Sami El Choum

Sami Ali El Choum (Arabic: سامي علي الشوم‎; born 22 June 1982) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is currently the manager of Lebanese Second Division club AC Sporting.

Sami El Choum
Personal information
Full name Sami Ali El Choum
Date of birth (1982-06-22) 22 June 1982
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Club information
Current team
 AC Sporting (manager)
Youth career
1997–2002 Ansar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2013 Ansar
2015 Homenetmen
National team
2003 Lebanon 4 (0)
Teams managed
2017 Ansar
2017–2018 Ansar
2018 AC Sporting
2018 Shabab Arabi
2020– AC Sporting
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

A defensive midfielder for Lebanese Premier League side Ansar, El Choum remained at the Beirut-based club for over 10 years, winning multiple titles. He played for Homenetmen in the Lebanese Second Division for one year. El Choum represented the Lebanon national team in 2003.

Between 2017 and 2018 El Choum coached Ansar, winning the 2016–17 Lebanese FA Cup, before becoming coach of AC Sporting first, and Shabab Arabi then, in 2018. He returned head coach of AC Sporting in 2020.

Club career

El Choum signed for Ansar's youth side on 31 October 1997.[1] He debuted in the Lebanese Premier League during the 2002–03 season.[2] During his time at Ansar, El Choum won two league titles (2005–06, 2006–07), for Lebanese FA Cups (2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12), and one Lebanese Super Cup (2012).[2][3] In 2015 El Choum played for Lebanese Second Division side Homenetmen.[4]

International career

On 23 August 2003 El Choum made his senior international debut for Lebanon, in a friendly against Syria; Lebanon won 1–0.[5] He played a total of four games for his country, all in 2003.[2]

Managerial career

Initially a coach for Ansar's youth sides since 2013,[6] El Choum became the assistant coach of Zoran Pešić, Ansar's first team coach.[7] El Choum became Ansar's coach on 5 February 2017,[8] helping them lift the 2016–17 Lebanese FA Cup.[9][10] In 2017 El Choum became Ansar's assistant coach, before being re-called as temporary head coach on 27 November 2017,[11] during the 2017–18 season.[12] On 16 January 2018 El Choum resigned from his coaching position.[13]

Initially a coach of AC Sporting in the Lebanese Third Division, on 13 November 2018 El Choum became Lebanese Second Division side Shabab Arabi's coach.[9] El Choum returned to AC Sporting as their head coach ahead of the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division.[14]

Personal life

Sami's younger brother, Kassem, also plays football;[15] he plays as a left winger for Ansar.[16]

See also

Honours

Player

Ansar

Manager

Ansar

References
  1. "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Sami Ali El-Choum". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. "الحكمة وهومنتمن (2-3): رصاص ذهاباً وشتائم وشغب وإشكالات إياباً". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lebanon vs. Syria (1:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. "(بعد طول إنتظار) ما حققه إبن نادي الأنصار المدرب سامي الشوم "حقا إنجاز "". موقع الايام (in Arabic). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. "الشوم لكووورة: هذه أسباب إخفاق الأنصار بالدوري اللبناني". كووورة. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  8. "الشوم يتولي تدريب الأنصار بصفة رسمية". كووورة. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  9. "سامي الشوم مدربا للشباب العربي". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  10. "الشوم لكووورة: الأنصار جاهز للمنافسة في الدوري اللبناني". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  11. "الشوم مدربا مؤقتاً للأنصار". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  12. "التغيير الـ15 في الجهاز الفني خلال خمس سنوات". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  13. "مدرب الانصار سامي الشوم يقدم استقالته". صدى صور (in Arabic). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  14. "مدرب سبورتينغ لكووورة: نطمح بقوة لبلوغ الدرجة الأولى". كووورة. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  15. "الشوم لكووورة: الأنصار جاهز للمنافسة في الدوري اللبناني". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  16. "قاسم الشوم .. موهبة شابة تحلم بالتألق في الموسم الجديد". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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