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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ali Ahmad Mteirek[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Tahouitet En Nahr , Lebanon[1] | ||
Date of death | 24 July 2014 | (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 | ||
International career | |||
1998–2006 | Lebanon | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editBorn in Tahouitet En Nahr , 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
editMteirek represented Lebanon at the 1998 Asian Games.[3]
Death
editOn 24 July 2014, Mteirek died of electrocution in his home in Beirut, aged 36.[4] An annual friendly game is organized by Bourj FC as a remembrance of Ali.[8]
Honours
editTadamon 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
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ali Mteirek". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Ali Mteirek". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "وفاة اللاعب السابق في منتخب لبنان علي متيرك بصعقة كهربائية". annahar.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "تشييع الدولي اللبناني علي متيرك". جريدة السفير. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Limited, Elaph Publishing (10 August 2002). "3 لاعبين جددالى اولمبيك بيروت". Elaph - إيلاف (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "الدرجة الثانية: مشوار طويل وصعب للتأهل والهروب من الهبوط". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "وفاة اللاعب اللبناني علي متيرك". archive.alahednews.com.lb. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=813353367493834&set=pcb.813353747493796 [bare URL]
- ^ تقرير مفصل مع الصورعباس عطوي أفضل لاعب في الدوري اللبناني. alqabas.com (in Arabic). 17 May 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Al Sahili, Mohamed (4 July 2007). تقرير مفصل مع الصور الحصرية لكوورة لبنانية عن مهرجان المنار 2006–2007. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
External links
edit- Ali Mteirek at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ali Mteirek at FA Lebanon
- Ali Mteirek at Soccerway
- Ali Mteirek at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)