Fouad Moussa Hijazi ( ar, فؤاد موسى حجازي; born 27 June 1973) is a Lebanese

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manager and former player who is the assistant coach of club Ansar. As a player, Hijazi was

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and played for

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in the

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. He also played for Bourj,

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, and Khoyol at club level.

International career

In 2002, Hijazi played for the Lebanon Olympic team at the

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, scoring a goal in an 11–0 win against

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Managerial career

On 3 November 2020, during the 2020–21 season, Hijazi was appointed head coach of Lebanese Premier League side Bourj. He won his first title on 1 August 2021, after winning the

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. On 26 June 2022, Hijazi was appointed assistant coach to Jamal Taha at Ansar.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hijazi goal''.

Honours

Player

Sagesse *

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: 1998–99 * Lebanese Premier League runner-up: 2001–02 * Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2005–06 * Lebanese Federation Cup runner-up: 2004

Manager

Bourj *

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* * * Living people 1973 births Sportspeople from Monrovia Lebanese people of Liberian descent Sportspeople of Liberian descent Lebanese footballers Association football midfielders Bourj FC players Sagesse SC footballers Al Irshad SC players Al Khoyol FC players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanese Second Division players Lebanese football managers Association football coaches Sagesse SC football managers Bourj FC managers Lebanon youth international footballers Lebanon international footballers Asian Games competitors for Lebanon Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub