Fajr Ibrahim
{{Short description|Syrian footballer (born 1964)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fajr Ibrahim
| image = Fajr Ibrahim.jpg
| upright =
| full_name = Fajr Ibrahim{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/fajr-ibrahim/235040/|title=Syria - Fajr Ebrahim - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=17 July 2019}}
| caption = Fajr Ibrahim in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|6|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Damascus, Syria
| height =
| currentclub = Al-Karamah (manager)
| position = Left-back
| youthyears1 = 1976–1979
| youthclubs1 = Al-Wahda
| years1 = 1979–1996
| clubs1 = Al-Wahda
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 1981
| nationalteam1 = Syria U20
| nationalyears2 = 1982–1987
| nationalteam2 = Syria
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| manageryears1 = 2006–2008
| managerclubs1 = Syria
| manageryears2 = 2008–2010
| managerclubs2 = Syria
| manageryears3 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs3 = Al-Shorta
| manageryears4 = 2013
| managerclubs4 = Duhok
| manageryears5 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs5 = Syria
| manageryears6 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs6 = Al-Minaa
| manageryears7 = 2018
| managerclubs7 = Kelantan
| manageryears8 = 2019
| managerclubs8 = Syria
| manageryears9 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs9 = Al-Horgelah
| manageryears10 = 2021
| managerclubs10 = Yemen
| manageryears11 = 2024–
| managerclubs11 = Al-Karamah
}}
Fajr Ibrahim ({{langx|ar|فَجْر إِبْرَاهِيم}}; born 22 June 1964) is a Syrian football coach and former player.{{cite web|script-title=ar:الميناء يعين فجر ابراهيم مديراً فنياً للفريق بدلاً لغازي فهد|url=http://www.almirbad.com/news/view.aspx?cdate=04092017&id=b491e162-0e90-4981-b8c1-945d981b0d1c|publisher=almirbad.com|date=4 September 2017|language=ar}}{{cite web|script-title=ar:السوري فجر ابراهيم مدرباً للميناء|url=http://aynaliraqnews.com/index.php?aa=news&id22=81702|publisher=aynaliraqnews.com|date=4 September 2017|language=ar}}
Club career
Fajr started playing in the Syrian League with Al-Wahda team in 1979. He remained with the club until he retired from the playing. He won the Syrian Cup in 1993 with Al-Wahda team and won the title of best left back in 1986 season.{{cite web|script-title=ar:فجر ابراهيم .. مسؤولية اتخاذ القرارات المناسبة|url=http://www.esyria.sy/edamascus/index.php?p=stories&category=sport&filename=201306181255011|publisher=esyria.sy|date=18 June 2013|language=ar}}
International career
Fajr played several international matches with Syria for five years from 1982 until 1987.
Coaching career
He managed the Syrian first team more than 50 matches between 2006 and 2019. He did an emergency mission and replaced the German manager Bernd Stange in the last match for the team in 2019 Asian Cup against Australia. Many pundits referred that he had the UAE visa since the middle of December,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9c7Aky2g8c|script-title=ar:مداخلة فجر إبراهيم في برنامج المجلس بعد تعيينه مدرباً لمنتخب سوريا|website=SHOOT HD|language=Arabic|date=10 January 2019 |title=- YouTube }}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}} so he could be ready to replace the manager if the things went wrong.
Widely unpopular with the fans and criticized by the media,{{cite web|url=https://m.kooora.com/?n=824452&pg=2&o=n3038973|script-title=ar:مصير مدرب سوريا بين مطرقة الوديات وضغط الجمهور|website=Kooora|language=Arabic|date=19 June 2019}} Ibrahim is often considered one of the reasons for the Syria national team's poor results after their 2019 Asian Cup exit,{{cite web|url=https://m.kooora.com/?n=821949&pg=2&o=n3038973|script-title=ar:3 أسباب تعجل برحيل مدرب سوريا|website=Kooora|language=Arabic|date=9 June 2019}} citing his lack of achievements,{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/malaysia-super-league/876917/fajr-ibrahim-throws-towel-wants-quit-kelantan-three-games-charge/|title=Coach Fajr Ibrahim wants to quit Kelantan after three games in charge|website=Fox Sports Asia|date=4 May 2018|access-date=5 September 2019|archive-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825012204/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/malaysia-super-league/876917/fajr-ibrahim-throws-towel-wants-quit-kelantan-three-games-charge/|url-status=dead}} and lack of vision,{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/intercontinental-cup-2019-fajr-ibrahim-180528168.html#|title=Intercontinental Cup 2019: Fajr Ibrahim - India have a different mentality now|website=Yahoo!|date=16 July 2019}} as some of his weakest traits, although Syria at that time had already in problem before Fajr took charge.{{cite web|url=https://m.kooora.com/?n=839086&o=n3038973|script-title=ar:نتائج سوريا في غرب آسيا مخزية|website=Kooora|language=Arabic|date=14 August 2019}} However, he has repeatedly and openly refused to resign and has been kept as manager by the Syrian Federation,{{cite web|url=https://m.kooora.com/?n=839084&o=n3038973|script-title=ar:الاتحاد الرياضي العام يجدد الثقة بالمدير الفني لمنتخب سوريا|website=Kooora|language=Arabic|date=14 August 2019}} despite losing to many lesser-ranked and weaker teams, much to the bewilderment of both fans and journalists.{{cite web|url=https://m.kooora.com/?n=839548&o=n1000324|script-title=ar:عفش يستغرب بقاء فجر إبراهيم|website=Kooora|language=Arabic|date=16 August 2019}}
However, the sentiment changed surprisingly during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round. Syria, under the same command of Fajr Ibrahim, surprised the whole qualifiers by topping the group with five straight victories, including two important victories against rising Philippines,{{Cite web|url=https://pff.org.ph/2019/09/06/philippines-2-5-syria/|title=Philippines 2-5 Syria|date=6 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://pff.org.ph/2019/11/20/syria-1-0-philippines/|title=Syria 1-0 Philippines|date=20 November 2019}} and a resounding 2–1 win in the UAE against China.{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/15/c_138555718.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114220633/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/15/c_138555718.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2019|title=Own goal gifts Syria 2-1 win over China in FIFA World Cup qualifier - Xinhua | English.news.cn|website=www.xinhuanet.com}} However, he was later replaced by Tunisian coach Nabil Maâloul.
In September 2020, Ibrahim joined newly-promoted club Al-Horgelah.{{cite web |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=959248&o=n1010014 |script-title=ar:حرجلة يلهب الميركاتو بالتعاقد مع إبراهيم وعالمة |website=Kooora |language=Arabic |date=28 September 2020 }} In September 2021, he was appointed as manager of Yemeni national team.{{cite web |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1072350 |script-title=ar:السوري فجر إبراهيم مدربا لمنتخب اليمن |publisher=Kooora |language=ar |date=28 September 2021 }} In October 2024, he became the head coach of Al-Karamah.{{cite web |url=https://snacksyrian.com/بعد-طول-انتظار-فجر-إبراهيم-مديراً-فني/ |script-title=ar:بعد طول انتظار … فجر إبراهيم مديراً فنياً لنسور الكرامة |website=Snack Syrian |language=Arabic |date=7 October 2024 }}
Managerial statistics
{{updated|match played 19 November 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % |
| align=left|Syria
|{{flagicon|Syria}} |align=left|5 August 2006 |align=left|26 March 2008 {{WDL|24|13|5|6}} | ||||
| align=left|Syria
|{{flagicon|Syria}} |align=left|13 November 2008 |align=left|13 September 2010 {{WDL|16|10|4|2}} | ||||
| align=left|Al-Shorta
|{{flagicon|Syria}} |align=left|28 August 2011 |align=left|10 April 2012 {{WDL|20|15|3|2}} | ||||
| align=left|Duhok
|{{flagicon|Iraq}} |align=left|1 February 2013 |align=left|4 December 2013 {{WDL|32|15|8|9}} | ||||
| align=left|Syria
|{{flagicon|Syria}} |align=left| 7 January 2015 |align=left| 30 March 2016 {{WDL|13|10|0|3}} | ||||
| align=left|Al-Minaa
|{{flagicon|Iraq}} |align=left|8 September 2017 |align=left|21 January 2018 {{WDL|10|2|7|1}} | ||||
| align=left|Kelantan
|{{flagicon|MAS}} |align=left|21 March 2018 |align=left|5 June 2018 {{WDL|6|1|1|4}} | ||||
| align=left|Syria
|{{flagicon|Syria}} |align=left| 11 January 2019 |align=left| 31 December 2019 {{WDL|18|7|4|7}} | ||||
| colspan="4" align="center" valign=middle|Total
{{WDLtot|139|73|32|34}} |
Honours
= Player =
Al-Wahda
- Syrian Cup: 1993
- Syrian Super Cup: 1993
= Manager =
Al-Shorta
Syria
- Nehru Cup: 2007 and 2009 as a runner-up{{cite web|script-title=ar:فجر إبراهيم : مسيرة حافلة مع المنتخب الأول|url=http://old.syrian-soccer.com/?page=show_det&select_page=6&id=7173|publisher=old.syrian-soccer.com|date=9 January 2015|language=ar|access-date=10 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119120811/http://old.syrian-soccer.com/?page=show_det&select_page=6&id=7173|archive-date=19 January 2019|url-status=dead}}
= Individual =
References
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External links
- {{Goalzz|38973}}
{{Syria squad 2019 AFC Asian Cup}}
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