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{{Short description|Lebanese footballer and manager (born 1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Family name hatnote|Abdelhassan|Antar|lang=Lebanese}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roda Antar
| image = Roda Antar 1. FC Köln, 2007.jpg
| caption = Antar with [[1. FC Köln]] in 2007
| fullname = Roda Abdelhassan Antar<ref name=GSA>{{GSA player|roda-antar/58580|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
| height = 1.89 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|09|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Freetown]], Sierra Leone<ref name=GSA/>
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| years1 = 1998–2003
| clubs1 = [[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]]
| caps1  = 
| goals1 = 13
| years2 = 2001–2003
| clubs2 = → [[Hamburger SV]] (loan)
| caps2  = 23
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2001–2003
| clubs3 = → [[Hamburger SV II]] (loan)
| caps3  = 20
| goals3 = 11
| years4 = 2003–2007
| clubs4 = [[SC Freiburg]]
| caps4  = 98
| goals4 = 26
| years5 = 2007–2009
| clubs5 = [[1. FC Köln]]
| caps5  = 46
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2009–2013
| clubs6 = [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]]
| caps6  = 128
| goals6 = 36
| years7 = 2014
| clubs7 = [[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]]
| caps7  = 29
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2015
| clubs8 = [[Hangzhou Greentown F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]]
| caps8  = 27
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2016–2017
| clubs9 = [[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]]
| caps9  = 16
| goals9 = 6
| totalcaps = 307+
| totalgoals = 106
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2001
| nationalteam1 = [[Lebanon national under-20 football team|Lebanon U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 = 
| nationalyears2 = 1998–2016
| nationalteam2 = [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]
| nationalcaps2 = 83
| nationalgoals2 = 20
| manageryears1 = 2017–2019
| managerclubs1 = [[Racing Club Beirut|Racing Beirut]]
| manageryears2 = 2020
| managerclubs2 = [[Lebanon national under-23 football team|Lebanon U23]]
| manageryears3 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs3 = [[Al Ahed FC|Ahed]]
}}
'''Roda Abdelhassan Antar''' ({{langx|ar|رضا عبد الحسن عنتر}}; born 12 September 1980) is a Lebanese professional [[association football|football]] manager and former player. Formerly captain of [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]],<ref>{{cite web | url = https://de.fifa.com/worldcup/news/roda-antar-wir-durfen-keine-angst-haben-690732 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20201229085325/https://de.fifa.com/worldcup/news/roda-antar-wir-durfen-keine-angst-haben-690732 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 29 December 2020 | title = Roda Antar: "Wir dürfen keine Angst haben" | language = de | website = FIFA.com | date = 14 February 2008 | access-date = 29 December 2020}}</ref> Antar scored 20 goals for his country as a [[midfielder]].

Antar started his career with [[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]], progressing through their youth system to the first-team squad where he made his debut at the age of 17. In 2001, he was loaned to Germany's [[Hamburger SV]] for two seasons, winning the [[DFL-Ligapokal|DFB-Ligapokal]] in [[2003 DFB-Ligapokal|2003]], before moving to [[SC Freiburg]] in 2003 on a permanent deal. In 2007, he moved to [[1. FC Köln]], helping them gain promotion back into the Bundesliga for the [[2008–09 Bundesliga|2008–09 season]]. In 2009, Antar moved to [[Chinese Super League]] side [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]], where he remained for five years and won a league title in [[2010 Chinese Super League|2010]]; he then played for [[Jiangsu Suning F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] in 2014, and [[Zhejiang Greentown F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] in 2015. Antar returned to Tadamon Sour in 2016, where he retired after one season.

Born in Sierra Leone, Antar is of [[Lebanese people in Sierra Leone|Lebanese descent]] through his father. He represented [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] at international level between 1998 and 2016, playing in the [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]], the [[2000 WAFF Championship|2000]] and [[2012 WAFF Championship]], and the [[1998 Arab Nations Cup|1998]] and [[2002 Arab Nations Cup]]. Antar also participated in the qualifiers for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2002]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010]], [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014]], and [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2018 FIFA World Cup]] tournaments.

==Club career==

===Tadamon Sour===
Antar, along with his older brother [[Faisal Antar]], started his career with [[Lebanese Premier League]] side [[Tadamon Sour]], progressing through their youth system to the first-team squad. He debuted at the age of 17 during the [[1998–99 Lebanese Premier League|1998–99 season]], scoring his first goal in April in the 27th minute of a 3–1 home win against [[Safa Beirut SC|Safa]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leb99.html | title = Lebanon 1998/99 | date = 1 October 1999 | access-date = 6 March 2012 | first = Mohamed S. | website = [[RSSSF]] | last = Chbaro | archive-date = 30 July 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220730080335/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leb99.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Antar scored his first goal of the [[1999–2000 Lebanese Premier League|1999–00 season]] in round 4 in a 2–2 draw against [[Sagesse SC (football)|Sagesse]] in October. He scored four league goals for the season, as Tadaman Sour went onto claim a runners-up position in the [[Lebanese Federation Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leb00.html | title = Lebanon 1999/2000 | date = 6 December 2000 | access-date = 6 March 2012 | first = Mohamed S. | website = [[RSSSF]] | last = Chbaro | archive-date = 22 July 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220722020754/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leb00.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Antar scored his first goals for the [[2000–01 Lebanese Premier League|2000–01 season]], a [[2 (number)|brace]], in a 4–1 away win against [[Al-Ansar Club|Al-Ansar]] on 10 January. Antar finished the 2000–01 season having scored six league goals.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leb01.html | title = Lebanon 2000/01 | date = 23 November 2006 | access-date = 6 March 2012 | first = Mohamed S. | website = [[RSSSF]] | last = Chbaro | archive-date = 30 July 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220730080340/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leb01.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

===Hamburger SV===
Due to Antar's performances during the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]] in 2001, Lebanon's national team coach, [[Theo Bücker]], had assisted him in a transfer to Bundesliga outfit Hamburger SV, on loan from [[Lebanese Premier League]] club [[Tadamon Sour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1522069/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018233552/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1522069/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2011 |title=Antar: Lebanon can spring a surprise |publisher=FIFA.com |date=6 October 2011 |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> Antar made his first appearance in the [[2001–02 Bundesliga|2001–02 Bundesliga season]] in a 1–1 away draw against [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] on 11 August, where Antar was substituted onto the field for [[Erik Meijer (footballer)|Erik Meijer]] in the 86th minute.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/bliga/bundes/archiv/2001/schemen/e_1749.html |title=1860 München – Hamburger SV 1:1 (0:1) |publisher=dfb.de |date=11 August 2001 |access-date=19 October 2011 |archive-date=1 April 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040401051753/http://www.dfb.de/bliga/bundes/archiv/2001/schemen/e_1749.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Antar scored his first goal in the Bundesliga in a 3–1 home win against [[1. FC Nürnberg]] on 2 March.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/bliga/bundes/archiv/2001/schemen/e_1952.html |title=Hamburger SV – 1. FC Nürnberg 3:1 (2:1) |publisher=dfb.de |date=2 March 2002 |access-date=19 October 2011 |archive-date=24 October 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031024085821/http://www.dfb.de/bliga/bundes/archiv/2001/schemen/e_1952.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

During his two-year stay with the club, [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]] would claim the [[German League Cup|2003 German League Cup]], however, after failing to establish himself with the north German side (after he played in the [[Regionalliga Nord]] for Hamburg's reserve side for the 2002–03 season), he opted for a free-transfer to [[SC Freiburg]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=690989/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100510192809/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=690989/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 10 May 2010 | title = Antar: South Africa in our sights | publisher = FIFA | date = 14 February 2008 | access-date =1 August 2010}}</ref>

===SC Freiburg===
Antar was brought to Freiburg by its first-team coach [[Volker Finke]] for the 2003–04 season. After a serious injury Antar eventually debuted in December 2003 when he scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 win against [[VfL Bochum]]. He was consequently referred to as a "Football God" by Freiburg supporters. During his time at Freiburg [[Youssef Mohamad (footballer, born 1980)|Youssef Mohamad]], who was Roda's international teammate, was transferred to the club.

===1. FC Köln===

====2007–08 season====
[[Image:Roda Antar 1. FC Köln, 2008.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Antar with [[1. FC Köln]] in 2008]]
In 2007, both Antar and Mohamad were transferred to 2. Bundesliga side [[1. FC Köln]] for the [[2007–08 2. Bundesliga|2007–08 season]]. He debuted for Köln in a 2–0 away win against [[FC St. Pauli]] on 10 August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=503060&action=showSchema&lang=E&liga=bl2m&saison=07&saisonl=2007&spieltag=1&spielid=fbbl2m_3161&cHash=4516cb837bf0c08e1442578c426ca5f5 |title = FC St. Pauli – 1. FC Köln 0:2 (0:0) |publisher=dfb.de |date= 10 August 2008 |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> Antar scored his first goal for Köln, a bicycle kick, in a 2–1 home victory against [[SV Wehen Wiesbaden]] on 23 March, the goal was voted as goal of the month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=503060&action=showSchema&lang=E&liga=bl2m&saison=07&saisonl=2007&spieltag=25&spielid=fbbl2m_3376&cHash=3970c0db5282e7b029f2a47cf186c03a |title=  1. FC Köln – SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2:1 (2:1)|publisher=dfb.de |date= 23 March 2008 |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> On 4 May 2008, Antar scored Köln's second goal in their 3–1 home victory against [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=503060&action=showSchema&lang=E&liga=bl2m&saison=07&saisonl=2007&spieltag=31&spielid=fbbl2m_3431&cHash=e60edcd3837c9b3b8a57eb4818bc17be |title= 1. FC Köln – 1899 Hoffenheim 3:1 (1:1) |publisher=dfb.de |date= 4 May 2008 |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> In the 79th minute of the match, Antar was deliberately kicked in the face by Hoffenheim midfielder [[Carlos Eduardo Marques]], as confirmed by TV pictures. The referee, Peter Gagelmann, did not see the incident occur, however, the [[German Football Association|German FA]] made subsequent investigations before bringing in a charge which resulted in issuing Marques with a multi-game suspension which restricted him from playing in any competitive fixtures for the duration of the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bundesliga.de/en/liga2/news/2007/index.php?f=93471.php |title=German FA hands out suspension |publisher=Bundesliga.de |date=6 May 2008 |access-date=19 October 2011 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718205538/http://bundesliga.de/en/liga2/news/2007/index.php?f=93471.php |url-status=live }}</ref> In the second last game of the 2007–08 season, Antar helped Köln gain promotion back into the Bundesliga, scoring a double in the decisive 2–0 home victory against [[1. FSV Mainz 05|Mainz 05]] on 11 May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=503060&action=showSchema&lang=E&liga=bl2m&saison=07&saisonl=2007&spieltag=33&spielid=fbbl2m_3442&cHash=2d0b394684219af229f03840d461b3dc |title= 1. FC Köln – FSV Mainz 05 2:0 (1:0) |publisher=dfb.de |date= 11 May 2008 |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> Antar finished the season having scored seven goals in 31 league appearances, Köln finished in third spot of the table on 60 points and were promoted to the Bundesliga for the [[2008–09 Bundesliga|2008–09 Bundesliga season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=503060&action=showTable&lang=E&liga=bl2m&saison=07&saisonl=2007&spieltag=34&cHash=5f32958ffb04e57b4ff49b59d832f9d2 |title= Standings |publisher=dfb.de|access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref>

====2008–09 season====
In February 2009, he left Köln after disagreements with club sporting director Michael Meier and manager [[Christoph Daum]]. The issue was subject to Antar's commitment to the first-team where which they had spoken to Antar and his adviser. The club's board of directions offered him support and individual training sessions as they felt obliged to fulfill the contractual agreement which initially ran until 30 June 2009, but no contact to him could be made after he did not turn up to the club's training sessions. Antar's agent stated that he had offers from Japan, Russia and China.<ref name="goal2">{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/725/bundesliga/2009/02/12/1105449/roda-antar-walks-out-on-koeln|title=Roda Antar Walks Out On Koeln|date=12 February 2009|publisher=goal.com|access-date=24 June 2009|archive-date=8 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208122033/http://www.goal.com/en/news/725/bundesliga/2009/02/12/1105449/roda-antar-walks-out-on-koeln|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Shandong Luneng Taishan===
[[Image:Roda Antar in 2009.JPG|right|thumb|upright|Antar with [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]] in 2009]]
On 16 March 2009 Antar signed to China's [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]] for a transfer fee of £630,000 (€700,000).<ref name="goal1">{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/3/14/1154630/lebanon-star-roda-antar-leaves-koln-for-chinas-shandong-luneng|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124090242/http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/3/14/1154630/lebanon-star-roda-antar-leaves-koln-for-chinas-shandong-luneng|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|title=Lebanon Star Roda Antar Leaves Koln For China's Shandong Luneng|date=14 May 2009| publisher=goal.com |access-date=24 June 2009}}</ref> Antar featured in the [[2010 AFC Champions League]], where which Shandong were eliminated in the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=384&matchId=2663 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042933/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=384&matchId=2663 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 March 2018 |title=AFC Champions League 2010 Match Summary |publisher=AFC |access-date=22 June 2010 }}</ref>

On the opening day of the [[2012 Chinese Super League]] season, Antar scored in the 32nd minute of the first half to give Shandong the lead in a 2–1 away loss against [[Guizhou Renhe F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]] on 10 March.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/03/10/china-pr/csl/shanxi-baorong/shandong-luneng/1268059/ | title = Guizhou Renhe vs. Shandong Luneng 2 – 1 | publisher = Soccerway | date = 10 March 2012 | access-date = 10 March 2012}}</ref>

On 30 November 2012, it was reported that [[Chinese Super League]] club [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] were observing Antar as his contract with Shandong Luneng was soon to expire and his contract was not re-newed.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.transfermarketweb.com/?action=read&idsel=112201 | title = CHINA/ BEIJING GUOAN, Eyes on Antar and Ahn | publisher = transfermarketweb.com | date = 30 November 2012 | access-date = 7 January 2013 | archive-date = 17 January 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160117145804/http://www.transfermarketweb.com/?action=read&idsel=112201 | url-status = dead }}</ref> However, he later re-newed his contract with Shandong Luneng which kept him at the club until December 2013.

===Jiangsu Sainty===
In December 2013, Antar stated that he had agreed terms with [[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] and would leave [[Shandong Luneng]] on 31 December 2013 in order to become part of Jiangsu Sainty's squad in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2013-12-08/20056923629.shtml | script-title = zh:舜天官方宣布安塔尔即将加盟 队徽下展示球衣 | language = zh | publisher = sports.sina.com.cn | date = 8 December 2013 | access-date = 11 December 2013 | archive-date = 11 December 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131211173032/http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2013-12-08/20056923629.shtml | url-status = live }}</ref> Wearing the number 6 jersey, Antar debuted for Jiangsu Sainty in first round of the [[2014 Chinese Super League]] in a 1–0 home victory against [[Guizhou Renhe]] on 8 March, playing a full 90-minutes of the match.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/08/china-pr/csl/jiangsu-shuntian/shanxi-baorong/1654225/?ICID=PL_MS_04 | title = Jiangsu Sainty vs. Guizhou Renhe 0 - 0 | publisher = Soccerway | date = 8 March 2014 | access-date = 9 March 2014 | archive-date = 28 March 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190328211059/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/08/china-pr/csl/jiangsu-shuntian/shanxi-baorong/1654225/?ICID=PL_MS_04 | url-status = live }}</ref>

===Hangzhou Greentown===
On 16 January 2015, Antar transferred to fellow [[Chinese Super League]] side [[Hangzhou Greentown]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2015-01-16/09227484818.shtml | title = 杭州绿城官方宣布舜天外援安塔尔加盟球队 | language = zh | publisher = sina.com.cn | date = 16 January 2015 | access-date = 16 January 2015 | archive-date = 3 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215723/http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2015-01-16/09227484818.shtml | url-status = live }}</ref> On 20 June 2015, Antar scored for the first time against his former team Jiangsu Sainty with a volley in the 87th minute to tie the game up before his teammate Xie Pengfei scored two minutes later to win them the game 2–1.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/nationalleagues/nationalleague=china-pr-chinese-super-league-2000000087/matches/match=hangzhou-greentown-jiangsu-sainty-300310812/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150701005903/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/nationalleagues/nationalleague=china-pr-chinese-super-league-2000000087/matches/match=hangzhou-greentown-jiangsu-sainty-300310812/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 1 July 2015 | title = Hangzhou Greentown- Jiangsu Sainty 2-1 | publisher = FIFA.com | date = 20 June 2015 | access-date = 28 June 2015}}</ref>

===Return to Tadamon Sour===
In 2016, Antar moved back to Lebanon, signing for his former club [[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]]. He scored six league goals in 16 matches, before retiring at the end of the season.

==International career==
[[Image:Iran v Lebanon, 6 February 2013 03 (Roda Antar).jpg|right|thumb|upright|Antar with [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] in 2015]]
Antar was called up to the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]] aged 18, making two appearances at the [[1998 Arab Nations Cup]]. He scored his first goal in a 2–0 victory at the [[2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2000 WAFF Championship]] against [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]] on 25 May 2000. He then scored two more goals for Lebanon that same year in friendlies against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] (25 June) and [[Oman national football team|Oman]] (8 August). In 2001, Antar scored six times for Lebanon, reaching nine international goals, where he scored once in a 3–0 friendly victory against [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] and five more goals during the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|qualifiers]] for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. Antar scored his first hat-trick for the national team during the [[2002 Arab Nations Cup]] in a 4–2 victory against [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]] on 24 December 2002. His hat-trick brought him to a total of 12 national team goals. On 25 March 2013, Antar announced his retirement from international football citing that the constance long-distance traveling had left him physically tired and exhausted.<ref>{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Jon |url=http://www.sport360.com/football/lebanon-dealt-new-blow-captain-antar-retires |title=Lebanon dealt new blow as captain Antar retires |publisher=sport360.com |date=25 March 2013 |access-date=27 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327002414/http://www.sport360.com/football/lebanon-dealt-new-blow-captain-antar-retires |archive-date=27 March 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-previews/1063-tournaments/25522-uzb-lib-preview-250313.html |title=Cedars rocked by Roda retirement |publisher=the-afc.com | date = 25 March 2013 | access-date = 27 March 2013}}</ref> In late October 2013, Antar announced his return to the national team.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2013/Oct-26/235834-antar-pledges-services-to-cedars-after-retirement-u-turn.ashx#axzz2kqtXCOWX | title = Antar pledges services to Cedars after retirement U-turn | publisher = The Daily Star | date = 26 October 2013 | access-date = 17 November 2013 | first = Dany | last = Abboud | work = The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon | archive-date = 22 November 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131122113101/http://dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2013/Oct-26/235834-antar-pledges-services-to-cedars-after-retirement-u-turn.ashx#axzz2kqtXCOWX | url-status = live }}</ref> During Lebanon's last [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] match against [[Thailand|Thailand national football team]] on 5 March 2014, Antar scored Lebanon's fifth goal in their 5–2 away victory, the goal brought his tally to 19 national team goals making him the joint leading goal scorer, with [[Wartan Ghazarian]], of the Lebanon national team.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/05/asia/asian-cup-qualification/thailand/lebanon/1401834/ | title = Thailand vs. Lebanon 2 - 5 | publisher = Soccerway | date = 5 March 2014 | access-date = 9 March 2014 | archive-date = 8 March 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140308180125/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/05/asia/asian-cup-qualification/thailand/lebanon/1401834/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

===2000 AFC Asian Cup===
Antar was selected by coach [[Josip Skoblar]] for Lebanon's 23-man squad for the 2000 Asian Cup campaign, where Antar was handed the number 20 shirt. Both Antar and his brother, [[Faisal Antar|Faisal]] had been selected for Lebanon, and Antar was also one of five under-21 players selected in the squad. Antar played in Lebanon's first group-stage match, a 4–0 loss against [[Iran national football team|Iran]] on 12 October. Antar was substituted off of the field for [[Moussa Hojeij]] in the 65th minute.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-2000-im-libanon-gruppe-a-libanon-iran// | title = Spielschema / Aufstellung: Libanon – Iran (Asian Cup 2000 Libanon) | publisher = weltfussball.de | date = 12 October 2000 | access-date = 9 November 2012 | language = de | archive-date = 4 November 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121104125649/http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-2000-im-libanon-gruppe-a-libanon-iran/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Antar then featured for Lebanon's 2–2 draw against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] on 15 October, when he was substituted onto the field for [[Michael Reda]] in the 47th minute.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-2000-im-libanon-gruppe-a-libanon-irak/ | title = Spielschema / Aufstellung: Libanon – Irak (Asian Cup 2000 Libanon) | publisher = w eltfussball.de | date = 15 October 2000 | access-date = 9 November 2012 | language = de | archive-date = 26 September 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120926011029/http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-2000-im-libanon-gruppe-a-libanon-irak/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Antar then played in Lebanon's 1–1 draw against [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] on 18 October, when he was again substituted onto the field for [[Jamal Taha]] in the 63rd minute.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-2000-im-libanon-gruppe-a-libanon-thailand/ | title = Spielschema / Aufstellung: Libanon – Thailand (Asian Cup 2000 Libanon | publisher = weltfussball.de | date = 18 October 2000 | access-date = 9 November 2012 | language = de | archive-date = 26 September 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120926011129/http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-2000-im-libanon-gruppe-a-libanon-thailand/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Lebanon were eliminated from the tournament having obtained two points, finished in bottom place of Group A.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00asch-ext.html | title = Asian Nations Cup 2000 Final Tournament – Extended File | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 22 June 2010 | archive-date = 30 July 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220730154312/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00asch-ext.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

===2002 FIFA World Cup qualification===
Under [[Germany|German]] coach [[Theo Bücker]], Antar played a vital role for Lebanon during the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|first round qualifiers]] for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], scoring five goals in five appearances. In Lebanon's opening match, he played a full 90-minutes in their 6–0 victory against [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]] on 13 May 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=20893/report.html |title=Lebanon – Pakistan |publisher=FIFA.com |date=13 May 2001 |access-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110133831/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D4395/preliminaries/preliminary%3D3847/matches/match%3D20893/report.html |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> Antar then scored a double in Lebanon's 4–0 win against [[Sri Lanka national football team|Sri Lanka]] on 15 May 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=20895/report.html |title=Lebanon – Sri Lanka |publisher=FIFA.com |date=15 May 2001 |access-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110133847/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D4395/preliminaries/preliminary%3D3847/matches/match%3D20895/report.html |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> Two days later, Antar scored for Lebanon in the 9th minute giving them a 1–0 lead against [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] on 17 May 2001. Thailand scored two goals before half-time to eventually win the match 2–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=20897/report.html |title=Lebanon – Thailand |date=17 May 2001 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=29 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722093659/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D4395/preliminaries/preliminary%3D3847/matches/match%3D20897/report.html |archive-date=22 July 2010}}</ref> On 26 May 2001, Antar scored another double in Lebanon's 8–1 victory against Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=20898/report.html |title=Pakistan – Lebanon |date=26 May 2001 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=29 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615051113/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D4395/preliminaries/preliminary%3D3847/matches/match%3D20898/report.html |archive-date=15 June 2010}}</ref> On 30 May 2001, Antar played a full 90-minutes of Lebanon's 2–2 draw against Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=20903/report.html |title=Thailand – Lebanon |publisher=FIFA.com |date=30 May 2001 |access-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110133949/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D4395/preliminaries/preliminary%3D3847/matches/match%3D20903/report.html |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> The result meant that Lebanon finished in second position of their respective group, with 13 points, but failed to advance to the second round of qualifiers.

===2006 FIFA World Cup qualification===
Antar was named captain in 2004 for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|second round qualifiers]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], scoring three goals in four appearances. He missed Lebanon's first match against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]], a 2–0 loss on 18 February 2004, due to a visa problem. On 31 March 2004, Antar played in his first match of the qualification campaign, a 2–0 away victory against [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]], where Antar scored Lebanon's first goal of the match in the 83rd minute.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7861/matches/match=36448/report.html |title=Vietnam – Lebanon |publisher=FIFA.com |date=31 March 2004 |access-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103182800/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary%3D7861/matches/match%3D36448/report.html |archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> On 9 June 2004, Antar scored in Lebanon's 3–0 home win against [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7861/matches/match=36451/report.html |title=Lebanon – Maledives |publisher=FIFA.com |date=9 June 2004 |access-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103182549/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary%3D7861/matches/match%3D36451/report.html |archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> Antar again scored for Lebanon in their 5–2 away victory against Maldives in Malé on 8 September 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7861/matches/match=36453/report.html |title=Maledives – Lebanon |publisher=FIFA.com |date=8 September 2004 |access-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121160846/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary%3D7861/matches/match%3D36453/report.html |archive-date=21 November 2011}}</ref> On 13 October 2004, Antar played a full 90-minutes of Lebanon's 1–1 home draw against South Korea.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7861/matches/match=36455/report.html |title=Lebanon – Korea Republic |publisher=FIFA.com |date=13 October 2004 |access-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103182403/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary%3D7861/matches/match%3D36455/report.html |archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> The result meant that Lebanon could not proceed to the next round of qualifiers, Lebanon eventually drew 0–0 with Vietnam in Beirut on 17 November 2004 in their last qualification match and finished in second place of their respective qualification group with 11 points.

===2010 FIFA World Cup qualification===
Antar featured in two [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] qualification matches for Lebanon. They were drawn in a [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|first round]] play-off against [[India national football team|India]], where Antar scored in Lebanon's 4–0 first-leg victory on 8 October 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033467/report.html |title=Lebanon – India |publisher=FIFA.com |date=8 October 2007 |access-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111125659/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round%3D250425/match%3D300033467/report.html |archive-date=11 November 2012}}</ref> Following a 2–2 draw in the second leg on 30 October 2007, Lebanon advanced to the next round of qualifiers. Antar then played a full 90-minutes of Lebanon's [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|third round]] qualifier against [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]], a 1–0 home defeat on 6 February 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250436/match=300036561/report.html |title=Lebanon – Uzbekistan |publisher=FIFA.com |date=6 February 2008 |access-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111130330/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round%3D250436/match%3D300036561/report.html |archive-date=11 November 2012}}</ref> Lebanon had obtained no points out of their six group stage matches and finished in bottom place of their respective group.

===2014 FIFA World Cup qualification===

====Third round====
After one year of absence due to international retirement, Antar came out of retirement to play under former coach, [[Theo Bücker]], for the AFC third round of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2012/Apr-21/170878-lebanon-must-keep-bucker-happy.ashx#axzz1sg29OIMy | title = Lebanon must keep Bucker happy | work = The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon | publisher = The Daily Star | date = 21 April 2012 | access-date = 9 November 2012 | archive-date = 13 November 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121113115338/http://dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2012/Apr-21/170878-lebanon-must-keep-bucker-happy.ashx#axzz1sg29OIMy | url-status = live }}</ref> Having missed Lebanon's opening group-stage match against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] in [[Goyang]] due to a visa problem, Antar was named captain by Bücker for his first appearance, where he helped Lebanon to a 3–1 home victory against the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] on 6 September 2011. Antar had assisted [[Akram Moghrabi]] in scoring Lebanon's second goal and scored the third goal himself with a header in the 83rd minute.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1506328/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140306191611/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1506328/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = 6 March 2014 |title = Favourites shocked across Asia | publisher  =FIFA.com | date = 6 September 2011 |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/sport/inside_sport.asp?xfile=/data/football/2011/September/football_September37.xml&section=cricket |title=UAE's World Cup hopes in tatters |publisher=Khaleejtimes.com |access-date=19 October 2011 |first=Hisham |last=Al Gizouli |date=6 September 2011 |archive-date=6 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306190443/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/sport/inside_sport.asp?xfile=/data/football/2011/September/football_September37.xml&section=cricket |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257791/match=300172545/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926192408/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257791/match=300172545/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 September 2011 |title= Lebanon 3:1 United Arab Emirates |publisher=FIFA.com |date=6 September 2011 |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/09/06/world/wc-qualifying-asia/lebanon/united-arab-emirates/1177906/ |title=Lebanon vs. UAE 3 -1 |publisher=Soccerway |date=6 September 2011 |access-date=19 October 2011 |archive-date=28 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328042452/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/09/06/world/wc-qualifying-asia/lebanon/united-arab-emirates/1177906/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Antar was then awarded the man of the match.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.khaleejtimes.com/sport/inside_sport.asp?xfile=/data/football/2011/September/football_September37.xml&section=cricket | title = UAE's World Cup hopes in tatters | publisher = Khaleej Iimes | date = 6 September 2011 | access-date = 9 November 2012 | archive-date = 6 March 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140306190443/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/sport/inside_sport.asp?xfile=/data/football/2011/September/football_September37.xml&section=cricket | url-status = live }}</ref> During Lebanon's third group-stage match on 11 October 2011, Lebanon had drawn 2–2 with [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] in front of approximately 32,000 fans in Beirut.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2011/Oct-12/151078-late-own-goal-deprives--lebanon-of-crucial-win.ashx#axzz1aZ4nEXLr | title = Late own-goal deprives Lebanon of crucial win | work = The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon | publisher = The Daily Star | date = 12 October 2011 | access-date = 9 November 2012 | archive-date = 14 October 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111014185016/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2011/Oct-12/151078-late-own-goal-deprives--lebanon-of-crucial-win.ashx#axzz1aZ4nEXLr | url-status = live }}</ref> On 15 November 2011, Lebanon defeated [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] 2–1 in Beirut. Lebanon took the lead after 4 minutes when Antar's shot was blocked and then turned in by [[Ali Al Saadi]]. Their second goal came after 30 minutes of the first half when [[Abbas Ali Atwi]] converted a penalty shot. Antar inspired Lebanon to a spirited and historic victory, recording Lebanon's first ever win over South Korea, and had been instrumental in Lebanon's last four qualifiers as they obtained ten points to share their group's top spot with the South Korea. The 2–1 result sent both teams to the fourth round of the qualifiers. It was after this win that Lebanon striker [[Mahmoud El Ali]] hailed the performance of Antar and how much his presence had helped Lebanon.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2011/Nov-19/154587-this-is-just-the-beginning-ali-proclaims.ashx#axzz1gjAhwAJm | title = This is just the beginning, Ali proclaims | publisher = The Daily Star | date = 19 November 2011 | access-date = 9 November 2012 | archive-date = 7 June 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120607132250/http://dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2011/Nov-19/154587-this-is-just-the-beginning-ali-proclaims.ashx#axzz1gjAhwAJm | url-status = live }}</ref> Antar had received his second yellow card of the third round against South Korea and therefore did not take part in Lebanon's 4–2 away loss against the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE]] on 29 February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1553326/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123092300/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1553326/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 January 2013 | title = Captains dominate Asian scene | publisher = FIFA.com | date=7 December 2011 | access-date = 9 November 2012}}</ref>

====Fourth round====
During Lebanon's fourth group-stage match of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|fourth round]] on 11 September 2012, Antar scored in the 27th minute of the match to give Lebanon a 1–0 victory against [[Iran national football team|Iran]]. Antar scored in the 27th minute from a header off a [[Mohamad Haidar]] free-kick, upon his return to the team, having missed the opening three games due to injury. The spirited victory not only marked Lebanon's first-ever goal but also its first-ever win against Iran, brought the Iranians' 13-match unbeaten qualifying record to an end.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1698952/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914051904/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1698952/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 September 2012 |title=Underdogs steal the show in Asia | publisher = FIFA.com | date=11 September 2012 | access-date = 9 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257777/match=300191821/report.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915010800/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257777/match=300191821/report.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 September 2012 | title = Lebanon – Iran | publisher = FIFA.com | date = 8 September 2012 | access-date = 9 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2012/Sep-11/187519-lebanon-beat-iran-1-0-to-keep-world-cup-hopes-alive.ashx#axzz2BcvxoSYK |title=Lebanon shock Iran 1–0 to keep World Cup hopes alive |publisher=The Daily Star |date=11 September 2012 |access-date=9 November 2012 |archive-date=15 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115212247/http://dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2012/Sep-11/187519-lebanon-beat-iran-1-0-to-keep-world-cup-hopes-alive.ashx#axzz2BcvxoSYK |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2011, it was reported that Antar praised the Lebanon national team for their results and stated that it was the best national team in their history. He also indicated that his captaincy role was more of a job as opposed to a responsibility and that it was his duty to do his job well and try to win matches alongside his teammates.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2012/Oct-11/190920-antar-hails-lebanons-best-ever-squad.ashx#axzz2BcvxoSYK | title = Antar hails Lebanon's best ever squad | publisher = The Daily Star | date = 11 October 2012 | access-date = 9 November 2012 | archive-date = 8 November 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121108051040/http://dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2012/Oct-11/190920-antar-hails-lebanons-best-ever-squad.ashx#axzz2BcvxoSYK | url-status = live }}</ref>

===2018 FIFA World Cup qualification===
On 12 November 2015, Antar scored his 20th international goal for Lebanon in a 7–0 home victory against [[Laos national football team|Laos]] during a [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] match. Antar celebrated the goal by showing ten fingers twice and also pointed to the number 20 on his shirt to indicate that he had achieved 20 national team goals.<ref name="footballchannel.asia">{{cite web|date=31 March 2016|title=Lebanese legend Roda Antar announces international football retirement|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2016/03/31/post10293/|access-date=3 April 2016|website=footballchannel.asia|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813152922/http://footballchannel.asia/2016/03/31/post10293/|url-status=live}}</ref>

During a press conference on 31 March 2016, Antar announced that he would retire from international football after Lebanon's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Myanmar.<ref name="footballchannel.asia" /> Antar ended his international career with 20 goals in 65 appearances.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rantar-intlg.html|title=Roda Antar - Goals in International Matches|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=5 January 2020|archive-date=28 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128082656/https://rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rantar-intlg.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Managerial career==

===Racing Beirut===
In June 2017, Antar was appointed head coach of Lebanese club [[Racing Club Beirut|Racing Beirut]].<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/roda-antar/16281/|title=R. Antar|website=Soccerway|access-date=24 August 2016|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427013118/http://int.soccerway.com/players/roda-antar/16281/|url-status=live}}</ref> After two years in the [[Lebanese Premier League]] with the club, on 25 April 2019, Antar was suspended for one year by the [[Lebanese Football Association]] as he attacked the referee during the last game of the league, in a relegation battle against [[AC Tripoli|Tripoli]] which he lost 1–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://football-lebanon.com/details.php?id=6690|title=إيقاف عنتر وتغريمه وتحديد موعد مباريات الكأس|last=Lebanon|first=Football|website=football-lebanon.com|access-date=29 April 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

=== Lebanon U23 ===
On 12 August 2020, Antar was appointed manager of the [[Lebanon national under-23 football team|Lebanon national under-23 team]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-12|title=تأكيدًا لانفراد كووورة.. رضا عنتر مدربًا لأولمبي لبنان|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=945042|access-date=2020-08-13|website=كووورة|archive-date=8 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208110600/https://www.kooora.com/?n=945042|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Ahed ===
On 28 September 2020, [[Al Ahed FC|Ahed]] announced that Antar became the club's head coach.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Abdallah|first=Rakan|date=2020-09-28|title=Roda Antar Is the New Ahed Manager|url=https://www.falebanon.com/roda-antar-is-the-new-ahed-manager/|access-date=2020-09-28|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031070555/https://www.falebanon.com/roda-antar-is-the-new-ahed-manager/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 3 January 2021, Antar submitted his resignation; in the first phase of the [[2020–21 Lebanese Premier League|2020–21 season]], Ahed won four games, drew five, and lost two.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mahfoud|first=Maroun|date=2021-01-02|title=Roda Antar resigns|url=https://www.falebanon.com/roda-antar-resigns/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB|archive-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102231409/https://www.falebanon.com/roda-antar-resigns/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Antar speaks [[Arabic]], [[German language|German]], [[English language|English]], and [[Standard Chinese|Chinese]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io64bVFL-_c  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/Io64bVFL-_c |archive-date=2021-12-18 |url-status=live|title=1.FC Koeln bei Raab TV Total - May 16, 2008 - Aufstieg 2008 - 1.FC Köln |publisher=YouTube |date=10 December 2012 |access-date=22 March 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/football/hearts/ryan-mcgowan-still-part-of-hearts-family-1-2834074 |title=Ryan McGowan 'still part of Hearts family' - Hearts |publisher=Scotsman.com |date=13 March 2013 |access-date=22 March 2013 | first = Barry | last = Anderson}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{FA Lebanon|16428|access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Lebanese FA Cup]], [[DFB-Pokal]], [[Chinese FA Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]]
|[[1998–99 Lebanese Premier League|1998–99]]
|[[Lebanese Premier League]]
| ||1|| || || ||1+
|-
|[[1999–2000 Lebanese Premier League|1999–2000]]
|Lebanese Premier League
| ||4|| || || ||4+
|-
|[[2000–01 Lebanese Premier League|2000–01]]
|Lebanese Premier League
| ||8|| || || ||8+
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! !!13!! !! !! !!13+
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Hamburger SV]] (loan)
|[[2001–02 Hamburger SV season|2001–02]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|16||1|| 1|| 0|| 17||1
|-
|[[2002–03 Hamburger SV season|2002–03]]
|Bundesliga
|7||1|| 1|| 0|| 8||1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!23!!2!! 2!! 0!! 25!!2
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Hamburger SV II]] (loan)
|[[2001–02 Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein|2001–02]]
|[[Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein]]
|14||10|| colspan="2" | —|| 14||10
|-
|[[2002–03 Regionalliga|2002–03]]
|[[Regionalliga Nord]]
|6||1|| colspan="2" |—||6||1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!20!!11!!0!!0!!20!!11
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[SC Freiburg]]
|[[2003–04 SC Freiburg season|2003–04]]
|Bundesliga
|17||7||1||0||18||7
|-
|[[2004–05 SC Freiburg season|2004–05]]
|Bundesliga
|27||3||3||0||30||3
|-
|[[2005–06 SC Freiburg season|2005–06]]
|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|22||6||1||1||23||7
|-
|[[2006–07 SC Freiburg season|2006–07]]
|2. Bundesliga
|32||10||2||3||34||13
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!98!!26!!7!!4!!105!!30
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1. FC Köln]]
|[[2007–08 1. FC Köln season|2007–08]]
|2. Bundesliga
|31||7||1||0||32||7
|-
|[[2008–09 1. FC Köln season|2008–09]]
|Bundesliga
|15||0||2||1||17||1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!46!!7!!3!!1!!49!!8
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]]
|[[2009 Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. season|2009]]
|[[Chinese Super League]]
|27||7|| colspan="2" |—||27||7
|-
|[[2010 Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. season|2010]]
|Chinese Super League
|29||8|| colspan="2" |—||29||8
|-
|[[2011 Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. season|2011]]
|Chinese Super League
|30||9||3||0||33||9
|-
|[[2012 Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. season|2012]]
|Chinese Super League
|13||4||2||0||15||4
|-
|[[2013 Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. season|2013]]
|Chinese Super League
|29||8||1||0||30||8
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!128!!36!!6!!0!!134!!36
|-
|[[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]]
|[[2014 Jiangsu Sainty F.C. season|2014]]
|Chinese Super League
|29||5||4||1||33||6
|-
|[[Hangzhou Greentown F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]]
|[[2015 Hangzhou Greentown F.C. season|2015]]
|Chinese Super League
|27||1||0||0||27||1
|-
|Tadamon Sour
|[[2016–17 Lebanese Premier League|2016–17]]
|Lebanese Premier League
|16||6|| || ||16+||6+
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!387+!!107!!22+!!6+!!409+!!113+
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="19" |[[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]
|1998||3||0
|-
|1999||6||0
|-
|2000||10||3
|-
|2001||7||6
|-
|2002||4||3
|-
|2003||0||0
|-
|2004||4||3
|-
|2005||0||0
|-
|2006||0||0
|-
|2007||2||1
|-
|2008||1||0
|-
|2009||2||0
|-
|2010||0||0
|-
|2011||4||1
|-
|2012||5||1
|-
|2013||5||0
|-
|2014||1||1
|-
|2015||7||1
|-
|2016||4||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total||65||20
|}

: ''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Antar goal''.<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Roda Antar
! scope="col" |No.
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Opponent
! scope="col" |Score
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" |Competition
|-
! scope="row" |1
|25 May 2000
|[[King Abdullah Stadium]], [[Amman]], Jordan
|{{fb|KGZ}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |2–0
|[[2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship#Group B|2000 WAFF Championship]]
|-
! scope="row" |2
|25 June 2000
|[[Tripoli Municipal Stadium]], [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]], Lebanon
|{{fb|KUW}}
| align="center" |2–1
| align="center" |3–1
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
! scope="row" |3
|8 August 2000
|[[Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium]], [[Beirut]], Lebanon
|{{fb|OMA}}
| align="center" |1–1
| style="text-align:center" |1–2
|Friendly
|-
! scope="row" |4
|25 April 2001
|Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon
|{{fb|PHL}}
| align="center" |1–0
| style="text-align:center" |3–0
|Friendly
|-
! scope="row" |5
| rowspan="2" |15 May 2001
| rowspan="2" |[[Beirut Municipal Stadium]], Beirut, Lebanon
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|LKA}}
| align="center" |1–0
| rowspan="2" align="center" |4–0
| rowspan="2" |[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round#Group 5|2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
! scope="row" |6
| align="center" |2–0
|-
! scope="row" |7
|17 May 2001
|Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
|{{fb|THA}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1–2
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|-
! scope="row" |8
| rowspan="2" |26 May 2001
| rowspan="2" |[[Suphachalasai Stadium]], [[Bangkok]], Thailand
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|PAK}}
| align="center" |3–1
| rowspan="2" align="center" |8–1
| rowspan="2" |2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|-
! scope="row" |9
| align="center" |4–1
|-
! scope="row" |10
| rowspan="3" |24 December 2002
| rowspan="3" |[[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]], Lebanon
| rowspan="3" |{{fb|YEM}}
| align="center" |1–0
| rowspan="3" align="center" |4–2
| rowspan="3" |[[2002 Arab Nations Cup#Group B|2002 Arab Nations Cup]]
|-
! scope="row" |11
| align="center" |2–1
|-
! scope="row" |12
| align="center" |3–1
|-
! scope="row" |13
|31 March 2004
|[[Chùa Cuõi Stadium]], [[Nam Định]], Vietnam
|{{fb|VIE}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |2–0
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Group 7|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
! scope="row" |14
|9 June 2004
|Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
|{{fb|MDV}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |3–0
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|-
! scope="row" |15
|8 September 2004
|[[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]], Maldives
|{{fb|MDV}}
| align="center" |5–0
| align="center" |5–2
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|-
! scope="row" |16
|8 October 2007
|[[Saida Municipal Stadium]], [[Sidon]], Lebanon
|{{fb|IND}}
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |4–1
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
! scope="row" |17
|6 September 2011
|Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
|{{fb|UAE}}
| align="center" |3–1
| align="center" |3–1
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round#Group B|2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
! scope="row" |18
|11 September 2012
|Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
|{{fb|IRI}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1–0
|2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|-
! scope="row" |19
|5 March 2014
|[[Rajamangala Stadium]], Bangkok, Thailand
|{{fb|THA}}
| align="center" |5–1
| align="center" |5–2
|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier]]
|-
! scope="row" |20
|12 November 2015
|Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon
|{{fb|LAO}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |7–0
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Group G|2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|}

== Honours ==

===Player===
'''Hamburger SV'''
* [[DFL-Ligapokal|DFB-Ligapokal]]: [[2003 DFB-Ligapokal|2003]]

'''SC Freiburg'''
* [[2. Bundesliga]]: [[2002–03 2. Bundesliga|2002–03]]

'''Shandong Luneng Taishan'''
* [[Chinese Super League]]: [[2010 Chinese Super League|2010]]

'''Individual'''
* [[IFFHS]] All-time Lebanon Men's Dream Team<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 February 2022|title=IFFHS Men's All Time Lebanon Dream Team|url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/1659|access-date=8 February 2022|publisher=[[IFFHS]]|archive-date=8 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208193320/https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/1659|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Lebanese Premier League Best Player]]: [[2000–01 Lebanese Premier League|2000–01]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 April 2001|title=مهرجان كرة المنار|edition=383|pages=15|work=Shoot}}</ref>
* [[Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season]]: [[1999–2000 Lebanese Premier League|1999–2000]],<ref name=":2000">{{Cite news|date=10 April 2000|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=328|pages=13|work=Shoot}}</ref> [[2000–01 Lebanese Premier League|2000–01]]<ref name=":2001">{{Cite news|date=30 April 2001|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=383|pages=15|work=Shoot}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Lebanon international footballers]]
* [[List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon]]
* [[List of association football families]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{FA Lebanon|16428}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rantar-intlg.html Roda Antar] at [[RSSSF]]
* {{NFT player|3775}}
* {{Soccerway|16281}}
* {{DFB|roda-antar}}

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