Adnan Al Sharqi

Adnan Hussein Mekdache (Arabic: عدنان حسين مكداش‎; born 15 November 1941), commonly known as Adnan Al Sharqi (Arabic: عدنان الشرقي‎, lit. 'Adnan the Oriental'), is a Lebanese former football manager and player.

Adnan Al Sharqi
Al Sharqi with Lebanon at the 1966 Arab Nations Cup
Personal information
Full name Adnan Hussein Mekdache
Date of birth (1941-11-15) 15 November 1941[1]
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[2]
Youth career
1950–1955 Nahda
1955–1957 Ansar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1967 Ansar
National team
1960s Lebanon (2+)
Teams managed
1967–2000 Ansar
1974–1976 Lebanon
1987–1993 Lebanon
2004–2005 Ansar
2006–2008 Lebanon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After leading Ansar to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time, as a player-coach, Al Sharqi coached the club between 1967 and 2000, and during the 2004–05 season. He won 11 league titles in a row, becoming the football manager to have won the most league titles in the world. He also coached the Lebanon national team in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008.

Club career

Al Sharqi began his senior playing career at Lebanese Second Division side Ansar, in 1957.[2] He became the first footballer playing in the Second Division to be called up to the Lebanon national team.[2] After a month at Nejmeh, Al Sharqi returned to Ansar, leading them to a promotion to the Lebanese Premier League in 1967, winning the Second Division, as a player-coach.[2]

International career

Al Sharqi represented Lebanon at the 1966 Arab Nations Cup, scoring two goals in a 2–1 win over Kuwait on 5 April 1966.[3]

Managerial career

Al Sharqi coached Ansar between 1967 and 2000, and during the 2004–05 season.[1][4] He won 11 league titles in a row,[1] becoming the coach to have won the most league titles in the world.[4] He also won 11 cup titles,[1] as well as eight other cups. Al Sharqi was named AFC Coach of the Month for July 1995.[4][5]

Al Sharqi also coached the Lebanon national team in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008, coaching for 11 years.[1][6] He was Lebanon's coach in their first World Cup qualification campaign, in 1993.[6] After two wins, two losses and four draws, Lebanon finished third in their group and were eliminated.[7]

Personal life

Al Sharqi is married, and has two children: a son and a daughter.[2]

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al Sharqi goal.
List of international goals scored by Adnan Al Sharqi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 5 April 1966 Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq  Kuwait 1–0 2–1 1966 Arab Nations Cup [3]
2 –

Honours

Player

Ansar

Manager

Ansar

Individual

  • Football manager with most league titles: 11[2][4]
  • AFC Coach of the Month: July 1995[2][4]

References
  1. "Asian Coaches Year: Lebanon". afcasiancup.com. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "عدنان الشرقي: ديكتاتور على الملعب... "فنّان" في الحياة". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. "LEBANESE NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "ADNAN AL CHARKI". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. "تكريم الشرقي وغازاريان". نداء الوطن. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. Olenev, Maxim (15 July 1999). "Lebanon National Team Coaches (since 1993)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  7. "World Cup 1994 qualifications". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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