Yousuf Adam Mahmoud or Yousef Adam ( ar, يوسف آدم محمود; born 12 September 1972) is a
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
i-
Somali former
football
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player and
manager
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Management includes the activities o ...
. He is the first Qatari football manager to have coached in Africa.
He also competed in the
men's tournament at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
.
Managerial career
In 2010, Adam coached
Mesaimeer SC
Al-Mesaimeer Sports Club ( ar, نادي المسيمير الرياضي) is a Qatari multi-sports club based in Mesaimeer. Its football department plays in the Qatari Second Division. It was previously known as ''Al-Nahda Sports Club'', then ''Al ...
in the
Qatargas League
The Qatari Second Division ( ar, دوري الدرجة الثانية القطري), QSD or Second Division League, also was known as Qatargas League due to sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of football league competition in Qatar. Contested ...
. Later in 2010, he coached both the
Somalia national team and the Somalia Olympic team. While in charge of Somalia, the team participated in the
2010 CECAFA Cup. With an average squad age of 20, Somalia lost all of its group stage matches, including 0–6 against
Zambia
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.
Adam was unveiled as the new coach of lower-tier club
Al Shahaniya in February 2013. He was named as
El Jaish's new head coach on 15 January 2014.
Adam was in charge of
Mesaimeer SC
Al-Mesaimeer Sports Club ( ar, نادي المسيمير الرياضي) is a Qatari multi-sports club based in Mesaimeer. Its football department plays in the Qatari Second Division. It was previously known as ''Al-Nahda Sports Club'', then ''Al ...
in the 2014–15 season, helping the club win promotion from the
Qatargas League
The Qatari Second Division ( ar, دوري الدرجة الثانية القطري), QSD or Second Division League, also was known as Qatargas League due to sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of football league competition in Qatar. Contested ...
to the
Qatar Stars League
The Qatar Stars League ( ar, دوري نجوم قطر), or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top level football league in Qatar football league system. Contested by 12 teams, it operates on a system of promotio ...
for the first time in its history. He left the club in May 2015. In June 2015, he was confirmed as assistant coach of
Al Ahli. On 11 November 2018, he became the manager of
Al Kharaitiyat
Al Kharaitiyat ( ar, الخريطيات, Al Khurayţīyāt) is a town in the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar.
Etymology
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.
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1972 births
Living people
El Jaish SC managers
Mesaimeer SC managers
Al-Shahania Sports Club managers
Qatari football managers
Somalia national football team managers
Qatari people of Somali descent
Al-Gharafa SC players
Umm Salal SC players
Al-Shamal SC players
Qatari footballers
Naturalised citizens of Qatar
Qatar international footballers
Qatar Stars League players
Qatar Stars League managers
Association football midfielders
Olympic footballers of Qatar
Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Al Kharaitiyat SC managers
Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
2000 AFC Asian Cup players
Asian Games competitors for Qatar
Qatari expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Somalia
Qatari expatriate sportspeople in Somalia
Al Ahli SC (Doha) managers
Association football coaches