Peter Khalife (Arabic: بيتر خليفة, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈpiːter xaˈliːfe]; born 29 January 1990) is a football agent, manager, and former player. Born in Cyprus to Lebanese parents, Khalife was raised in Sweden and has both Lebanese and Swedish citizenship.
.jpg) Khalife with Superior Squad International in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Limassol, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Superior Squad International (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Racing Beirut | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Sagesse | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Racing Beirut Academy | ||
| 2015– | Superior Squad International | ||
| 2018–2019 | Omonia Academy | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Khalife is the owner of Superior Squad Sports Management, one of the world's largest youth agencies, and Lebanon's largest football agency. He is also the founder of Superior Squad International, a youth pathway project. Khalife had a playing stint at Racing Beirut in 2014–15, while also managing the club's youth sector.
Early life
editBorn on 29 January 1990 in Limassol, Cyprus to Lebanese parents,[1][2][3] Khalife was raised in Sweden.[3][4] He holds both Lebanese and Swedish citizenship.[1]
Player career
editKhalife began playing football at age seven.[3] He played for Lebanese Premier League club Racing Beirut during the 2014–15 season.[3][5] On 7 October 2015, Khalife moved to Sagesse.[6]
Managerial career
editKhalife has a UEFA B Licence.[7] While playing for Racing Beirut in 2014–15, Khalife coached their reserve side.[3][8] In 2015, he founded a youth academy in Lebanon: Superior Squad International Academy.[1]
Khalife is the International Coach of Superior Squad, Elite Soccer Academy's youth division.[7] He led them in the 2019 Omonia Cup in Cyprus, winning the tournament undefeated.[9]
Agency career
editIn 2015, Khalife founded a football agency called "Superior Squad Sports Management".[10] Beginning in Lebanon, the agency first expanded to Cyprus.[10] It is the largest football agency owned by a Lebanese – representing about 300 youth players worldwide,[1][11][12] and operates in over 10 countries worldwide.[13][10][14]
Since 2019, Khalife works as a scout and agent for Cypriot club AC Omonia.[1][15][14] In 2020 Khalife signed deals with several Spanish La Liga clubs, to become their talent scout in the Middle East, the Gulf region, Cyprus and Australia.[14]
Personal life
editKhalife speaks five languages: Arabic, English, French, Greek, and Swedish.[1] He has also lived for several years in Larnaca, Cyprus.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "بيتر خليفة ابن ميفوق مالك أكبر وكالة لاعبين ناشئين في كرة القدم". www.jbeildailynews.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "بيتر خليفة نجاح لبناني على خطى كبار الوكلاء - Malaeeb". Malaeeb.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Lebanese Football – Glimpse on Peter Khalife, a Lebanese-Swedish Football Player & Coach". Sports 961. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Arab, Sari Aquismaia (8 December 2015). "Peter Khalife". Fly-Footers: Pilots of The Game. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Lebanon - Peter Khaleefa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "الحكمة يضمّ لاعبين جُدداً". الجمهورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b Academy, Elite Soccer. "Trust the Process. Hard-work, Sacrifice and dedication". Elite Soccer Academy. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "بيتر خليفة يكشف مهزلة في الفئات العمرية نضعها برسم الاتحاد". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "فريق Superior Squad بطلا لكأس أومونيا القبرصية – شبكة الزهراني الإخبارية" (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Yassine, Hussein (20 December 2020). "Meet The Lebanese Heading One Of The World's Largest Football Youth Agencies". The961. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "واحدة من أكبر وكالات اللاعبين الناشئين الدولية يملكها لبنانيّ: من هو؟". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Агент Халифе: «В Греции, как и в России ценятся игроки с атлетичным телосложением»". www.euro-football.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Ο άνθρωπος πίσω από τα μεγάλα deal στο κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρo (pics)". sportsnews. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "اللبناني بيتر خليفة كشافاً للمواهب في الليغا الإسبانية — اللاعب العربي | Al Laeb Al Arabiاللاعب العربي | Al Laeb Al Arabi". اللاعب العربي | Al Laeb Al Arabi (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Ομόνοια: Η διεύθυνση, η σύνθεση της προπονητικής ομάδας και ιατρικού/επιστημονικού επιτελείου". Sportime (in Greek). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
External links
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- Peter Khalife at Soccerway
- Peter Khalife at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)