Hussein Ali Dokmak ( ar, حسين دقماق; 13 December 1981 – 13 June 2007) was Lebanese

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who played as a defender. He was killed by a car bomb, alongside other victims, in an assassination attempt on Lebanese politician Walid Eido.

Career

Dokmak joined Nejmeh on 21 May 1997, playing for them until his death in 2007. He was also called up to represent

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

internationally at the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, but didn't make an appearance.

Death

On 13 June 2007, Dokmak died in the same car bomb which killed politician Walid Eido and teammate

Hussein Naeem Hussain Hassan Naeem ( ar, حسين حسن نعيم; 19 March 1987 – 13 June 2007) was Lebanese footballer who played as a forward. He was killed by a car bomb, alongside other victims, in an assassination attempt on Lebanese politician Walid ...

outside the Rafic El-Hariri Stadium.

References

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