Jamal Taha

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In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Khamis and the family name is Taha.
Jamal Taha
Jamal Taha, 2019 (1).jpg
Taha in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jamal Khamis Taha[1]
Date of birth (1966-11-23) 23 November 1966 (age 55)
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lebanon U23 (head coach)
Youth career
1977–1986 Ansar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–2002 Ansar
National team
1993–2000 Lebanon 71 (12)
Teams managed
2005–2006 Ansar (assistant)
2006–2008 Ansar
2011–2013 Ansar
2013–2015 Shabab Sahel
2015–2016 Ansar
2017–2018 Tadamon Sour
2019–2020 Lebanon (assistant)
2020–2021 Lebanon
2021– Lebanon U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" (Arabic: الغزال الأسمر), Taha was born in Egypt to an Egyptian father and a Lebanese mother. He obtained Lebanese citizenship and represented the Lebanon national team between 1993 and 2000, whom he captained at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

Early life[]

Jamal Taha was born in Cairo, Egypt,[1] to an Egyptian father and a Lebanese mother; he obtained Lebanese citizenship through naturalization in 1992.[2] Taha joined Ansar's youth team in 1977.[2]

Club career[]

Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" (Arabic: الغزال الأسمر),[3][4] Taha began his senior career with Ansar in 1986, where he ended his career in 2002.[2] He wore the number 6 on his jersey,[4] and was the club's captain from 1997 onwards.[2]

International career[]

Taha was the national team's captain during the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon.[5]

Managerial career[]

Ansar[]

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).[6] The following season, in 2006–07, Taha was appointed first manager of Ansar, winning Ansar's second consecutive domestic double.[6] He remained head coach until the end of the 2007–08 season, where he lost the league title to Ahed by one point.[6]

In July 2011, Taha was re-appointed manager of Ansar, staying there until the end of the 2012–13 season.[7][8] He won the 2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup, and the 2012 Lebanese Super Cup.[9]

Shabab Sahel and Tadamon Sour[]

On 10 September 2013, he took charge of Shabab Sahel;[8] 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.[7] In January 2017, Taha became manager of Tadamon Sour until June 2018.[7]

Lebanon[]

On 3 June 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of the Lebanon national team under Liviu Ciobotariu's tenure.[10] 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.[11] He became the first Lebanese coach of the national team in almost 12 years, since the appointment of Emile Rustom in November 2008.[4][12]

Under Taha, Lebanon underperformed in their last three fixtures of the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, struggling to overcome Sri Lanka 3–2,[13] and losing against Turkmenistan and South Korea;[14][15] Lebanon qualified Lebanon to the third round as fifth-best runner-up by virtue of other results going in their favour.[16] Taha's tenure wasn't extended following the expiration of his one-year contract on 30 June 2021.[17]

Lebanon U23[]

On 27 September 2021, Taha was announced head coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team.[18]

Career statistics[]

International[]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 1993 8 1
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 7 3
1997 9 1
1998 7 4
1999 2 0
2000 9 1
Total 43 11
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Taha goal.
List of international goals scored by Jamal Taha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 May 1993 Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  India 2–0 2–2 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 6 December 1995 Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Slovakia XI 1–1 2–1 Friendly
3 12 May 1996 Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Turkmenistan 2–1 3–1 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4 5 December 1996 Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Georgia 3–2 4–2 Friendly
5 8 December 1996 Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Georgia 2–1 3–2 Friendly
6 2 February 1997 Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Jordan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7 19 October 1998 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Sudan 1–0 1–1 1998 Friendship Tournament
8 30 November 1998 Surat Thani Provincial Stadium, Surat Thani, Thailand  China PR 1–2 1–4 1998 Asian Games
9 4 December 1998 Surat Thani Provincial Stadium, Surat Thani, Thailand  Cambodia 1–0 5–1 1998 Asian Games
10 4–1
11 13 May 2000 Limassol, Cyprus  Jordan – 1–1 Friendly

Managerial[]

As of 23 June 2021
Managerial record by club and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
M W D L Win %
Ansar December 2006 July 2008 50 34 11 5 068.0 [6]
Ansar July 2011 June 2013 56 27 16 13 048.2 [7][8]
Shabab Sahel September 2013 June 2015 57 19 17 21 033.3 [7][8]
Ansar July 2015 September 2016 33 16 10 7 048.5 [7]
Tadamon Sour January 2017 June 2018 40 15 10 15 037.5 [7]
Lebanon June 2020 June 2021 7 2 1 4 028.6 [11]
Total 243 113 65 65 046.5

Honours[]

Player[]

Ansar

Manager[]

Ansar

  • Lebanese Premier League: 2006–07
  • Lebanese FA Cup: 2006–07, 2011–12
  • Lebanese Super Cup: 2012

Shabab Sahel

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ a b c d "JAMAL TAHA". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ "جمال طه مدرباً لمنتخب لبنان..وحيدر: سنساعد الاندية!". arabia.eurosport.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "العودة إلى المدرّب الوطنيّ: جمال طه الخيار المنطقيّ!". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ "'Focus on the future' Maatouk tells team". Arab News. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d Mezher, Rawad (18 June 2020). "جمال طه". Facebook (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Lebanon - Jamal Taha - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d "جمال طه مدرباً لشباب الساحل". An-Nahar. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  10. ^ Abou Diab, Rami (4 June 2019). "Liviu Ciobotariu has been appointed as the new Lebanon head coach". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  11. ^ a b Mahfoud, Maroun (17 June 2020). "Official: Jamal Taha is the new coach for the Lebanese national team". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  12. ^ "الاتحاد اللبناني يعين أميل رستم مديرا فنيا لمنتخب كرة القدم | Radiosawa". www.radiosawa.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Asian Qualifiers - Group H: Lebanon beat Sri Lanka to boost hopes | Football | News | Asian Qualifiers 2022". the-AFC. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Asian Qualifiers - Group H: Turkmenistan dent Lebanon's hopes with late win | Football | News | Asian Qualifiers 2022". the-AFC. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  15. ^ 유지호 (13 June 2021). "S. Korea beat Lebanon to wrap up undefeated run in 2nd round in World Cup qualifying". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  16. ^ "السعودية إلى النهائيات القارية والدور الحاسم من تصفيات المونديال". صحيفة الخليج (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  17. ^ "هاسيك يخلف جمال طه". نداء الوطن. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  18. ^ "الاتحاد اللبناني يعتمد مدربي المنتخبات ومسؤولي اللجان". كووورة. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

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