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Youssef Wasef Mohamad (Arabic: يوسف واصف محمد; born 1 July 1980), also known as Dodo (Arabic: دودو), is a Lebanese former professional footballer who is the technical advisor of the Lebanon national team.

Youssef Mohamad

Mohamad with 1. FC Köln in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Youssef Wasef Mohamad[1]
Date of birth	(1980-07-01) 1 July 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth	Ayta al-Jabal, Lebanon[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Safa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Safa	25+	(4)
2002–2004	Olympic Beirut		(4)
2004–2007	SC Freiburg	87	(9)
2007–2011	1. FC Köln	120	(10)
2011–2013	Al-Ahli	35	(5)
2016	Nejmeh	0	(0)
Total		267+	(32)
National team
2002	Lebanon U23
1999–2016	Lebanon	81	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamad is one of the most successful players in the history of Lebanese football, captaining 1. FC Köln during his spell with the club in the Bundesliga, as well as the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Safa

Mohamad began his career at Lebanese Premier League side Safa,[2] signing to the first-team from the youth team.^{[citation needed]} He got promoted to the first team in 1999 and played for three years, making 25 league appearances and scoring 3 times.^{[citation needed]}

Olympic Beirut

In summer 2002, he transferred to Olympic Beirut.[3] Mohamad went on to win the domestic double (Lebanese Premier League and Lebanese FA Cup) in the 2002–03 season.[2]

Freiburg

Mohamad joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg in 2004,[2] at the recommendation of his international teammate, Roda Antar.^{[citation needed]} He scored his first goals, a brace, in a 3–3 draw against Greuther Fürth on 22 September 2006.[4] Although Freiburg were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, Mohamad remained there until his transfer to 1. FC Köln in 2007 along with Roda Antar.^{[citation needed]}

1. FC Köln

Mohamad signed for Köln on 17 July 2007.^{[citation needed]} He helped them gain promotion to the Bundesliga for the 2008–09 season.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2009–10 season, he scored against Borussia Dortmund in a last-minute 3–2 defeat; Mohamad equalized the score in the 88th minute with a right footed goal.[5] Mohamad received three yellow cards throughout the season.

In January 2010, Köln coach Zvonimir Soldo announced that Mohamad would be the captain of the club.[2] He became the third Arab player to captain a Bundesliga club, after Egyptian player Hany Ramzy and Tunisian player Zoubeir Baya.[2]

It took him 92 seconds to receive a red card on the opening day of the 2010–11 season on 21 August 2010, a 3–1 defeat to 1. FC Kaiserslautern; it was the fastest red card in Bundesliga history.[6]

Al-Ahli

In August 2011, UAE Pro League side Al-Ahli announced the signing of Mohamad on a two-year deal.[7]

Nejmeh

In September 2016, Mohamad returned to Lebanon, signing with Nejmeh.[8] However he did not manage a single appearance as he was ruled out for injury; he subsequently retired from football in September of the same year.[9]

International career

On 16 August 1999, Mohamad debuted for Lebanon in the 1999 Pan Arab Games.[10] On 25 June 2000, Mohamad scored a free kick, his first international goal, in a 3–1 home victory against Kuwait.[11]

In 2000, aged 20, Mohamad was selected to represent Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. On 12 October, he played the full 90 minutes in Lebanon's opening 4–0 loss against Iran. On 15 October, he was substituted onto the field in the 89th minute for Abbas Chahrour in a 2–2 draw against Iraq. However, he didn't take part in Lebanon's 1–1 draw with Thailand on 18 October.[12]

In 2007, Mohamad reportedly had a disagreement with Lebanon's assistant coach Adnan Al Sharqi, where he had intensely criticized the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) and the national team coach.^{[citation needed]} He was suspended by the LFA and would be allowed to return on the condition that he would apologize to the LFA and its national team coach.^{[citation needed]}

Prior to the start of the third round of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup game against South Korea and the United Arab Emirates in September 2011, it was reported that Mohamad had traveled to Goyang, South Korea to join the squad for the match.[13]

Mohamad announced his retirement from international football in April 2016.[14]

Managerial career

After retiring from football, in December 2016 Mohamad took the role of technical advisor of the Lebanon national team.[15]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
Safa	1999–00	Lebanese Premier League		1
	2000–01	Lebanese Premier League	11	2
	2001–02	Lebanese Premier League	14	1
	Total		25+	4
Olympic Beirut	2002–03	Lebanese Premier League		0
	2003–04	Lebanese Premier League		4
	Total			4
SC Freiburg	2004–05	Bundesliga	29	0
	2005–06	2. Bundesliga	27	1
	2006–07	2. Bundesliga	31	8
	Total		87	9
1. FC Köln	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	31	5
	2008–09	Bundesliga	30	1
	2009–10	Bundesliga	31	2
	2010–11	Bundesliga	28	2
	Total		120	10
Al-Ahli	2011–12	UAE Pro League	13	2
	2012–13	UAE Pro League	22	3
	2013–14	UAE Pro League	0	0
	Total		35	5
Nejmeh	2016–17	Lebanese Premier League	0	0
Career total			267+	32+

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mohamad goal.

List of international goals scored by Youssef Mohamad

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 June 2000	Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon	Kuwait	3–1	3–1	Friendly
2	19 September 2003	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	2–4	3–4	Friendly
3	12 November 2015	Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon	Laos	1–0	7–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Olympic Beirut

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

Al-Ahli

• UAE League Cup: 2011–12
• UAE President's Cup: 2012–13

Individual

• IFFHS All-time Lebanon Men's Dream Team[16]
• Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2002–03,[17] 2003–04[18]

See also

• List of Lebanon international footballers

References

External links

• Youssef Mohamad at FA Lebanon
• Youssef Mohamad at RSSSF
• Youssef Mohamad at National-Football-Teams.com
• Youssef Mohamad at Soccerway
• Youssef Mohamad at kicker (in German)
• Youssef Mohamad at fussballdaten.de (in German)

На других языках

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[de] Youssef Mohamad

Youssef Wasef „Dodo“ Mohamad (arabisch يوسف واصف محمد) (* 1. Juli 1980 in Beirut, Libanon) ist ein ehemaliger libanesischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Youssef Mohamad (footballer, born 1980)

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[es] Youssef Mohamad

Youssef Wasef Mohamad (Beirut, Líbano, 1 de julio de 1980), es un exfutbolista libanés. Jugaba de defensa y actualmente se desempeña como asesor técnico de la selección nacional de Líbano.

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[fr] Youssef Mohamad

Youssef Wasef Mohamad (arabe : يوسف واصف محمد) (né le 1er juillet 1980 à Beyrouth au Liban) est un joueur de football international libanais, qui évolue au poste de défenseur.

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[it] Youssef Mohamad

Youssef Wasef Mohamad (Beirut, 1º luglio 1980) è un ex calciatore libanese.

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[ru] Мохамад, Юссеф

Мохамад Юссеф (араб. يوسف واصف محمد‎; 1 июля 1980, Бейрут, Ливан) — ливанский футболист, защитник. Ранее играл в Германии, выступал за «Фрайбург» и «Кёльн». Юссеф — один из самых успешных ливанских футболистов, он был капитаном «Кёльна», выступавшего в это время в немецкой Бундеслиге.

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