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Omar Jarun (Arabic: عمر جعرون;[2] born 10 December 1983) is a Palestinian former footballer who is the assistant coach of Atlanta United 2 in the USL Championship.

Omar Jarun

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-12-10) 10 December 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth	Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Atlanta United FC Academy (manager)
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Memphis Tigers	35	(8)
2004–2005	Dayton Flyers	39	(19)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Fort Wayne Fever	6	(1)
2005	Chicago Fire Premier	2	(0)
2006–2007	Atlanta Silverbacks	45	(1)
2008	Vancouver Whitecaps	24	(1)
2009–2010	Flota Świnoujście	32	(1)
2010	Pogoń Szczecin	12	(0)
2011	FC Tampa Bay	7	(0)
2011–2012	Arka Gdynia	20	(1)
2012–2013	Charleroi	2	(0)
2014	Ottawa Fury	16	(2)
2015	Bharat FC	13	(3)
2016–2017	Peachtree City MOBA	9	(3)
Total		188	(13)
National team
2007–2014	Palestine[1]	15	(0)
Teams managed
2017	Peachtree City MOBA (assistant)
2018	Peachtree City MOBA
2018–	Atlanta United FC Academy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jarun has played professionally in the United States, Canada, Poland, Belgium, and India.

Early and personal life

Jarun was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait to an American mother and a Palestinian father from Tulkarem. Jarun emigrated to the United States during the First Gulf War in 1990; his family escaped after bombs went off and missiles were shot near their apartment.[3] He was raised in Peachtree City, Georgia.[4][5]

Playing career

Club career

Jarun played college soccer for the University of Memphis and the University of Dayton, and has played club football for Fort Wayne Fever, Chicago Fire Premier, Atlanta Silverbacks, Vancouver Whitecaps, Flota Świnoujście, Pogoń Szczecin, FC Tampa Bay, Arka Gdynia and Charleroi.[1]

He was released by Pogon on 1 March 2011.[6]

Jarun signed with FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League on 29 March 2011.[7]

Jarun after brief spell with FC Tampa Bay he signed a contract with Arka Gdynia, under Petr Nemec, who was the manager that brought Jarun to Poland when he was the Flota Świnoujście manager.[8]

On 7 January 2014 Jarun signed for NASL club Ottawa Fury FC.[5][9]

Jarun signed for I-League club Bharat FC on 20 March 2015 for an 18-month deal completing the club's Asian player quota.[10][11]

In June 2015 he announced his retirement from professional football.[12][13] However, on 16 April 2016, it was announced that Jarun joined Premier Development League club Peachtree City MOBA.[14]

International career

Jarun made his international debut for the Palestinian national team in 2007,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, AFC Challenge Cup, WAFF Championship.[15]

Coaching career

Following one season as a player for Peachtree City, Jarun became an assistant for the club prior to the 2017 PDL season, as owner Volker Harms took over manager duties. 2017 was a dismal season for MOBA, as they went 2-10-2 and finished last place in the division, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year. Jarun was named manager of the club for the 2018 season in November 2017, with former Jamaican international Nicholas Addlery being hired as an assistant. Alongside his duties as manager, Jarun was also a member of the MOBA youth coaching staff.[16]

In October 2018 he became manager of the Atlanta United FC Academy.[17]

In June 2021 he became assistant coach of Atlanta United 2 in the USL Championship.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Omar Jarun

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[fr] Omar Jarun

Omar Jarun (arabe : عمر جارون) est un footballeur international palestinien né le 10 décembre 1983 à Koweït City au Koweït. Il évolue au poste de défenseur avant de se reconvertir comme entraîneur en novembre 2017.

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[it] Omar Jarun

Omar Jarun (in arabo: عمر جعرون‎; Al Kuwait, 10 dicembre 1983) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore palestinese, di ruolo difensore. Allenatore del Peachtree City.

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