Moussa Hojeij
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox football biography Moussa Ali Hojeij (Template:Langx; born 6 August 1974) is a Lebanese football manager and former player.
Hojeij was the best player in the Al-Manar Football Festival several times,[1] and was captain of the national team.[2] He is also a match analyst for Lebanon national team matches on beIN Sports.[3]
Club career
Hojeij joined Nejmeh's youth team on 26 February 1993.[4] In 2000, Hojeij became the first captain to win the Lebanese Premier League title for Nejmeh after the civil war.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 2006 he was released by Nejmeh after scoring a total of 75 league goals,[5] and signed with Mabarra.[6] In 2008 Hojeij signed for Lebanese Second Division club Khoyol,[6] and in the summer of 2009 he signed with Shabab Sahel.[6] Hojeij returned to Nejmeh in 2011, retiring in 2013.[6]
International career
Hojeij equalised in the 76th minute against Iraq at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup through a free kick, to bring the score to 2–2.[6]
Managerial career
Early career
Hojeij began his managerial career in 2012, as a player-coach for Nejmeh.[6] He became head coach of Nabi Chit in 2014, who terminated his contract after matchday four.[6] Hojeij was then appointed head coach of Racing Beirut in the second half of the season, saving them from relegation.[6]
In the 2015–16 season, he took charge of Shabab Sahel, before returning to Racing the following season, with whom he won the Lebanese Challenge Cup.[6]
Ahed
In 2017, Ahed appointed Hojeij as head coach; he most notably helped them beat Zamalek of Egypt in the 2017 Arab Club Championship, and winning the Lebanese Super Cup against Ansar.[6] On 18 December 2017, Hojeij was appointed head coach of Tripoli for the second leg of the season, finishing in eighth place after six wins, seven draws and nine defeats.[7]
Returns to Nejmeh
Hojeij returned as head coach of Nejmeh in 2018.[8][6] On 29 June 2020, Hojeij was appointed manager of Nejmeh for the third time, after having coached them between 2011 and 2013, and in 2018.[9]
He returned to the helm of Nejmeh once again, in February 2022.[10] After insulting the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) and its president, following a red card received by Nejmeh during a league match against Safa on 3 April, the LFA suspended Hojeij for one year, and fined him £L25 million.[11] The LFA extended the suspension to two years on 11 April.[12]
Safa and Tadamon Sour
On 9 January 2023, Hojeij was appointed head coach of Safa.[13] He became coach of Tadamon Sour in 2024.[14]
Presidential career
On 10 June 2021, Hojeij announced his candidacy to become president of the Lebanese Football Association; the only other candidate was incumbent president Hashem Haidar.[15] The elections took place on 29 June in Beirut,[15] with Haidar winning by 40 votes to 4.[16]
Honours
Player
Nejmeh
- Lebanese Premier League: 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05
- Lebanese FA Cup: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2011–12
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2000, 2002, 2004
- AFC Cup runner-up: 2005
Mabarra
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2007–08
Individual
- IFFHS All-time Lebanon Men's Dream Team[17]
- Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 1999–2000,[18] 2001–02[19]
- Lebanese Premier League Fans' Best Player: 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03
- Lebanese Premier League Best Goal: 2002–03[20]
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 1996–97,[21] 1997–98,[22] 1998–99,[23] 1999–2000,[24] 2000–01,[25] 2001–02,[26] 2002–03,[27] 2003–04,[28] 2004–05[29]
Manager
Shabab Sahel
- Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2015
Racing Beirut
- Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2016
Nejmeh
- Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2020–21
Individual
See also
References
External links
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- Living people
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