Hassan Ayoub (Arabic: حسن أيوب; born 4 April 1967) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who played as a centre-back.

Hassan Ayoub
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-04-04) 4 April 1967 (age 57)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1976–1985 Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Nejmeh
1986–1996 Safa
1996–2002 Sagesse
2002 Olympic Beirut
2002–2003 Akhaa Ahli Aley
International career
1980s Lebanon U20
1991 Lebanon U23
1993–1999 Lebanon 23 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ayoub played in the Lebanese Premier League for Nejmeh, Safa and Sagesse, and helped Akhaa Ahli Aley win the Lebanese Second Division.[1] He also played for the Lebanon national team.

Club career

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Nejmeh

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Ayoub began playing football for Nejmeh in 1976 aged nine.[2] He made his senior debut in the early-1980s against Tadamon Beirut, scoring the lone goal of the game.[2] Due to limited playing time, he moved to Safa in 1986.[2]

Safa

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After helping Safa win the Lebanese FA Cup in 1986–87,[1] the club's first major trophy, he participated with the team in the 1986 Arab Club Champions Cup.[2] While initially a midfielder for Safa, he was moved to centre-back.[2]

Late career

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In 1996, Ayoub moved to Sagesse in a deal worth $100,000.[2] He moved to Olympic Beirut in May 2002;[3] his contract was terminated by mutual consent four months later due to a severe injury.[2] Ayoub finished his playing career at Akhaa Ahli Aley, helping them win the Lebanese Second Division in 2002–03.[2]

International career

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Having represented Lebanon internationally at under-20 and under-23 levels, Ayoub played for the senior team in the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[2][4]

Coaching career

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Following his retirement as a player, Ayoub became a coach.[1] He worked in the technical staffs of Nejmeh, Safa and Ahed, and was also part of the Lebanon national team technical staff in 2010.[1] Ayoub also worked as a sports analyst for Qatari TV channel Al Kass,[1] and as a banker for Bank of Beirut.[4]

Personal life

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Ayoub and his wife have two sons: Salim and Karim.[1] His brother, Mohamad Ayoub, also played football as a goalkeeper.[2]

Honours

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Safa

Sagesse

Olympic Beirut

  • Lebanese Premier League: 2002–03
  • Lebanese FA Cup: 2002–03

Akhaa Ahli Aley

  • Lebanese Second Division: 2002–03

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Khreis, Ali (11 May 2012). حسن أيوب: الصفاء بطل لبنان بجدارة، ولبنان ينتتظرها مصير مجهول في التصفيات [Hassan Ayoub: Safa is the well-deserved champion of Lebanon, and Lebanon awaits an unknown fate in the qualifiers]. Goal (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "اللاعب حسن أيوب لـ"أحوال": خدمتُ الكرة اللبنانية بتفانٍ وخرجتُ بلا مباراة تكريمية!". أحوال ميديا (in Arabic). 19 December 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ "HASAN AYOUB". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "حسن أيّوب "السدّ العالي"". نداء الوطن. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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