Ahmed Omar (Arabic: احمد عمر) is a Qatari-Lebanese football coach and former striker who played for Al Sadd. He is currently an AFC Elite Coaching Instructor and regularly heads training sessions for young coaches in Asia.[2] He was the first person in the history of the Emir Cup to win the title as both coach and player.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Omar Shaker Festooq | ||
| Place of birth | Lebanon[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al Sadd | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1983 | Al Sadd | ||
| International career | |||
| Qatar | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Al Sadd | ||
| 1993–1994 | Al Sadd | ||
| 1996–1997 | Al Sadd | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He retired from playing after Al Sadd lost the 1983 Emir Cup final to Al Arabi. Geraldão scored the only goal of the match in the 80th minute from a direct free kick. After the match, there was a mass brawl between the two teams, and the field was described as a 'boxing ring'.[4] The referee of the match, Mustafa Ezzat, decided to retire afterwards. Although Al Sadd won the league that season, Omar felt that it did not make up for losing in the Emir Cup or the ill-natured events which occurred after the loss. He went on to coach Al Sadd, first in 1987–88, winning the Emir Cup that year, and again in 1993–94, when he also won the Emir Cup.[5] He coached Al Sadd for a third interval, from 1996 to 1997.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "PARK ROAD 'OPENED' 30 YEARS AGO". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "PF Coaches visit Al Gharafa". the-afc.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ لزعيم وكأس الأمير ( تاريخ وأرقام وصور ) لأول مره (in Arabic). qatarshares.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "قذيفة "جيرالدو" تهدي اللقب للعرباوية". al-watan.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ أحمد عمر: مصافحة الأمير لحظات تاريخية ما زالت تشعرني بالفخر (in Arabic). alarab.com.qa. 15 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "الصفحة 12(12-8- 1996)". charlesayoub.com. 12 August 1996. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "الصفحة 13 (18-02-1997)". charlesayoub.com. 18 February 1997. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.