Ziad Al Samad
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Ziad Ali Al Samad[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 August 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Kuwait[1] | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
AC Sporting (goalkeeper coach) Lebanon U23 (goalkeeper coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2008 | Ansar | ||
2008–2011 | Racing Beirut | ||
2011–2014 | Safa | 63 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Saham | ||
National team | |||
1999–2012 | Lebanon | 47 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2020– | Lebanon U23 (goalkeeper) | ||
2021– | AC Sporting (goalkeeper) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Ziad Ali Al Samad (Arabic: زياد علي الصمد; born 6 August 1978) is a Lebanese professional football coach and former player who is the goalkeeper coach of Lebanese Premier League club AC Sporting and the Lebanon national under-23 team. As a player, Al Samad played as a goalkeeper.
With 47 caps for the Lebanon national team, Al Samad is his country’s all-time most capped goalkeeper.
Club career[]
Al Samad started his senior club career at Lebanese Premier League club Ansar, during the 1999–2000 season.[3] In his first season at the club, Al Samad won both the Lebanese Federation Cup, and the Lebanese Super Cup.[4] The following season, in 2000–01, Al Samad helped Ansar win both the Lebanese Elite Cup, and the Federation Cup.[4] In 2001–02, Al Samad won the Lebanese FA Cup,[3][4] before helping Ansar winning two domestic doubles (league and cup) in a row, in 2005–06 and 2006–07.[3][4]
In 2008, Al Samad moved to Racing Beirut, staying there for three seasons season.[3] In 2011 he moved to 2008 AFC Cup runners-up Safa.[3] In his three seasons at the club, Al Samad would help Safa win two league titles (2011–12, 2012–13),[3] an FA Cup (2012–13),[3][4] another Elite Cup (2012),[4] and a Super Cup (2013).[4]
On 30 September 2014, Safa sold Al Samad to Bahraini side Saham on a one-season deal.[5] Following the 2014–15 Oman Professional League season, Al Samad retired from football.[3]
International career[]
Al Samad made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 1 September 2002 at the 2002 WAFF Championship, against Jordan; Lebanon lost 1–0.[3] The goalkeeper's first clean sheet came on 26 December 2002, at the 2002 Arab Nations Cup, in a goalless draw against Bahrain.[3]
Al Samad ended his international career with 47 caps for the Lebanon national team, as his country’s all-time most capped goalkeeper.[6]
Managerial career[]
On 12 August 2020, Al Samad was appointed goalkeeper coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team.[7] He became goalkeeper coach of Lebanese Premier League side AC Sporting on 18 June 2021.[8] On 27 September 2021, following Jamal Taha's appointment as head coach, Al Samad was confirmed goalkeeper coach of Lebanon U23.[9]
Honours[]
Ansar
- Lebanese Premier League: 2005–06, 2006–07
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2000
- Lebanese Federation Cup: 1999, 2000
- Lebanese Super Cup: 1999
Safa
- Lebanese Premier League: 2011–12, 2012–13
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2012–13
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2012
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2013
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2012–13
See also[]
- List of Lebanon international footballers
- List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon
References[]
- ^ a b "Ziad Al Samad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ Ziad Al Samad at Goalzz.com (available in Arabic at Kooora.com)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ziad Al-Samad". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "- الحارس زياد الصمد إلى «صحم» العماني". alahlisaida.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Lebanon - Record International Players". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "تأكيدًا لانفراد كووورة.. رضا عنتر مدربًا لأولمبي لبنان". كووورة. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "خاص- زياد الصمد مدرب الحراس في سبورتينغ". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "الاتحاد اللبناني يعتمد مدربي المنتخبات ومسؤولي اللجان". كووورة. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links[]
- Ziad Al Samad at FA Lebanon
- Ziad Al Samad at RSSSF
- Ziad Al Samad at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ziad Al Samad at Goalzz.com (available in Arabic at Kooora.com)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Lebanese footballers
- Lebanese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Oman
- Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Oman
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Oman Professional League players
- Al Ansar FC players
- Racing Club Beirut players
- Safa SC players
- Lebanon international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Saham SC players
- Association football goalkeeping coaches