Hassan Ayoub

Hassan Ayoub (Arabic: حسن أيوب; born 4 April 1967) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who played as a centre-back.

Hassan Ayoub
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-04-04) 4 April 1967
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1976–1985 Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Nejmeh
1986–1996 Safa
1996–2002 Sagesse
2002 Olympic Beirut
2002–2003 Akhaa Ahli Aley
International career
1980s Lebanon U20
1991 Lebanon U23
1993–1999 Lebanon 23 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ayoub played in the Lebanese Premier League for Nejmeh, Safa and Sagesse, and helped Akhaa Ahli Aley win the Lebanese Second Division.[1] He also played for the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Nejmeh

Ayoub began playing football for Nejmeh in 1976 aged nine.[2] He made his senior debut in the early-1980s against Tadamon Beirut, scoring the lone goal of the game.[2] Due to limited playing time, he moved to Safa in 1986.[2]

Safa

After helping Safa win the Lebanese FA Cup in 1986–87,[1] the club's first major trophy, he participated with the team in the 1986 Arab Club Champions Cup.[2] While initially a midfielder for Safa, he was moved to centre-back.[2]

Late career

In 1996, Ayoub moved to Sagesse in a deal worth $100,000.[2] He moved to Olympic Beirut in May 2002;[3] his contract was terminated by mutual consent four months later due to a severe injury.[2] Ayoub finished his playing career at Akhaa Ahli Aley, helping them win the Lebanese Second Division in 2002–03.[2]

International career

Having represented Lebanon internationally at under-20 and under-23 levels, Ayoub played for the senior team in the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[2][4]

Coaching career

Following his retirement as a player, Ayoub became a coach.[1] He worked in the technical staffs of Nejmeh, Safa and Ahed, and was also part of the Lebanon national team technical staff in 2010.[1] Ayoub also worked as a sports analyst for Qatari TV channel Al Kass,[1] and as a banker for Bank of Beirut.[4]

Personal life

Ayoub and his wife have two sons: Salim and Karim.[1] His brother, Mohamad Ayoub, also played football as a goalkeeper.[2]

Honours

Safa

Sagesse

Olympic Beirut

  • Lebanese Premier League: 2002–03
  • Lebanese FA Cup: 2002–03

Akhaa Ahli Aley

  • Lebanese Second Division: 2002–03

References
  1. Khreis, Ali (11 May 2012). حسن أيوب: الصفاء بطل لبنان بجدارة، ولبنان ينتتظرها مصير مجهول في التصفيات [Hassan Ayoub: Safa is the well-deserved champion of Lebanon, and Lebanon awaits an unknown fate in the qualifiers]. Goal (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. "اللاعب حسن أيوب لـ"أحوال": خدمتُ الكرة اللبنانية بتفانٍ وخرجتُ بلا مباراة تكريمية!". أحوال ميديا (in Arabic). 19 December 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. "HASAN AYOUB". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. "حسن أيّوب "السدّ العالي"". نداء الوطن. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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