Salah Falah (Arabic: صلاح فلاح) was a Lebanese football player, coach, and referee. Falah played as a midfielder for the Lebanon national team in their first official international match.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1940 | Hilmi-Sport | ||
| 1941 | DPHB | ||
| 1943–1947 | Sagesse | ||
| International career | |||
| 1940–1942 | Lebanon | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946–1947 | Sagesse | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editFalah played for Hilmi-Sport, DPHB, and Sagesse during the 1940s.[1][2][3]
In 1934 the midfielder captained the Lebanon national team in their first unofficial match, against Romanian club CA Timișoara (T.A.C.).[4] Falah also represented Lebanon in their first official international match, in 1940 against Mandatory Palestine.[2][5]
Managerial and referee career
editIn 1946–47 Falah coached Sagesse while a player.[6] He was a referee during the 1960–61 season.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "hilmi sport". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Lebanon outclassed by Palestine selected". The Palestine Post. 30 April 1940. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "هكذا تأسّس نادي الحكمة بيروت". نداء الوطن. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Lebanon - International Results - Early History". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Cazal, Jean-Michel; Bleicher, Yaniv. "British Mandate of Palestine Official Games 1934–1948". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "La vie sportive". Le Jour. 18 October 1946. p. 2.
External links
edit- Salah Falah at FA Lebanon
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