Ahmed Ben Soueid (born in
Benghazi
Benghazi () , ; it, Bengasi; tr, Bingazi; ber, Bernîk, script=Latn; also: ''Bengasi'', ''Benghasi'', ''Banghāzī'', ''Binghāzī'', ''Bengazi''; grc, Βερενίκη (''Berenice'') and ''Hesperides''., group=note (''lit. Son of he Ghazi ...
) is a
Libyan professional
football player
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
and
manager.
Career
A native of Benghazi, Ben Soueid is one of the best players in the history of Libyan football. Having played his entire career with the team
Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi), it is famous for the club in the 1960s, with whom he became the top scorer in its history. During the 1963-1964 and 1964-1965 seasons, he was elected best scorer of the
national championship with 19 and 18 goals.
Ben Soueid scored 36 goals for the national team and holds the Libyan record for the most goals in a game, 9, which he hit against
Oman in the
1966 Arab Nations Cup
The 1966 Arab Cup was the third edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Baghdad, Iraq. The host nation and defending Champions Iraq won the title for the 2nd time.
Participated teams
The 10 participated teams are:
Venues
Squads
Group stag ...
.
In 1989, he coached the
Libya national football team.
References
Living people
Libyan men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Libyan football managers
Libya national football team managers
Men's association football defenders
People from Benghazi
1946 births
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