Adnan Al Sharqi
Lebanese football manager and player (1941-2021)
Adnan Hussein Mekdache (Arabic: عدنان حسين مكداش; 15 November 1941 – 1 June 2021), commonly known as Adnan Al Sharqi (Arabic: عدنان الشرقي, lit. 'Adnan the Oriental'), was a Lebanese football player and manager.
After leading Ansar to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time as a player-coach, Al Sharqi coached the club between 1967 and 2000, and during the 2004–05 season. He won 11 league titles in a row, becoming the football manager to have won the most league titles in the world. Al Sharqi also coached the Lebanon national team in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008.
Early life
Born on 15 November 1941 in Beirut, Lebanon, Al Sharqi grew up in the Tariq El Jdideh district. He used to play football with his friends in the hills and fields in the area.
Club career
Al Sharqi joined Ansar aged 10; they obtained their official license in 1954, and he played for their youth team. A winger, in 1957 he played his first senior match for Ansar aged 15 against Massis in the Lebanese Second Division, and became a first-team player the following year.
In 1965, Al Sharqi was due to join Safa, but joined Nejmeh instead due to bureaucratic issues. He played only four games, two friendlies and two official matches.
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