Ali Mteirek

Ali Ahmad Mteirek (Arabic: علي أحمد متيرك; 15 January 1978 – 24 July 2014) was a Lebanese footballer who played as a centre-back. He represented the Lebanon national team between 1998 and 2006.[2]

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ahmad and the family name is Mteirek.
Ali Mteirek
Mteirek with Lebanon in 2006
Personal information
Full name Ali Ahmad Mteirek[1]
Date of birth (1978-01-15)15 January 1978
Place of birth Tahouitet En Nahr, Lebanon[1]
Date of death 24 July 2014(2014-07-24) (aged 36)
Place of death Beirut, Lebanon
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Bourj
1998–2002 Tadamon Sour
2002–2005 Olympic Beirut
2005–2007 Ansar
2007–2010 Ahed
2010–2013 Shabab Sahel
2013–2014 Khoyol
2014 Sagesse
International career
1998–2006 Lebanon 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Tahouitet En Nahr, Lebanon,[1] Mteirek grew up in Bourj el-Barajneh suburb of Beirut.[3]

Mteirek began his senior career at Bourj, before moving to Tadamon Sour, with whom he won the Lebanese FA Cup in 2001.[4] He joined Olympic Beirut in 2002,[5] winning the domestic double (league and cup) in 2003.[4] Mtairek won the league title with Ansar in 2006.[4] He also played for Ahed, Shabab Sahel, Khoyol,[6] and Sagesse.[7]

International career

Mteirek represented Lebanon at the 1998 Asian Games.[3]

Death

On 24 July 2014, Mteirek died of electrocution in his home in Beirut, aged 36.[4]

Honours

Tadamon Sour

Olympic Beirut

Ansar

Individual

References
  1. "Ali Mteirek". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. "Ali Mteirek". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. "وفاة اللاعب السابق في منتخب لبنان علي متيرك بصعقة كهربائية". annahar.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. "تشييع الدولي اللبناني علي متيرك". جريدة السفير. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. Limited, Elaph Publishing (10 August 2002). "3 لاعبين جددالى اولمبيك بيروت". Elaph - إيلاف (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. "الدرجة الثانية: مشوار طويل وصعب للتأهل والهروب من الهبوط". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. "وفاة اللاعب اللبناني علي متيرك". archive.alahednews.com.lb. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. تقرير مفصل مع الصورعباس عطوي أفضل لاعب في الدوري اللبناني. alqabas.com (in Arabic). 17 May 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. Al Sahili, Mohamed (4 July 2007). تقرير مفصل مع الصور الحصرية لكوورة لبنانية عن مهرجان المنار 2006–2007. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 February 2022.


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