Zaher Toufic Al Indari ( ar, زاهر توفيق العنداري; born 26 May 1971) is a Lebanese former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Al Indari began his senior career in 1989 with Ahli Aley in the

Lebanese Third Division The Lebanese Third Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثالثة) is the third division of Lebanese football, and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The 24 teams are divided into four groups of seven ...

, which merged with Akhaa Club to form Akhaa Ahli Aley in 1990. In 1991–92 Akhaa Ahli Aley won the

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, gaining promotion to the

Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الأولى), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. There are 12 teams competing in the league, ...

for the first time in their history. Al Indari stayed at the club until 2003, when he moved to Safa. In his two seasons at the club, Al Indari scored six league goals, three in each season. After two seasons at the club, in 2005 Al Indari moved back to Akhaa Ahli, which had just relegated to the Lebanese Second Division after 25 years in the top-flight. Al Indari retired following the 2005–06 season.

International career

Between 1996 and 2001, Al Indari represented

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internationally. He scored four goals in 20 games, with his first goal coming against

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at the

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. On 12 December 1998, Al Indari scored a brace against

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at the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al Indari goal''.

Honours

Akhaa Ahli Aley *

: 1991–92 Individual * Lebanese Premier League Best Goal: 1998–99

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* * 1971 births Living people People from Baabda District Lebanese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Lebanese Premier League players Akhaa Ahli Aley FC players Safa SC players Lebanon men's international footballers Asian Games competitors for Lebanon Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub