Louay Taleb ( ar, لؤي طالب; born August 9, 1975 in
Damascus
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Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
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Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
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football
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player. He ended his career as a player at
Al-Wahda in 2002 and became one of the assistant coaches there. He moved to
Al-Faisaly club in Jordan to be the assistant coach there from February 2009 until his contract end in May 2009.
Early life
Louay Taleb was born on 9 August 1975 in the
Midan
Al-Midan ( ar, حي الميدان) is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456. Today, the neighbourhood is often co ...
district of
Damascus
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Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, the youngest child of Khajo Shasheet, a cook, and Sayah Taleb, a prominent Syrian businessman at the time. His father died of a smoking related illness when Louay was very young.
Football career
Taleb had a flourishing national and international 6-year career as a player for
Al-Wahda and the
Syria national football team
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. With significant goals and great defensive work, his club team and country team were getting very close to big accomplishments. His best season with Al-Wahda was his 1999-2000 season when he scored 7 goals, including the winning goal in an important match.
Retirement and coaching
In late 2002, Taleb decided he would rather retire as a player and become an assistant coach for
Al-Wahda club in his hometown of Damascus. In the 2003-2004 season, Al-Wahda topped the
Syrian Premier League
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and won the
Syrian cup
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. He remained the assistant coach there until the year 2009 when he received an offer to move to
Al-Faisaly club of Jordan. He coached there along with
Nizar Mahrous
Nizar Hamed Mahrous ( ar, نزار محروس; 12 March 1963), known as Abu Hamed, is a Syrian football manager and former player who is the head coach of Erbil.
=Managerial career= Career
In May 2011, Mahrous was appointed manager of the Syr ...
until their contract ended in May 2009. He then retired and decided to become a football coach at a private school in Damascus, then he moved to the U.S. and started coaching for clubs and he continues to today.
References
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1975 births
Living people
Footballers from Damascus
Syrian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Syria men's international footballers
Al-Wahda SC (Syria) players
1996 AFC Asian Cup players
Syrian Premier League players