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Jamal Al Haj
Lebanese footballer and coach (born 1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Jamal El-Haj" redirects here. For the Swedish politician, see Jamal El-Haj (politician).
Jamal Al Haj (Arabic: جمال الحاج; born 28 August 1971) is a Lebanese football manager and former player who is the head coach of Lebanese Premier League club Ahed.
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![]() Al Haj in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1971-08-28) 28 August 1971 (age 52) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ahed | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–2004 | Nejmeh | ||
2004 | Ahed | ||
International career | |||
1993 | Lebanon | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2013 | Khoyol | ||
2017 | Nejmeh | ||
2020–2021 | Lebanon U23 | ||
2021–2023 | Ahed (youth technical director) | ||
2024– | Ahed | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Al Haj played for Nejmeh as a midfielder, whom he captained, as well as for the Lebanon national team. He was the Lebanese Premier League top scorer in his debut season, in 1989–90, scoring 12 goals. Al Haj also played for Ahed in 2004.
In 2017 he managed Nejmeh, but was fired two months later. Al Haj took charge of the Lebanon national under-23 team between 2020 and 2021. In 2024, he was appointed head coach of Ahed.