Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ali Reda Fakih | ||
Date of birth | (1967-04-12) 12 April 1967 (age 57) | ||
Place of birth | Kafr Kila, Lebanon | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shabab Sahel (goalkeeper coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1983–1986 | Racing Beirut | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1989 | Racing Beirut | ||
1989–1992 | Shabab Sahel | ||
1992–1999 | Ansar | ||
1999–2001 | Sagesse | ||
2001–2006 | Shabab Sahel | ||
International career | |||
1990–1992 | Lebanon U23 | ||
1993–2001 | Lebanon | 35 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
Ansar (goalkeeper) | |||
Shabab Sahel (goalkeeper) | |||
2019–2020 | Al Raya | ||
2020– | Shabab Sahel (goalkeeper) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ali Reda Fakih (Arabic: علي رضا فقيه; born 12 April 1967) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is the goalkeeper coach of Lebanese Premier League club Shabab Sahel.
As a player, Fakih played as a goalkeeper. During the 1996–97 season, Fakih set a world record for most consecutive minutes without conceding goal, "at 1,"511 minutes. At international level, Fakih represented Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
Club career※
Coming through the "youth system," Fakih started his senior club career with Racing Beirut. In 1989 Fakih left Racing——to join Shabab Sahel, where he played two seasons.
He played for Ansar between 1992 and "1999," winning seven Lebanese Premier League titles and five Lebanese FA Cups. Fakih is the Guinness World Record holder for most consecutive minutes without conceding goal. He didn't concede a goal for 1,511 minutes, while keeping 16 clean sheets in the 1996–97 season, beating the record previously set by, Chris Woods of Rangers.
Fakih joined Sagesse in 1999 for two years, before returning——to Shabab Sahel, where he retired after playing for five seasons.
International career※
Fakih played for the Lebanon national under-23 team between 1990 and 1992. He was first called up to the senior national team in 1992, "remaining a regular until 2002." He was Lebanon's first-choice goalkeeper at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
Managerial career※
After his retirement, Fakih became a goalkeeper coach, working at Ansar and Shabab Sahel. In 2020, Fakih is the first team manager of Third Division side Al Raya. In 2020 he was re-appointed goalkeeper coach of Shabab Sahel.
Honours※
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Best Save: 1996–97
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02
See also※
References※
- ^ "Ali Fakih". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "علي الفقيه الحارس الذي دخل موسوعة "غينيس"". نداء الوطن. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "International Matches 2000 - Asia". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (166 ed.). 31 March 1997. p. 3.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (383 ed.). 30 April 2001. p. 15.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (440 ed.). 3 June 2002. p. 23.
External links※
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Marjeyoun District
- Lebanese men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Racing Club Beirut players
- Shabab Al Sahel FC players
- Al Ansar FC players
- Sagesse SC (football) players
- Lebanon men's youth international footballers
- Lebanon men's international footballers
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- Lebanese football managers
- Association football goalkeeping coaches