John Elias (rugby league)

John Elias
Personal information
Born (1963-12-10) 10 December 1963 (age 60)
Beirut, Lebanon
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983 Newtown 1 0 0 0 0
1984 South Sydney 4 0 0 0 0
1985 Souths (Brisbane)
1986 Canterbury-Bankstown 11 0 0 0 0
1986–87 Western Suburbs 28 6 0 0 24
1988–89 Eastern Suburbs 16 1 0 0 4
1989–94 Balmain Tigers 67 7 0 0 28
1992–93 Leigh 16 2
1994–95 South Sydney 9 0 0 0 0
1996–97 Avignon 13 1
Toulouse Olympique
Limoux Grizzlies
Total 165 17 0 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–00 Lebanon 6 1
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2002–03 Pia Donkeys
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2000–04 Lebanon 10 7 1 2 70
2008–09 Lebanon 5 3 0 2 60
Source: [1][2]

John Elias (Arabic: جون إلياس; born 10 December 1963) is a Lebanese-Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. During the 1980s and 1990s he played for clubs in Sydney, Brisbane, England and France where he also coached. Elias also played and coached for the Lebanon national team.[3]