Joseph Nalbandian ( ar, جوزف نلبنديان; 1919 – after 1985) was a Lebanese

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player and manager. During the 1930s and 1940s, Nalbandian played as a

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for DPHB, Hilmi-Sport,

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Homenetmen Homenetmen ( hy, Հ.Մ.Ը.Մ., , short for hy, Հայ Մարմնակրթական Ընդհանուր Միութիւն, meaning ''Armenian General Athletic Union'') is a pan-Armenian Armenian Diaspora, diaspora organization devoted to sport and sco ...

, and Nahda, at club level. He also represented

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. Nalbandian coached Homenetmen, from 1947 to 1972, and

, during the 1950s and 1960s. He was in the Regional Committee of Homenetmen between 1965 and 1971, and was General Secretary of the Lebanese Football Association between 1967 and 1985.

Honours

Manager

Homenetmen Beirut * Lebanese Premier League: 1947–48, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1968–69 * Lebanese FA Cup: 1947–48, 1961–62 Lebanon *

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...

third place:

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Arab Nations Cup The FIFA Arab Cup ( ar, كأس العرب, translit=Kaʾs al-ʿArab), or simply Arab Cup, is an international association football competition which has been organized by FIFA since 2021, and is contested by the senior men's national teams of ...

third place:

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

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* 1919 births Year of death missing Lebanese people of Armenian descent Ethnic Armenian sportspeople Lebanese footballers Association football goalkeepers Lebanese Premier League players AS DPHB players Homenetmen Beirut footballers Al Nahda SC players AS Hilmi-Sport players Sagesse SC footballers Lebanon international footballers Lebanese football managers Lebanon national football team managers Lebanese Premier League managers Homenetmen Beirut (football) managers {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub