Nabil Baalbaki
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nabil Ali Baalbaki | ||
Date of birth | 27 May 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Safa (youth coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 | Tadamon Sour | (1) | |
2002–2005 | Olympic Beirut | (0) | |
2005–2011 | Ansar | (1) | |
2011–2013 | Akhaa Ahli | 37 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Ansar | 33 | (0) |
Total | 70+ | (3+) | |
International career | |||
2003–2007 | Lebanon | 13 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2018–2021 | Ansar (assistant) | ||
2021- | Safa (Youth) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nabil Ali Baalbaki (Arabic: نبيل علي بعلبكي; born 27 May 1978) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is a coach for youth teams at Lebanese Premier League club Safa. He played as a defensive midfielder for the Lebanon national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Baalbaki began his senior career at Lebanese Premier League side Tadamon Sour, during the 2000–01 season.[1] In his first season at the club, Baalbaki helped his side lift their first Lebanese FA Cup.[2] After two seasons, in 2002 Baalbaki moved to Olympic Beirut.[1] He won a domestic double with the club in his first season, winning both the 2002–03 Lebanese Premier League and the 2002–03 Lebanese FA Cup.[1]
The Lebanese midfielder remained at Olympic Beirut for three seasons, before moving to Ansar 8 September 2005.[3] Once again Baalbaki won in his first season at his new club, helping his side lift a domestic double in 2005–06.[1] The following season, Baalbaki won another domestic double, winning both the league and cup in the 2006–07 season.[1] Baalbaki remained with Ansar for six seasons, where he also won another FA Cup (2009–10).[1] In the 2009–10 season, Baalbaki was also included in the Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season.[4]
In 2011 Akhaa Ahli Aley bought Baalbaki from Ansar; the player stayed two seasons at Akhaa, before returning to Ansar on 16 September 2013.[5] Baalbaki retired after two seasons, in 2015,[6] having won a total of three league titles and five FA Cups in his career.[1]
International career
[edit]Baalbaki made his international senior debut for Lebanon on 19 September 2003, in a friendly against Bahrain; Lebanon lost 4–3.[1] The midfielder played 13 games for Lebanon, between 2003 and 2007.[1]
Managerial career
[edit]Baalbaki was appointed assistant coach of Ansar ahead of the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League.[7] On 1 September 2019, Baalbaki resigned from his position due to internal problems,[8] but returned on 27 September.[9] He moved to train Safa youth teams in October 2021.[10]
Honours
[edit]Tadamon Sour
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2000–01
Olympic Beirut
- Lebanese Premier League: 2002–03
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2002–03
Ansar
- Lebanese Premier League: 2005–06, 2006–07
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2002–03,[11] 2005–06,[12] 2006–07,[13] 2007–08,[14] 2009–10[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Nabil Baalbaki". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "معتوق أفضل لاعب لبناني وحيدر يطالب بإصلاحات". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "بعلبكي يستقيل من الأنصار بشكل مفاجئ". كووورة. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "الأنصار يعلن عودة نبيل بعلبكي". كووورة. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=6312396275468696&id=100063786791357
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (498 ed.). 4 July 2003. p. 16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ العراقي سدير أفضل لاعب في استفتاء "المنار". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). 10 July 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في مهرجان المنار. al-akhbar (in Arabic). 22 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Nabil Baalbaki at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nabil Baalbaki at FA Lebanon
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Lebanese men's footballers
- Lebanon men's international footballers
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Tadamon Sour SC players
- Al Ansar FC players
- Olympic Beirut players
- Akhaa Ahli Aley FC players
- Footballers from Beirut
- Lebanese football managers
- Association football coaches