Ahmed Omar (footballer)

Ahmed Omar
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Omar Shaker Festooq
Place of birth Lebanon[1]
Date of death May 4 2025
Position Forward
Youth career
Al Sadd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1983 Al Sadd
International career
Qatar
Managerial career
1987–1988 Al Sadd
1993–1994 Al Sadd
1996–1997 Al Sadd
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Omar (Arabic: احمد عمر) was a Qatari-Lebanese football coach and former striker who played for Al Sadd. He was an AFC Elite Coaching Instructor.[2] He was the first person in the history of the Emir Cup to win the title as both coach and player.[3]

He retired from playing after Al Sadd lost the 1983 Emir Cup final to Al Arabi. After the match, there was a mass brawl between the two teams, and the field was described as a 'boxing ring'.[4] Omar went on to coach Al Sadd, first in 1987–88, winning the Emir Cup that year, and again in 1993–94, when he also won the Emir Cup.[5] He coached Al Sadd for a third interval, from 1996 to 1997.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "PARK ROAD 'OPENED' 30 YEARS AGO". pitchero.com. Retrieved 8 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "PF Coaches visit Al Gharafa". the-afc.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. ^ لزعيم وكأس الأمير ( تاريخ وأرقام وصور ) لأول مره (in Arabic). qatarshares.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  4. ^ "قذيفة "جيرالدو" تهدي اللقب للعرباوية". al-watan.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  5. ^ أحمد عمر: مصافحة الأمير لحظات تاريخية ما زالت تشعرني بالفخر (in Arabic). alarab.com.qa. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ "الصفحة 12(12-8- 1996)". charlesayoub.com. 12 August 1996. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  7. ^ "الصفحة 13 (18-02-1997)". charlesayoub.com. 18 February 1997. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.