Moussa Hojeij
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 Hojeij with Nejmeh in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moussa Ali Hojeij[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Chyah, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Nejmeh | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2006 | Nejmeh | (75) | |
| 2006–2008 | Mabarra | (2) | |
| 2008–2009 | Khoyol | ||
| 2009–2011 | Shabab Sahel | (1) | |
| 2011–2013 | Nejmeh | 30 | (4) |
| Total | ? | (82) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2002 | Lebanon | 38 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2013 | Nejmeh | ||
| 2014 | Nabi Chit | ||
| 2015–2016 | Shabab Sahel | ||
| 2016–2017 | Racing Beirut | ||
| 2017 | Ahed | ||
| 2017–2018 | Tripoli | ||
| 2018 | Nejmeh | ||
| 2020–2021 | Nejmeh | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Moussa Ali Hojeij (Arabic: موسى علي حجيج; born 6 August 1974) is a Lebanese football manager and former player.[2]
Hojeij was the best player in the Al-Manar Football Festival several times,[3] and was captain of the national team.[4] He is also a match analyst for Lebanese national team matches on beIN Sports.[5]
Club career[]
Hojeij joined Nejmeh's youth team on 26 February 1993.[6] In 2000, Hojeij became the first captain to win the Lebanese Premier League title for Nejmeh after the civil war.[citation needed]
In 2007 he was released by Nejmeh after scoring a total of 75 league goals,[7] and signed with Mabarra.[citation needed] In 2008 Hojeij signed for Lebanese Second Division club Khoyol,[citation needed] and in the summer of 2009 he signed with Shabab Sahel.[citation needed]
International career[]
Hojeij equalised in the 77th minute against Iraq at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup to bring the score to 2–2.[citation needed] The game was played at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium.[citation needed]
Managerial career[]
On 18 December 2017, Hojeij was appointed head coach of Tripoli for the 2017–18 season, finishing in eighth place after six wins, seven draws and nine defeats.[8]
On 29 June 2020, Hojeij was re-appointed manager of Nejmeh for the third time, after having coached them between 2011 and 2013, and in 2018.[9]
Presidential career[]
On 10 June 2021, Hojeij announced his candidacy to become president of the Lebanese Football Association; the only other candidate was incumbent president Hashem Haidar.[10] The elections took place on 29 June in Beirut,[10] with Haidar winning by 40 votes to 4.[11]
Honours[]
Player[]
Nejmeh
- Lebanese Premier League: 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05
- Lebanese FA Cup: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2011–12
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2000, 2002, 2004
- AFC Cup runner-up: 2005
Mabarra
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2007–08
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Best Fans' Player: 1998–99, 2000–01
Manager[]
Shabab Sahel
- Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2015
Racing Beirut
- Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2016
Nejmeh
- Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2020–21
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Coach of the Season: 2011–12
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Moussa Hojeij". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "موسى حجيج الى النجمة... بعد غياب 4 سنوات". An-Nahar. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ wissam Bleik (13 July 2012), مهرجان كرة المنار الرابع:موسم 1999/2000, retrieved 29 April 2019
- ^ "السعودية تتخطى لبنان وسوريا تخسر في كأس العرب". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ الدوري اللبناني (7 March 2019). "وثائقي قناة bein sports عن أسطورة نادي النجمة والمدرب الحالي موسى حجيج". YouTube. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "First Team List 2005/2006 [PENDING]". Nejmeh SC. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 26 November 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "حدث في مثل هذا اليوم | بوكير يعود إلى لبنان والاتحاد يُعاقب جمهور النجمة". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Mahfoud, Maroun (29 June 2020). "Official: Moussa Hojeij returns to Nejmeh SC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "حجيج يعلن ترشحه لرئاسة اتحاد الكرة بلبنان". كووورة. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "موسى حجيج يقرر الطعن على انتخابات الاتحاد اللبناني". كووورة. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
External links[]
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Beirut
- Lebanese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Nejmeh SC players
- Al Mabarra Club players
- Al Khoyol FC players
- Shabab Al Sahel FC players
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Lebanese Second Division players
- Lebanon international footballers
- Asian Games competitors for Lebanon
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- Lebanese football managers
- Nejmeh SC managers
- Al Nabi Chit SC managers
- Shabab Al Sahel FC managers
- Racing Club Beirut managers
- Al Ahed FC managers
- AC Tripoli managers
- Lebanese Premier League managers
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