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 Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player and

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. 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 Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

. 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

in the 2014–15 season, helping the club win promotion from the

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 "Kharaitiyat" is the plural form of the Arabic term "khurat", which roughly translates to "map-like". The town received its ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adam Mahmoud, Yousuf 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