Abbas Ali Atwi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Abbas Atwi

| image = Abbas Ali Atwi, 2019.jpg

| caption = Atwi with Ansar in 2019

| fullname = Abbas Ali Atwi

| height = 1.80 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|12|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Qabrikha, Lebanon{{GSA player|abbas-ali-atwi/65003|access-date=1 October 2021}}

| position = Attacking midfielder

| currentclub = Bourj (team manager)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1998–2000

| youthclubs1 = Bourj

| years1 = 2000–2002

| clubs1 = Bourj

| caps1 =

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 2002–2005

| clubs2 = Olympic Beirut

| caps2 =

| goals2 = 11

| years3 = 2005–2017

| clubs3 = Ahed

| caps3 = 114+

| goals3 = 58

| years4 = 2017–2021

| clubs4 = Ansar

| caps4 = 55

| goals4 = 8

| years5 = 2021–2022

| clubs5 = Bourj

| caps5 = 18

| goals5 = 2

| totalcaps = 187+

| totalgoals = 87

| nationalyears1 = 2005

| nationalteam1 = Lebanon U23

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2002–2016

| nationalteam2 = Lebanon

| nationalcaps2 = 53

| nationalgoals2 = 4

| manageryears1 = 2022–

| managerclubs1 = Bourj (team manager)

}}

Abbas Ali Atwi ({{langx|ar|عباس علي عطوي}}; born 15 December 1984), also known as Onika ({{langx|ar|أونيكا|links=no}}, also spelled Unica), is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is team manager of {{Lebanese football updater|Bourj}} club Bourj.

Club career

Atwi joined Bourj's youth team aged 14; he made his senior debut in the Lebanese Second Division in 2000, in a 4–3 defeat against Ahed.{{Cite web |title=ABBAS ATWI |url=https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/abbas_atwi.html |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=www.abdogedeon.com}} Atwi moved to Lebanese Premier League side Olympic Beirut in 2002,{{Cite web |title="اونيكا" يضع حدّاً لمسيرته الكروية |url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2250 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=lebanonfg.com |language=en}} with whom he won the domestic double (league and cup) in his first season.

In 2005 Atwi signed for Ahed. He scored 58 league goals and won five league titles in 12 years at the club.{{NFT player|3773|access-date=18 June 2021}}

Atwi joined Ansar in 2017, helping them win their first league title in 14 years in 2021.{{Cite web |title=لقب 14 قياسي للأنصار على حساب النجمة بعد انتظار 14 سنة في بطولة كرة القدم |url=https://bintjbeil.org/post.php?id=40039 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Bintjbeil.org |language=ar}}

On 18 June 2021, Atwi moved back to Bourj, where he had begun his career.{{Cite web|last=Mahfoud|first=Maroun|date=2021-06-18|title=Two players join Bourj|url=https://www.falebanon.com/28323/|access-date=2021-06-18|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB}} He announced his retirement on 20 May 2022, following the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-21 |title=Abbas Atwi "Onika" brings down the curtain… A Lebanese star’s career is full of achievements |url=https://news.middleeast-24.com/news/213162.html |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Middle East 24 News English |language=en-us}}

International career

File:Iran v Lebanon, 11 June 2013 34 (Abbas Ali Atwi).jpg in 2013.]]

In 2005, Atwi played for the Lebanon national under-23 team; he scored from the half-way line in a game against Japan U23, which Lebanon lost 2–1.

Atwi has played for the Lebanon national team between 2002 and 2016, scoring four goals in over 50 appearances.{{FA Lebanon|15185|access-date=18 June 2021}} He has played at the 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and the 2004 and 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, as well as at the 2002 and 2004 WAFF Championships and at the 2002 Arab Cup.

Personal life

Atwi earned his nickname "Onika" in reference to the Lebanese chocolate bar Unica as, after being involved in a non-fatal car accident as a kid, the first thing he asked his mother was the chocolate bar that he was holding in his hand during the accident.{{Cite web|url=http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=1029708|title=منتديات كووورة|website=forum.kooora.com|access-date=2018-11-13}}

He is not related to fellow Lebanese footballer Abbas Ahmad Atwi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/leb-onika-intl.html|title=Abbas Ali "Onika" Atwi - International Appearances|website=RSSSF|access-date=2020-01-19}}

Career statistics

=International=

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

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Abbas Ali Atwi
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1 \|26 May 2004 \|Beirut, Lebanon \|{{fb\|BHR}} \|align="center"\| \|align="center"\|2–2 \|Friendly
align="center"\| 2 \|2 February 2005 \|Doha, Qatar \|{{fb\|BHR}} \|align="center"\| \|align="center"\|1–2 \|Friendly
align="center"\| 3 \|22 March 2013 \|Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon \|{{fb\|THA}} \|align="center"\|5–2 \| style="text-align:center" \|5–2 \|2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
align="center" \| 4 \|24 May 2015 \|Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon \|{{fb\|SYR}} \| align="center" \|1–2 \| align="center" \|2–2 \|Friendly

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Abbas Ali Atwi

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

|26 May 2004

|Beirut, Lebanon

|{{fb|BHR}}

|align="center"|

|align="center"|2–2

|Friendly

align="center"| 2

|2 February 2005

|Doha, Qatar

|{{fb|BHR}}

|align="center"|

|align="center"|1–2

|Friendly

align="center"| 3

|22 March 2013

|Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

|{{fb|THA}}

|align="center"|5–2

| style="text-align:center" |5–2

|2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

align="center" | 4

|24 May 2015

|Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon

|{{fb|SYR}}

| align="center" |1–2

| align="center" |2–2

|Friendly

Honours

Bourj

Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2021
Lebanese Second Division: 2000–01

Olympic Beirut

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

Ahed

Lebanese Premier League: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17
Lebanese FA Cup: 2008–09, 2010–11
Lebanese Elite Cup: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
Lebanese Super Cup: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015

Ansar

Lebanese Premier League: 2020–21
Lebanese FA Cup: 2020–21

Individual

Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 2002–03{{Cite news|date=4 July 2003|title=مهرجان كرة المنار|edition=498|pages=16|work=Shoot}}
Lebanese Premier League Best Young Player: 2001–02{{Cite news|date=3 June 2002|title=مهرجان كرة المنار|edition=440|pages=23|work=Shoot}}
Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2002–03,{{Cite news|date=4 July 2003|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=498|pages=16|work=Shoot}} 2005–06,{{Cite web|date=17 May 2006|title=|script-title=ar:تقرير مفصل مع الصورعباس عطوي أفضل لاعب في الدوري اللبناني|url=https://www.alqabas.com/article/201682-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A|access-date=10 February 2022|website=alqabas.com|language=ar}} 2007–08,{{Cite web|date=10 July 2008|title=|script-title=ar:العراقي سدير أفضل لاعب في استفتاء "المنار"|url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2008-07-10/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9|access-date=13 February 2022|website=alkhaleej.ae|language=ar}} 2009–10,{{Cite web|date=22 May 2010|title=|script-title=ar:حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في مهرجان المنار|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport/112777|access-date=14 May 2019|website=al-akhbar|language=ar}} 2010–11,{{Cite web|date=18 May 2011|title=|script-title=ar:معتوق أفضل لاعب لبناني وحيدر يطالب بإصلاحات|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport/88593|access-date=14 May 2019|website=al-akhbar|language=ar}} 2012–13,{{Cite web|date=18 June 2013|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار الـ17 : محمد حيدر افضل لاعب في لبنان|url=https://archive.alahednews.com.lb/details.php?id=78113|access-date=13 May 2019|website=Al Ahed News Archive|language=ar}}{{Cite web|date=18 June 2013|title=|script-title=ar:محمد حيدر أفضل لاعب..ولا حذاء ذهبي|url=http://www.malaeeb.com/pages/article/5777|access-date=26 February 2019|website=Malaeeb|language=ar}} 2014–15,{{Cite web|date=10 June 2015|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19|url=https://www.annahar.com/article/243764-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%8419|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510223601/https://www.annahar.com/article/243764-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%8419|archive-date=10 May 2019|access-date=26 February 2019|website=An-Nahar|language=ar}} 2015–16,{{Cite web|url=https://www.annahar.com/article/400091-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%8420|title=محمد حيدر والنيجيري كابيروموسى الافضل في مهرجان كرة المنار الـ20|date=6 June 2016|website=An-Nahar|access-date=26 February 2019|archive-date=24 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424104115/https://www.annahar.com/article/400091-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%8420|url-status=dead}} 2018–19{{Cite web|url=http://www.mulhak.com/%d9%85%d8%b9%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%82-%d9%88%d9%85%d8%b1%d9%85%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%81%d8%b6%d9%84-%d9%87%d8%b0%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b3%d9%85-%d8%a8%d8%ad%d8%b3%d8%a8-%d9%85%d9%87%d8%b1/|title=معتوق ومرمر الأفضل هذا الموسم بحسب مهرجان المنار الـ 23|website=Mulhak|language=ar|access-date=12 June 2019}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Lebanese Premier League top assist provider: 2007–08, 2009–10

References

External links

{{FA Lebanon player|15185}}
[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/leb-onika-intl.html Abbas Ali Atwi] at RSSSF
{{NFT player|3773}}
{{Soccerway|85873}}
{{LFG player|81}}

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