Ali Fakih

Ali Reda Fakih (Arabic: علي رضا فقيه‎; born 12 April 1967) is a Lebanese football manager and former player who is the goalkeeper coach of Lebanese Premier League club Shabab Sahel.

Ali Fakih
Personal information
Full name Ali Reda Fakih
Date of birth (1967-04-12) 12 April 1967
Place of birth Kafr Kila, Lebanon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Shabab Sahel (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
1983–1986 Racing Beirut
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 Racing Beirut
1989–1992 Shabab Sahel
1992–1999 Ansar
1999–2001 Sagesse
2001–2006 Shabab Sahel
National team
1990–1992 Lebanon U23
1993–2001 Lebanon 35 (0)
Teams managed
Ansar (goalkeeper)
Shabab Sahel (goalkeeper)
2019–2020 Al Raya
2020– Shabab Sahel (goalkeeper)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

As a player, Fakih played as a goalkeeper. During the 1996–97 season, Fakih set a world record for most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal, at 1,511 minutes. At international level, Fakih represented Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

Club career

Coming through the youth system, Fakih started his senior club career with Racing Beirut.[1] In 1989 Fakih left Racing to join Shabab Sahel, where he played two seasons.[1]

He played for Ansar between 1992 and 1999, winning seven Lebanese Premier League titles and five Lebanese FA Cups.[1] Fakih is the Guinness World Record holder for most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal.[1] He didn't concede a goal for 1,511 minutes, while keeping 16 clean sheets in the 1996–97 season, beating the record previously set by Chris Woods of Rangers.[1]

Fakih joined Sagesse in 1999 for two years, before returning to Shabab Sahel, where he retired after playing for five seasons.[1]

International career

Fakih played for the Lebanon national under-23 team between 1990 and 1992.[1] He was first called up to the senior national team in 1992, remaining a regular until 2002.[1] He was Lebanon's first-choice goalkeeper at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.[1][2]

Managerial career

After his retirement, Fakih became a goalkeeper coach, working at Ansar and Shabab Sahel.[1] In 2020, Fakih is the first team manager of Third Division side Al Raya.[1] In 2020 he was re-appointed goalkeeper coach of Shabab Sahel.

Honours

Individual

Awards

See also

References
  1. "علي الفقيه الحارس الذي دخل موسوعة "غينيس"". نداء الوطن. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. "International Matches 2000 - Asia". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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