Malek Ibrahim Hassoun (Arabic: مَالِك إِبْرَاهِيم حَسُّون; born 10 June 1975) is a Lebanese football manager and former player who is the head coach of Lebanese Second Division club Ahly Nabatieh.

As a player, he played as a midfielder for Chabab Ghazieh, Ansar, and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Hassoun began his career at hometown club Chabab Ghazieh aged 13,[2] joining Ansar on 5 May 1997.[3] He became captain in 2002 following Jamal Taha's retirement,[2] and played the rest of his career there, retiring in 2009.[2] Hassoun played over 400 games in all competitions, scoring around 45 goals.[2]

International career

Hassoun represented the Lebanon national team between 1997 and 2004, scoring twice in 12 games.[4]

Managerial career

Hassoun began his managerial career as assistant coach of Lebanese Premier League side Ansar in 2009,[2] under coach Jamal Taha.[5] Following Taha's dismissal, he was appointed head coach on 7 April 2013,[6] remaining until 30 April 2014.[7]

Hassoun became head coach of Chabab Ghazieh in the Lebanese Premier League in November 2014;[8] after avoiding relegation to the Lebanese Second Division,[9] his contract was renewed for a further year on 28 May 2015.[10] He resigned on 26 November 2015, after only gaining one point in the opening five matches of the 2015–16 season.[9]

In December 2015, Hassoun returned to Ansar as assistant coach to Jamal Taha.[11] Both Hassoun and Taha submitted their resignation on 11 September 2016, following Ansar's 5–2 defeat to Salam Zgharta in the first round of the 2016–17 season.[12]

On 10 October 2016, Hassoun was appointed head coach of Shabab Sahel.[13] He became coach of Second Division side Shabab Arabi on 3 February 2018,[14] resigning only one month later on 5 March citing administrative reasons.[15] Hassoun was appointed head coach of Shabab Bourj in the Second Division ahead of the 2018–19 season.[16][17] He helped them gain promotion to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time.[18]

Ahead of the 2019–20 Lebanese Second Division, Hassoun was appointed head coach of Ahli Saida.[19] He remained in charge until 2021.[20] On 24 June 2022, Hassoun became head coach of Lebanese Premier League side Tadamon Sour.[21] He resigned in 2024,[22] and was appointed head coach of Bourj.[23] In summer 2024, he was appointed head coach of Ahly Nabatieh.[citation needed]

Style of play

Hassoun was known for his free kicks, with over 80% of his goals coming from free kicks.[24] He was also known for his accurate passing.[25]

Honours

Player

Ansar

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Malek Hassoun". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "MALEK HASSOUN". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Malek Hassoun". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ "حسون: طه ترك حملا ثقيلا وعلينا التكاتف للفوز". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ "اجتماع طارئ للانصار يسفر عن حسون مدرباً وابعاد اي شخص لا يعشق الفريق". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ "الانصار يقيل الشوم وحسون وينبه الجهاز الاداري". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ "خاص-مالك حسون: وافقت على تدريب شباب الغازية". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b "مالك حسون يستقيل من تدريب الشباب الغازية". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. ^ "حسون للسبورت: الاتفاق مع الغازية لموسم واحد والمطلوب لاعبون مقاتلون". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ^ "مالك حسون يرزق مولوداً جديداً". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ^ "خاص- الجهاز الفني للأنصار يقدم إستقالته". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  13. ^ "مالك حسون مدرباً لفريق شباب الساحل". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  14. ^ "مدرب جديد". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  15. ^ "حسون: استقالتي من الشباب العربي نهائية". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  16. ^ "خاص: مالك حسون يكشف عن اهداف نادي شباب البرج". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  17. ^ "مدرب شباب البرج يتطلع للمنافسة على لقب كأس لبنان". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  18. ^ "خاص : ماذا قال مدرب شباب البرج بعد الصعود الى الدرجة الاولى؟". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  19. ^ "الأهلي صيدا يعين مالك حسون مدربًا لفريقه لموسم 2019/ 2020". خبر عاجل ... (in Arabic). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  20. ^ Hijazi, Alloffs (5 August 2021). "الميري يخلف حسون في الأهلي صيدا". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  21. ^ "التضامن صور يتعاقد مع مالك حسون". كووورة. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  22. ^ https://elmaestrosport.com/%d8%a5%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%ab%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ab%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b9-%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%af-%d9%8a%d8%ae%d8%b7/ [bare URL]
  23. ^ "مدرب جديد".
  24. ^ "5 نجوم على قائمة المدفعجية بلبنان". كووورة. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  25. ^ "5 ثنائيات ناجحة في تاريخ الكرة اللبنانية". كووورة. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  26. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.
  27. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.
Allikas: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malek_Hassoun
No tags for this post.