José Faria
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Faria | ||
| Date of birth | April 26, 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | October 8, 2013 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Rabat, Morocco | ||
| Position(s) |
Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bonsucesso | |||
|
Fluminense | |||
| 1960 | Bangu | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1979 |
Fluminense (Youth teams) | ||
| 1979 | Qatar U-19 | ||
| 1979–1982 |
Al-Sadd | ||
| 1982-1983 |
FAR Rabat | ||
| 1983–1988 | Morocco | ||
| 1995–1997 |
Olympique de Khouribga | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José 'Mehdi' Faria (April 26, 1933 – October 8, 2013) was a Brazilian
, when they became the first African team to advance to the second round.He converted to Islam when coaching Morocco.[2][3]
Managerial career
Faria started his managerial career in
Evaristo de Macedo who temporarily took charge of Iraq in Mexico. He claimed to have made as much money in Qatar in two years as he had made in last 23 years.[4]
He coached the Morocco national team from 1983 till 1988. He rejected an offer from Inter Milan while coaching the team,[4] and converted to Islam, adopting the middle name of "Mehdi".
References
- ^ "Former Morocco football coach Jose Faria dies". Sportskeeda. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- ^ "Maroc: les nouveaux musulmans (convertis)". Archived from the original on October 21, 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- ^ "Ex-técnico José Faria morre no Marrocos e tem velório de ídolo no país". O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ a b "New Sunday Times". 14 June 1986. p. 10.
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