Loay Taleb
{{Short description|Syrian footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Louay Taleb
| image = Louaypersonal.JPG
| caption = Louay Taleb in August 2007
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Damascus, Syria
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
| position = Midfielder
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| years1 = 1996–2002 | clubs1 = Al-Wahda | caps1 = 104 | goals1 = 21
| nationalyears1 = 1996–2000 | nationalteam1 = Syria | nationalcaps1 = 14 | nationalgoals1 = 9
| manageryears1 = 2002–2009 | manageryears2 = Feb 2009–May 2009
| managerclubs1 = Al-Wahda (Asst. Coach)
| managerclubs2 = Al-Faisaly (Asst. Coach)
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Louay Taleb ({{langx|ar|لُؤَيّ طَالِب}}; born August 9, 1975, in Damascus, Syria) is a retired Syrian football player. He ended his career as a player at Al-Wahda in 2002 and became one of the assistant coaches there. He moved to Al-Faisaly club in Jordan to be the assistant coach there from February 2009 until his contract ended in May 2009.{{cite news |last=Al-Sahen |first=Mohanad |title=السوري نزار محروس يتولي تدريب الفيصلي الأردني |publisher=koora.com |date=4 February 2009 |url=http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?showarticle=46174&obj=3019206 |accessdate=30 October 2010 | location=??}}
Early life
Football career
Taleb had a flourishing national and international 6-year career as a player for Al-Wahda and the Syria national football team. With significant goals and great defensive work, his club team and country team were getting very close to big accomplishments. His best season with Al-Wahda was his 1999–2000 season when he scored 7 goals, including the winning goal in an important match.{{cite news |title=Goals scored by: Louay Taleb |publisher=goalzz.com |url=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?player=19206®ion=-11 |accessdate=30 October 2010 }}
Retirement and coaching
In late 2002, Taleb decided he would rather retire as a player and become an assistant coach for Al-Wahda club in his hometown of Damascus. In the 2003–2004 season, Al-Wahda topped the Syrian Premier League and won the Syrian cup. He remained the assistant coach there until the year 2009 when he received an offer to move to Al-Faisaly club of Jordan. He coached there along with Nizar Mahrous until their contract ended in May 2009. He then retired and decided to become a football coach at a private school in Damascus, then he moved to the U.S. and started coaching for clubs and he continues to today.
References
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{{Syria Squad 1996 AFC Asian Cup}}
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Category:Footballers from Damascus
Category:Syrian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Syria men's international footballers
Category:Al-Wahda SC (Syria) players