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
International career
1998–2006 Lebanon 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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

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

Death

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On 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

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Tadamon Sour

Olympic Beirut

Ansar

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ali Mteirek". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ali Mteirek". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "وفاة اللاعب السابق في منتخب لبنان علي متيرك بصعقة كهربائية". annahar.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "تشييع الدولي اللبناني علي متيرك". جريدة السفير. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. ^ Limited, Elaph Publishing (10 August 2002). "3 لاعبين جددالى اولمبيك بيروت". Elaph - إيلاف (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 January 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "الدرجة الثانية: مشوار طويل وصعب للتأهل والهروب من الهبوط". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. ^ "وفاة اللاعب اللبناني علي متيرك". archive.alahednews.com.lb. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=813353367493834&set=pcb.813353747493796 [bare URL]
  9. ^ تقرير مفصل مع الصورعباس عطوي أفضل لاعب في الدوري اللبناني. alqabas.com (in Arabic). 17 May 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  10. ^ 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.
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