Omar Andrés Asad (born 9 April 1971) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a

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. As a player, Asad spent all of his career in Vélez Sársfield, winning 8 titles with the club (including both the

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and the Intercontinental Cup). Asad is nicknamed ''el Turco'' (in English: "the Turk") because he has

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n and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina, Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to the country with

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documents in the 1900s.

Playing career

Asad played as a striker and was characterised by being strong and quick. His first match in the

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came in 1992, when he played for Vélez Sársfield against

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. He was a determinant player in Vélez' most successful years, along manager

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and

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an goalkeeper

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. With Vélez, Asad won the Argentine Primera División title in 1993 (Clausura), and after that the

and the Intercontinental Cup, where he was chosen ''Man of the Match'' after scoring the second goal against

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. Asad later won the Apertura in 1995 and played for the Argentina national team, until he got injured in the end of that season, which stopped his progression as a player.

Coaching career

On 2 January 2010 Godoy Cruz hired Asad as coach to replace

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. The former forward only had coaching experience with Vélez' youth divisions and reserve team. During his first season with Godoy Cruz ( 2010 Clausura), Asad led the team to a surprising 3rd-place finish; and led them to a 5th place the following championship ( 2010 Apertura). Due to the good league finishes, Godoy Cruz qualified for the

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; however, the coach did not renew his contract with the team, citing economical reasons. On 23 December 2010,

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ian team Emelec confirmed the signing of Omar Asad to manahadthe team for the 2011 season. On 11 May 2011,

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team

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signed with him to take the manager position from June 20, 2011. On 10 June 2013 he was presented as the new coach for Mexican side

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. Asad had pressure on him due to the fact that former coach Tomas Boy took the team to the liguilla with a total of 32 points which gave Atlas an advantage in the relegation fight. Asad team debuted in a 3–3 draw against

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, coming back from a 3–1 partial lost, with 2 goals from

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and Edson Rivera scored the equalizer. After 13 games Asad was fired in Atlas defeat 1–2 against Cruz Azul. In 13 games Asad only managed 0 wins 8 draws and 5 losses. His worst results with Atlas were both in away games a 3–0 defeat against

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and another 3–0 defeat against Chiapas F.C.

Honours

Club

; Vélez Sársfield *

(4): 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura, 1998 Clausura *

(1):

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* Intercontinental Cup (1):

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(1): 1996 *

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(1):

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(1):

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Individual

; Vélez Sársfield * Intercontinental Cup Man of the Match (1):

Personal life

Omar is nephew of

Julio Asad Julio Daniel Asad (; born 7 June 1953) is an Argentine former football player and manager. He played as a midfielder, and participated with Argentina in the 1975 Copa América. Asad was nicknamed "El Turco" due to his Syrian and Lebanese eth ...

, a former Vélez player of the 1960s and 1970s.100 x 100 El Turco Asad", Diego Borinsky, El Gráfico, número 4398, maio de 2010, pp. 2435 Son

Yamil Asad Yamil Rodrigo Asad (born 27 July 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Universidad Católica. Club career Vélez Sarsfield Asad played youth football and debuted professionally with Vélez Sa ...

is a professional footballer in

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with Universidad Catolica.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Asad, Omar Living people 1971 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Argentine people of Syrian descent Argentine people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Association football forwards Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Argentine Primera División players Copa Libertadores-winning players Argentine football managers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba managers C.S. Emelec managers San Lorenzo de Almagro managers Atlas F.C. managers Bolivian Primera División managers Club San José managers Club Always Ready managers

Playing career

Coaching career

Honours

Club

Individual

Personal life

See also

References

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