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Jamal Taha

{{Short description|Association football player and coach (born 1966)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Family name hatnote|Khamis|Taha|lang=Lebanese}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jamal Taha

| image = Jamal Taha, 2019 (1).jpg

| image_size = 170

| caption = Taha in 2019

| fullname = Jamal Khamis Taha

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cairo, Egypt

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1977–1986

| youthclubs1 = Ansar

| years1 = 1986–2002

| clubs1 = Ansar

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| nationalyears1 = 1993–2000

| nationalteam1 = Lebanon

| nationalcaps1 = 71

| nationalgoals1 = 12

| manageryears1 = 2005–2006

| managerclubs1 = Ansar (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2006–2008

| managerclubs2 = Ansar

| manageryears3 = 2011–2013

| managerclubs3 = Ansar

| manageryears4 = 2013–2015

| managerclubs4 = Shabab Sahel

| manageryears5 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs5 = Ansar

| manageryears6 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs6 = Tadamon Sour

| manageryears7 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs7 = Lebanon (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs8 = Lebanon

| manageryears9 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs9 = Lebanon U23

| manageryears10 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs10 = Ansar

| manageryears11 = 2025–

| managerclubs11 = Lebanon U23

}}

Jamal Khamis Taha ({{langx|ar|جمال خميس طه}}; born 23 November 1966) is a football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team. Born in Egypt, he played for the Lebanon national team between 1993 and 2000, whom he captained at the 2000 Asian Cup.

Early life

Jamal Taha was born in Cairo, Egypt,{{GSA player|jamal-taha/253827|access-date=2020-11-15}} to an Egyptian father and a Lebanese mother; he obtained Lebanese citizenship through naturalization in 1992 via a presidential decree.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-17 |title=جمال طه مدربا لمنتخب الأرز |url=https://www.lebanese-forces.com/2020/06/17/jamal-taha/ |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=Lebanese Forces Official Website |language=en-US}} Taha joined Ansar's youth team in 1977.{{Cite web |title=JAMAL TAHA |url=https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/jamal%20taha.html |access-date=2019-05-30 |website=abdogedeon.com}}

Club career

Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" ({{Langx|ar|الغزال الأسمر}}),{{Cite web|title=جمال طه مدرباً لمنتخب لبنان..وحيدر: سنساعد الاندية!|url=http://arabia.eurosport.com/article/كرة-القدم/الدوري-اللبناني/جمال-طه-مدرباً-لمنتخب-لبنان..وحيدر-سنساعد-الاندية|access-date=2020-06-21|website=arabia.eurosport.com}} Taha began his senior career with Ansar in 1986, where he ended his career in 2002. He wore the number 6 on his jersey, and was the club's captain from 1997 onwards.

International career

Taha was the national team's captain during the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon.{{Cite news|date=2017-11-11|title='Focus on the future' Maatouk tells team|language=en|work=Arab News|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1191601/sports|access-date=2018-10-09}}

Managerial career

= Ansar =

Taha started out as Adnan Hamad's assistant manager at Ansar during the 2005–06 season; he helped his side win the domestic double (Lebanese Premier League and Lebanese FA Cup).{{Cite web|last=Mezher|first=Rawad|date=18 June 2020|title=جمال طه|url=https://www.facebook.com/rawadmezherofficial/posts/2684671581639377|access-date=18 June 2020|via=Facebook|language=ar}} The following season, in 2006–07, Taha was appointed the first manager of Ansar, winning Ansar's second consecutive domestic double. He remained head coach until the end of the 2007–08 season, where he lost the league title to Ahed by one point.

In July 2011, Taha was re-appointed manager of Ansar, staying there until the end of the 2012–13 season.{{Cite web|title=Lebanon – Jamal Taha – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/jamal-taha/217182/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=int.soccerway.com}}{{Cite web|date=2013-09-10|title=جمال طه مدرباً لشباب الساحل|url=https://www.annahar.com/article/65725-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B7%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84|access-date=2020-06-07|website=An-Nahar}} He won the 2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup, and the 2012 Lebanese Super Cup.{{Cite web|title=Lebanon – List of Cup Winners|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lebcuphist.html|access-date=2020-06-07|publisher=RSSSF}}

= Shabab Sahel and Tadamon Sour =

On 10 September 2013, he took charge of Shabab Sahel; he won the Lebanese Challenge Cup in 2014. After two seasons he returned to Ansar, managing them during the 2015–16 season, before resigning after the first league game of the following season in September 2016. In January 2017, Taha became manager of Tadamon Sour until June 2018.

= Lebanon =

On 3 June 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of the Lebanon national team under Liviu Ciobotariu's tenure.{{Cite web|last=Abou Diab|first=Rami|date=2019-06-04|title=Liviu Ciobotariu has been appointed as the new Lebanon head coach|url=https://www.falebanon.com/liviu-ciobotariu-has-been-appointed-as-the-new-lebanon-head-coach/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-US|archive-date=9 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609015533/https://www.falebanon.com/liviu-ciobotariu-has-been-appointed-as-the-new-lebanon-head-coach/|url-status=dead}} After one year, on 17 June 2020, the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) decided not to extend Ciobotariu's contract, and appointed Taha as the national team's coach.{{Cite web|last=Mahfoud|first=Maroun|date=2020-06-17|title=Official: Jamal Taha is the new coach for the Lebanese national team|url=https://www.falebanon.com/official-jamal-taha-is-the-new-coach-for-the-lebanese-national-team/|access-date=2020-06-17|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-US}} He became the first Lebanese coach of the national team in almost 12 years, since the appointment of Emile Rustom in November 2008.{{Cite web|title=العودة إلى المدرّب الوطنيّ: جمال طه الخيار المنطقيّ!|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/290387|access-date=2020-06-23|website=الأخبار|language=ar}}{{Cite web|title=الاتحاد اللبناني يعين أميل رستم مديرا فنيا لمنتخب كرة القدم {{!}} Radiosawa|url=https://www.radiosawa.com/archive/2008/11/05/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85|access-date=2020-06-11|website=radiosawa.com|language=ar}}

Under Taha, Lebanon underperformed in their last three fixtures of the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, struggling to overcome Sri Lanka 3–2,{{Cite web|title=Asian Qualifiers – Group H: Lebanon beat Sri Lanka to boost hopes {{!}} Football {{!}} News {{!}} Asian Qualifiers 2022|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-asian-cup/news/asian-qualifiers-group-h-lebanon-beat-sri-lanka-to-boost-asian-qualifiers-hopes|access-date=2021-07-22|website=the-AFC|language=en-GB}} and losing against Turkmenistan and South Korea;{{Cite web|title=Asian Qualifiers – Group H: Turkmenistan dent Lebanon's hopes with late win {{!}} Football {{!}} News {{!}} Asian Qualifiers 2022|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-asian-cup/news/asian-qualifiers-group-h-turkmenistan-dent-lebanon-s-hopes-with-late-win|access-date=2021-07-22|website=the-AFC|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|last=유지호|date=2021-06-13|title=S. Korea beat Lebanon to wrap up undefeated run in 2nd round in World Cup qualifying|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210613001800315|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=en}} Lebanon qualified Lebanon to the third round as fifth-best runner-up by virtue of other results going in their favour.{{Cite web|title=السعودية إلى النهائيات القارية والدور الحاسم من تصفيات المونديال|url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2021-06-16/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84/%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=2021-07-22|website=صحيفة الخليج|language=ar}} Taha's tenure wasn't extended following the expiration of his one-year contract on 30 June 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-16|title=هاسيك يخلف جمال طه|url=https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/53146-%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9-1%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%83-%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B7%D9%87|access-date=2021-07-22|website=نداء الوطن|language=en}}

= Lebanon U23 =

On 27 September 2021, Taha was announced as head coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-27|title=الاتحاد اللبناني يعتمد مدربي المنتخبات ومسؤولي اللجان|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1072155|access-date=2021-09-28|website=كووورة}}

= Return to Ansar =

On 26 June 2022, Taha returned as head coach of Ansar.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-26 |title=رسميًا.. جمال طه مدربًا للأنصار |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1151076 |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=كووورة}}

= Return to Lebanon U23 =

In January 2025, Taha returned as head coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Career statistics

= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="8" |Lebanon

|1993

81
199400
199511
199673
199791
199874
199920
200091
colspan="2" |Total||43||11

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

class="wikitable sortable"

|+List of international goals scored by Jamal Taha

scope=col | No.

!scope=col | Date

!scope=col | Venue

!scope=col | Opponent

!scope=col | Score

!scope=col | Result

!scope=col | Competition

!scope=col class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

align="center" | 1

|7 May 1993

|Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

|{{fb|IND}}

| align="center" |2–0

| align="center" |2–2

|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification

|

align="center" | 2

|6 December 1995

|Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

|{{fb|SVK|name=Slovakia XI}}

| align="center" |1–1

| align="center" |2–1

|Friendly

|

align="center" | 3

|12 May 1996

|Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

|{{fb|TKM}}

| align="center" |2–1

| align="center" |3–1

|1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification

|

align="center" | 4

|5 December 1996

|Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

|{{fb|GEO|variant=1990}}

| align="center" |3–2

| align="center" |4–2

|Friendly

|

align="center" | 5

|8 December 1996

|Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

|{{fb|GEO|variant=1990}}

| align="center" |2–1

| align="center" |3–2

|Friendly

|

align="center" | 6

|2 February 1997

|Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

|{{fb|JOR}}

| align="center" |1–0

| align="center" |1–0

|Friendly

|

align="center" | 7

|19 October 1998

|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

|{{fb|SUD}}

| align="center" |1–0

| align="center" |1–1

|1998 Friendship Tournament

|

align="center" | 8

|30 November 1998

|Surat Thani Provincial Stadium, Surat Thani, Thailand

|{{fb|CHN}}

| align="center" |1–2

| align="center" |1–4

|1998 Asian Games

|

align="center" | 9

| rowspan="2" |4 December 1998

| rowspan="2" |Surat Thani Provincial Stadium, Surat Thani, Thailand

| rowspan="2" |{{fb|CAM}}

| align="center" |1–0

| rowspan="2" align="center" |5–1

| rowspan="2" |1998 Asian Games

| rowspan="2" |

align="center" | 10

| align="center" |4–1

align="center" | 11

|13 May 2000

|Limassol, Cyprus

|{{fb|JOR}}

| align="center" |–

| align="center" |1–1

|Friendly

|

= Managerial =

{{updated|23 June 2021}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Managerial record by club and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

!rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

{{Tooltip|M|Matches coached}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Matches drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

AnsarDecember 2006July 2008

{{WDL|50|34|11|5|decimals=1}}

|

AnsarJuly 2011June 2013

{{WDL|56|27|16|13|decimals=1}}

|

Shabab SahelSeptember 2013June 2015

{{WDL|57|19|17|21|decimals=1}}

|

AnsarJuly 2015September 2016

{{WDL|33|16|10|7|decimals=1}}

|

Tadamon SourJanuary 2017June 2018

{{WDL|40|15|10|15|decimals=1}}

|

LebanonJune 2020June 2021

{{WDL|7|2|1|4|decimals=1}}

|

colspan="3"|Total

{{WDLtot|243|113|65|65|decimals=1}}

!

Honours

= Player =

Ansar

Individual

  • Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 1996–97,{{Cite news|date=31 March 1997|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=166|pages=3|work=Shoot}} 1998–99{{Cite news|date=5 July 1999|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=288|pages=8|work=Shoot}}

= Manager =

Ansar

  • Lebanese Premier League: 2006–07
  • Lebanese FA Cup: 2006–07, 2011–12
  • Lebanese Super Cup: 2012

Shabab Sahel

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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  • {{FA Lebanon|16434}}
  • [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/leb-jtaha-intl.html Jamal Taha] at RSSSF
  • {{NFT player|32242}}
  • {{Soccerway|217182}}
  • {{GSA player|jamal-taha/253827}}
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