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Nabil Ali Baalbaki (Arabic: نبيل علي بعلبكي; born 27 May 1978) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of Lebanese Premier League club Ansar. He played as a defensive midfielder for the Lebanon national team.[1]

Nabil Baalbaki

Personal information
Full name	Nabil Ali Baalbaki
Date of birth	(1978-05-27) 27 May 1978 (age 44)
Place of birth	Beirut, Lebanon
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Ansar (assistant coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Tadamon Sour		(1)
2002–2005	Olympic Beirut		(0)
2005–2011	Ansar		(1)
2011–2013	Akhaa Ahli	37	(1)
2013–2015	Ansar	33	(0)
Total		70+	(3+)
National team
2003–2007	Lebanon	13	(0)
Teams managed
2018–	Ansar (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Baalbaki began his senior career at Lebanese Premier League side Tadamon Sour, during the 2000–01 season.[1] In his first season at the club, Baalbaki helped his side lift their first Lebanese FA Cup.[2] After two seasons, in 2002 Baalbaki moved to Olympic Beirut.[1] He won a domestic double with the club in his first season, winning both the 2002–03 Lebanese Premier League and the 2002–03 Lebanese FA Cup.[1]

The Lebanese midfielder remained at Olympic Beirut for three seasons, before moving to Ansar 8 September 2005.[3] Once again Baalbaki won in his first season at his new club, helping his side lift a domestic double in 2005–06.[1] The following season, Baalbaki won another domestic double, winning both the league and cup in the 2006–07 season.[1] Baalbaki remained with Ansar for six seasons, where he also won another FA Cup (2009–10).[1] In the 2009–10 season, Baalbaki was also included in the Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season.[4]

In 2011 Akhaa Ahli Aley bought Baalbaki from Ansar; the player stayed two seasons at Akhaa, before returning to Ansar on 16 September 2013.[5] Baalbaki retired after two seasons, in 2015,[6] having won a total of three league titles and five FA Cups in his career.[1]

International career

Baalbaki made his international senior debut for Lebanon on 19 September 2003, in a friendly against Bahrain; Lebanon lost 4–3.[1] The midfielder played 13 games for Lebanon, between 2003 and 2007.[1]

Managerial career

Baalbaki was appointed assistant coach of Ansar ahead of the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League.[7] On 1 September 2019, Baalbaki resigned from his position due to internal problems,[8] but returned on 27 September.[9]

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, 2006–07
• Lebanese FA Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10

Individual

• Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2002–03,[10] 2005–06,[11] 2006–07,[12] 2007–08,[13] 2009–10[14]

References

External links

• Nabil Baalbaki at National-Football-Teams.com
• Nabil Baalbaki at FA Lebanon

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