Omar Asad
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Andrés Asad | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | El Nacional (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–2000 |
Vélez Sársfield | 108 | (23) |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2009 |
Vélez Sársfield (youth) | ||
| 2010 | Godoy Cruz | ||
| 2011 | Emelec | ||
| 2011 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2012 | Godoy Cruz | ||
| 2013 | Atlas | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sportivo Estudiantes | ||
| 2020 | San José | ||
| 2020 | Always Ready | ||
| 2021 | Always Ready | ||
| 2025– | El Nacional | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Omar Andrés Asad (born 9 April 1971) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club El Nacional.
As a player, Asad spent all of his career in
Asad is nicknamed el Turco (in English: "the Turk") because he has Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity.[1] In Argentina, Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to the country with Ottoman Turkish documents in the 1900s.[2]
Playing career
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Asad played as a
He was a determinant player in Vélez' most successful years, along manager
Coaching career
On 2 January 2010, Godoy Cruz hired Asad as coach to replace Enzo Trossero. The former forward had coaching experience with Vélez' youth divisions and reserve team. During his first season with Godoy Cruz (2010 Clausura), Asad led the team to a surprising 3rd-place finish; and led them to a 5th place the following championship (2010 Apertura). Due to the good league finishes, Godoy Cruz qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores; however, the coach did not renew his contract with the team, citing economical reasons.[3]
On 23 December 2010, Ecuadorian team
On 11 May 2011, Argentine team San Lorenzo signed with him to take the manager position from 20 June 2011.[5]
On 10 June 2013, he was presented as the new coach for Mexican side
Personal life
Omar is nephew of Julio Asad, a former Vélez player of the 1960s and 1970s.[6] His son Yamil Asad is a professional footballer in the USA with MLS side FC Cincinnati.
Honours
Vélez Sársfield
- Argentine Primera División: 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura, 1998 Clausura
- Copa Libertadores: 1994
- Intercontinental Cup: 1994
- Copa Interamericana: 1996
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1997
- 1996
Individual
- Intercontinental Cup Man of the Match: 1994
See also
References
- ^ Recopilaron casi 200 años de los sirio libaneses en Argentina Archived 8 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Recopilaron casi 200 años de los sirio libaneses en Argentina Archived 8 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Omar Asad no seguirá en Godoy Cruz". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 13 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Turco ecuatoriano". Olé (in Spanish). 23 December 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ "Asad asumiría en San Lorenzo el 20 de junio" [Asad will assume charge of San Lorenzo on June 20] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ 100 x 100 El Turco Asad", Diego Borinsky, El Gráfico, número 4398, maio de 2010, pp. 2435
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-06-12) (in Spanish)
- Omar Asad at National-Football-Teams.com
- Omar Asad at Soccerway