Jamal Taha
Jamal Khamis Taha (Arabic: جمال خميس طه; born 23 November 1966) is a Lebanese football manager and former player who is the manager of the Lebanon national team.
Taha in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jamal Khamis Taha | ||
Date of birth | 23 November 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lebanon (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1977–1986 | Ansar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–2002 | Ansar | ||
National team | |||
1993–2000 | Lebanon | 43 | (11) |
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– | Lebanon | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" (Arabic: الغزال الأسمر), Taha represented the Lebanon national team between 1993 and 2000, scoring 11 goals in 43 appearances. He captained Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, during the country's first appearance in the competition.
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
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]
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]
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]
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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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 12 November 2020
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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M | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Ansar | December 2006 | July 2008 | 50 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 68.0 | [6] |
Ansar | July 2011 | June 2013 | 56 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 48.2 | [7][8] |
Shabab Sahel | September 2013 | June 2015 | 57 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 33.3 | [7][8] |
Ansar | July 2015 | September 2016 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 48.5 | [7] |
Tadamon Sour | January 2017 | June 2018 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 37.5 | [7] |
Lebanon | June 2020 | present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | [11] |
Total | 237 | 111 | 64 | 62 | 46.8 |
Honours
Player
Ansar
- Lebanese Premier League: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
- Lebanese FA Cup: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 1997, 2000
- Lebanese Federation Cup: 1999, 2000
- Lebanese Super Cup: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
See also
References
- "Jamal Taha - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "JAMAL TAHA". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- "جمال طه مدرباً لمنتخب لبنان..وحيدر: سنساعد الاندية!". arabia.eurosport.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- "العودة إلى المدرّب الوطنيّ: جمال طه الخيار المنطقيّ!". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- "'Focus on the future' Maatouk tells team". Arab News. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- Mezher, Rawad (18 June 2020). "جمال طه". Facebook (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- "Lebanon - Jamal Taha - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "جمال طه مدرباً لشباب الساحل". An-Nahar. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Abou Diab, Rami (4 June 2019). "Liviu Ciobotariu has been appointed as the new Lebanon head coach". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Mahfoud, Maroun (17 June 2020). "Official: Jamal Taha is the new coach for the Lebanese national team". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "الاتحاد اللبناني يعين أميل رستم مديرا فنيا لمنتخب كرة القدم | Radiosawa". www.radiosawa.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
External links
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- Jamal Taha at RSSSF
- Jamal Taha at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jamal Taha at Soccerway
- Jamal Taha at Global Sports Archive
- Jamal Taha at FA Lebanon
- Jamal Taha at Goalzz.com (available in Arabic at Kooora.com)