]
Honours
editPlayer
editNejmeh
- Lebanese Premier League: 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04
- Lebanese FA Cup: 1996–97, 1997–98
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2000, 2002
Individual
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "الحاج هدّافاً في أوّل موسم رسميّ له". نداء الوطن. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "JAMAL AL HAJE". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "تحدّي النبي شيت". نداء الوطن. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "سبورتينغ في الدرجة الأولى.. من هو؟ وكيف وصل؟". lebanonfg.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ a b "جمال الحاج: النجمة يسير في الطريق الصحيح - نمر جبر". An-Nahar. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Mahfoud, Maroun (12 October 2020). "Official: Jamal Al Hajj is the new U-22 National Team coach". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "جمال الحاج يستقيل". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Hijazi, Alloffs (3 August 2021). "الحاج يبدأ مهامه الاشراف الفني على الفئات العمرية في نادي العهد". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=976674794470386&set=a.463566505781220 [bare URL]
- ^ Hayek, Tony (7 March 2018). "Nejmeh accentue la pression sur le Ahed - Tony Hayek". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
External links
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- Jamal Al Haj at FA Lebanon
- Jamal Al Haj at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jamal Al Haj at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
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