Bassem Marmar

Bassem Marmar
Marmar as head coach of Ahed in 2019
Personal information
Full name Bassem Ali Marmar[1]
Date of birth (1977-03-28) 28 March 1977 (age 47)[2]
Place of birth Khobar, Saudi Arabia[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team
Safa
Youth career
Ahed
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2010 Ahed
Managerial career
2016–2017 Ahed
2017–2020 Ahed
2020 Al-Arabi
2021–2023 Ahed
2023– Safa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bassem Ali Marmar (Arabic: باسم علي مرمر; born 28 March 1977) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is head coach of Lebanese Premier League club Safa.

Starting his playing career at Ahed in 1996, Marmar helped Ahed win multiple titles, most notably the 2003–04 Lebanese FA Cup, Ahed's first major trophy, and the 2007–08 Lebanese Premier League, Ahed's first league title. He was the club's captain from 2007 to his retirement in 2010.

In 2016 Marmar was appointed head coach of Ahed, helping them win numerous domestic titles, as well as the 2019 AFC Cup, the first AFC Cup title for a Lebanese side. In 2020 Marmar took charge of Kuwaiti side Al-Arabi, becoming the first Lebanese coach to manage abroad. He returned to Ahed in 2021, and became head coach of Safa in 2023.

  1. ^ a b "Bassem Marmar". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ Kazan, Ali. "جائزة أفضل مدرب كرة قدم لابن بلدة الطيبة المهندس باسم علي مرمر". www.altaybehonline.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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