Eddie Moussa ( ar, إدي موسى; 20 March 1984 – 1 July 2010) was a professional football player. He carried both

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and Lebanese citizenship, and was of

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descent.

Club career

He played in Sweden for

Assyriska Föreningen Assyriska Fotbollsföreningen, also known simply as Assyriska FF, is a Swedish football club based in Södertälje, Stockholm County. The club, formed in 1974 by Assyrian immigrants, has advanced through the league system and is currently playin ...

during his career starting 2001 until his death, with one year as loan to

Valsta Syrianska IK Valsta Syrianska IK was a Swedish based football club in Märsta, a suburb of Stockholm. The club was established in 1993 by Syriac immigrants arriving from Turkey. The club became defunct in 2015. History Valsta Syrianska IK was established in ...

for the season 2006–2007. He played as an attacking midfielder or forward.

International career

As his father was

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n from Lebanon while his mother from Syria, he had acquired Lebanese citizenship to possibly play in the Lebanese national team.

Death

At 2:22 am on 1 July 2010, Eddie Moussa, his brother Yaacoub and another person were shot in Café Oasen in

Södertälje Södertälje ( , ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Södermanland and Stockholm County, Sweden and seat of Södertälje Municipality. As of 2017, it has 72,704 inhabitants. Södertälje is located at Mälarens confluence in to the Baltic Sea ...

, Sweden, According to witnesses, three men came into the premises and began shooting. They then escaped on their scooters. Eddie and his brother Yaacoub Moussa died while their friend was seriously injured.Nu jagar polisen efter mördarna
(in Swedish)

References

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