Abdullah Abu Zema
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdullah Mohammad Ali Abu Zema[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Kuwait[1] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al Ansar (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Al-Wehdat | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–2005 | Al-Wehdat | ||
2000–2001 | → Al-Wakrah (loan) | ||
National team | |||
1996–2004 | Jordan | 82 | (12) |
Teams managed | |||
2013–2015 | Al-Wehdat | ||
2016 | Jordan (caretaker) | ||
2017–2018 | Kuwait SC | ||
2018–2019 | Al Ansar | ||
2019–2021 | Al-Wehdat | ||
2022– | Al Ansar | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Abdullah Mohammad Ali Abu Zema (Arabic: عبدالله محمد علي أبو زمع; born 4 April 1976) is a Jordanian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Lebanese Premier League club Al Ansar.
Playing career[]
Abu Zema officially announced his retirement in playing football on 25 January 2005,[3] at the age of 29, after sustaining an injury.[4] An international friendly match was played between his country Jordan and Armenia on 1 August 2005 in Amman, sponsored by Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein. After playing the first five minutes of the match, Abu Zema gave the captain armband to his teammate Haitham Al-Shboul as well as his 18 jersey shirt to his younger teammate Hassan Abdel-Fattah and left the field.
Managerial career[]
Assistant coach[]
After retiring from playing football, Abu Zema became one of the assistant coaches of his national team (2006–09), under head coaches Mahmoud El-Gohary (2006–07),[5] and Nelo Vingada (2007–09) until the Iraqi Adnan Hamad took over coaching the national team. When Dragan Talajić became head manager of Shabab Al-Ordon (2009–10), Abu Zema became his assistant coach ever since then. They both then moved to Abu Zema's home club Al-Wehdat (2010–11).[5] When Ra'fat Ali, one of Abu Zema's companions, took proficiency in Kuwait, Abu Zema and Talajić joined him by coaching his team (2011–12).[6]
Head coach[]
Abu Zema had finally become a head coach himself when he began coaching Al-Wehdat in February 2013, succeeding the Egyptian Mohammad Omar.[7]
On 11 January 2022, Abu Zema was announced had coach of Ansar.[8]
Career statistics[]
International[]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 18 July 1999 | Amman | ![]() |
4–0 | Win | Friendly |
2 | 18 August 1999 | Amman | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
3 | 18 August 1999 | Amman | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
4 | 31 August 1999 | Amman | ![]() |
4–4 | Draw | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
5 | 4 April 2000 | Doha | ![]() |
5–1 | Win | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
6 | 4 April 2000 | Doha | ![]() |
5–1 | Win | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
7 | 8 April 2000 | Doha | ![]() |
2–2 | Draw | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
8 | 23 May 2000 | Amman | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship |
9 | 9 February 2002 | Ta'Qali | ![]() |
2–1 | Loss | Friendly |
10 | 18 December 2002 | Kuwait City | ![]() |
1–1 | Draw | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
11 | 20 December 2002 | Kuwait City | ![]() |
2–1 | Win | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
12 | 26 August 2003 | Amman | ![]() |
2–1 | Win | Friendly |
Managerial[]
- As of 21 November 2021
Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref | |||
Al-Wehdat | 21 February 2013[9] | 26 May 2015 | 79 | 50 | 18 | 11 | 142 | 48 | +94 | 63.29 | |
Jordan (caretaker) | 12 January 2016[10] | 15 December 2016[11] | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 20.00 | [12] |
Kuwait SC | 26 July 2017 | 2 March 2018 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 65.22 | |
Al Ansar | 30 August 2018 | 25 May 2019 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 69.23 | |
Al-Wehdat | 30 May 2019 | 21 November 2021 | 64 | 43 | 10 | 11 | 116 | 38 | +78 | 67.19 | |
Total | 202 | 128 | 42 | 32 | 380 | 133 | +247 | 63.37 | — |
Honours[]
Player[]
Al-Wehdat
- Jordan League: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–07, 1997, 2004–05
- Jordan FA Cup: 1996, 1997, 2000
- Jordan Super Cup: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005
- Jordan Shield Cup: 1995, 2002, 2004
Al-Wakrah
Jordan
Manager[]
Al-Wehdat
- Jordanian Pro League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2020
- Jordan FA Cup: 2013–14
- Jordan Super Cup: 2014, 2021
- Jordan Shield Cup: 2020
Kuwait SC
References[]
- ^ a b "Abdullah Abu Zema". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Abdullah Abu Zema". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "عبدالله أبو زمع يعلن اعتزاله كرة القدم". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "عبدالله أبو زمع يعلن اعتزاله كرة القدم". Alghad (in Arabic). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b "الأردني أبو زمع لكووورة: لقاء الفيصلي والوحدات بطولة منفصلة.. ولهذه الأسباب طلبت تجديد عقد جودت!". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "المدرب الأردني أبو زمع لكووورة:أتمنى النجاح مع الكويت الكويتي..والقائمة الآسيوية خلال يومين". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "أبو زمع يقود أول تدريب للوحدات الأردني بحضور جماهيري غفير". كووورة. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "أبو زمع مدربًا لفريق الأنصار اللبناني". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ الوحدات الأردني يُطيح بمدربه المصري، ويعين عبد الله أبو زمع خلفًا له. Goal.com (in Arabic). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Put quits as Jordan head coach". Jordan Olympic Committee. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Vinnell, Paul (17 March 2016). "Harry Redknapp confirmed as Jordan manager". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Jordan – FIFA matches". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
External links[]
- Abdullah Abu Zema at National-Football-Teams.com
- Abdullah Abu Zema at Goalzz.com (available in Arabic at Kooora.com)
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Jordanian people of Palestinian descent
- Jordanian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Al-Wehdat SC players
- Al-Wakrah SC players
- Jordanian Pro League players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Jordan international footballers
- 2004 AFC Asian Cup players
- Jordanian football managers
- Al-Wehdat SC managers
- Jordan national football team managers
- Kuwait SC managers
- Al Ansar FC managers
- Jordanian Pro League managers
- Kuwait Premier League managers
- Lebanese Premier League managers
- Jordanian expatriate footballers
- Jordanian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- Jordanian expatriate football managers
- Jordanian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
- Expatriate football managers in Kuwait
- Expatriate football managers in Lebanon