Wael Gharzeddine
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| Full name | Wael Gharzeddine[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ras el-Matn, Lebanon[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Bentleigh Greens (youth) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | South Melbourne FC women | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Australian Football Skool (technical director) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Football Federation Victoria (state team) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Atlético Mineiro (youth coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | UE Cornellà U14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | South Melbourne FC U18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | SAS women | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Bentleigh Greens SC (technical consultant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Lebanon women | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Lebanon U19 women | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Etihad women | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Lebanon women | ||||||||||||||||
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Wael Gharzeddine (Arabic: وائل غرز الدين; born 3 February 1978) is a football coach who is the head coach of the Lebanon women's national team.[2][3]
Born in Lebanon, Gharzeddine moved to Australia at an early age and holds dual citizenship.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Beginning his coaching career in Australia, Gharzeddine moved to Brazil where he coached the youth teams of Atletico Mineiro and Fluminense.[4] He then moved to Spain, coaching UE Cornellà's U14 team, before moving to Lebanon, where he coached SAS in the Lebanese Women's Football League between 2014 and 2016,[4][5] winning two league titles and a cup.[6][7]
Lebanon
[edit]In 2017, Gharzeddine became the head coach of the Lebanon women's national team.[8][9] He finished in third place in the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship.[3] Under his management, the national team made the biggest jump in points in the FIFA ranking of December 2021,[10] mainly due to ranking best second in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers. In February 2022, he resigned as head coach of the Lebanon women's national team.[11]
Gharzeddine also coached the Lebanon women's national under-19 team between 2018 and 2019, finishing as runner-up in the 2018 WAFF U-18 Women's Championship.[4] That national team made a 22-place jump in the AFC ranking to reach the 12th place in Asia.[12]
Etihad
[edit]On 22 February 2022, Gharzeddine was appointed head coach of Jordan Women's Pro League side Etihad,[13] section of the 6 Yard Football Academy.[14] In his first year with the club, he led the team to second-place finishes in the league and the cup in the club's debut season.[15]
He started his second season winning the first four games, scoring 18 goals and conceding two.[16] With the club sitting in first place with 17 points, Gharzeddine left Etihad on 1 August 2023, upon the expiration of his contract.[17]
Return to Lebanon
[edit]In 2024, Gharzeddine was re-appointed head coach of the Lebanon women's national team.[18]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Ras el-Matn, Lebanon, Gharzeddine holds both Lebanese and Australian citizenship.[1][19]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of 28 July 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| SAS | March 2014 | October 2016 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 80.6 | |
| Lebanon | March 2017 | February 2022 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 37.5 | |
| Etihad | February 2022 | August 2023 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 65.2 | |
| Total | 70 | 46 | 9 | 15 | 65.7 | |||
Honours
[edit]Atlético Mineiro
Australian Football Skool
- Institute Cup U-19: 2010
SAS
Etihad
- Jordan Women's Pro League: 2023; runner-up: 2022
- Jordan Women's Cup runner-up: 2022
Lebanon U19
- WAFF U-18 Girls Championship runner-up: 2018
Lebanon
- WAFF Women's Championship third place: 2019
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Wael Gharzeddine". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Lebanese women's football: Impressive achievements despite poor infrastructure". WEEPortal. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b "كرة السيدات: زرعت وأزهرت فحصدت الذهب". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Afiouni, Nadim (4 March 2020). "Women's National Team head coach Wael Gharzeddine: the best is yet to come". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Lebanese women futsal players kick down barriers". bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Lebanon - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Lebanon - List of Women Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "SportKello - مدرب منتخب السيدات وائل غرز الدين نعمل على تطبيق المنهج الأوروبي". sportkello.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Lebanese women's football making strides". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Spain hit new heights, Lebanon and Montenegro climb". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "غرز الدين يستقيل من تدريب منتخب سيدات لبنان". كووورة. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Baradhi, Maria (4 November 2020). "A new historical ranking for Lebanese women's football". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "رسميًا.. غرز الدين مدربًا لسيدات الاتحاد الأردني". كووورة. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ MENAFN. "الاردن - "الاتحاد" يطوي صفحة"6 يارد" ويبدأ مرحلة جديدة من ال..." menafn.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "نادي الاتحاد يدخل التاريخ في أول مشاركة له" (in Arabic). Etihad Club. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Facebook.
- ^ ""الاتحاد" بلا منافس.. الأجنبيات يصنعن الفارق.. واسكندر تتصدر الهدافات". Alghad (in Arabic). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ MENAFN. "كورنيللي يخلف غرز الدين في تدريب سيدات الاتحاد". menafn.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "معسكر داخلي لمنتخب لبنان للسيدات". The LFA. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ khalawi (20 March 2022). "غرز الدين: فضلت "الاتحاد" على الزمالك.. ومنتخبات السيدات تملك مقومات النجاح". جريدة الغد (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Wael Gharzeddine at Global Sports Archive