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Ali Ahmad Mteirek (Arabic: علي أحمد متيرك; 15 January 1978 – 24 July 2014) was a Lebanese footballer who played as a centre-back. He represented the Lebanon national team between 1998 and 2006.[2]

Ali Mteirek

Mteirek with Lebanon in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Ali Ahmad Mteirek[1]
Date of birth	(1978-01-15)15 January 1978
Place of birth	Tahouitet En Nahr [ar], Lebanon[1]
Date of death	24 July 2014(2014-07-24) (aged 36)
Place of death	Beirut, Lebanon
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Bourj
1998–2002	Tadamon Sour
2002–2005	Olympic Beirut
2005–2007	Ansar
2007–2010	Ahed
2010–2013	Shabab Sahel
2013–2014	Khoyol
2014	Sagesse
National team
1998–2006	Lebanon	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Tahouitet En Nahr [ar], Lebanon,[1] Mteirek grew up in Bourj el-Barajneh suburb of Beirut.[3]

Mteirek began his senior career at Bourj, before moving to Tadamon Sour, with whom he won the Lebanese FA Cup in 2001.[4] He joined Olympic Beirut in 2002,[5] winning the domestic double (league and cup) in 2003.[4] Mtairek won the league title with Ansar in 2006.[4] He also played for Ahed, Shabab Sahel, Khoyol,[6] and Sagesse.[7]

International career

Mteirek represented Lebanon at the 1998 Asian Games.[3]

Death

On 24 July 2014, Mteirek died of electrocution in his home in Beirut, aged 36.[4]

Honours

Tadamon Sour

• Lebanese FA Cup: 2000–01

Olympic Beirut

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

Ansar

• Lebanese Premier League: 2005–06

Individual

• Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2005–06,[8] 2006–07[9]

References

External links

• Ali Mteirek at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ali Mteirek at FA Lebanon
• Ali Mteirek at Soccerway
• Ali Mteirek at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)

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