Fouad Hijazi

Lebanese football player and coach (born 1973)

Fouad Hijazi
Personal information
Full name	Fouad Moussa Hijazi^[1]
Date of birth	(1973-06-27) 27 June 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia^[1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al Mabarra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Bourj
1997–2007	Sagesse
2007–2009	Irshad
2009–2010	Khoyol
International career
2002	Lebanon U23		(1)
1993–2003	Lebanon	49	(1)
Managerial career
	Sagesse
	Tadamon Sour (assistant)
	Bourj (assistant)
2020–2022	Bourj
2022–2023	Ansar (assistant)
2023–	Al Mabarra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fouad Moussa Hijazi (Arabic: فؤاد موسى حجازي; born 27 June 1973) is a Lebanese football manager and former player who is the coach of Lebanese Second Division club Al Mabarra.

Hijazi was a midfielder and played for Lebanon in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. He also played for Bourj, Sagesse, Irshad, and Khoyol at club level.

International career

In 2002, Hijazi played for the Lebanon Olympic team at the 2002 Asian Games, scoring a goal in an 11–0 win against Afghanistan.^[2]

Managerial career

On 3 November 2020, during the 2020–21 season, Hijazi was appointed head coach of Lebanese Premier League side Bourj.^[3] He won his first title on 1 August 2021, after winning the 2021 Lebanese Challenge Cup.^[4] On 26 June 2022, Hijazi was appointed assistant coach to Jamal Taha at Ansar.^[5]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hijazi goal.^[6]

List of international goals scored by Fouad Hijazi
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	5 December 1996	Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	Georgia	2–2	4–2	Friendly	^[7]

Honours

Player

Sagesse

Lebanese Second Division: 1998–99
Lebanese Premier League runner-up: 2001–02
Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2005–06
Lebanese Federation Cup runner-up: 2004

Manager

Bourj

Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2021

References

^ ^a ^b "Fouad Hijazi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ Díaz Rubio, Julián; Zlotkowski, Andre. "Asian Games 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ Abou Diab, Rami (3 November 2020). "New coach for Bourj FC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^ Hijazi, Alloffs (2 August 2021). "لقب أول للمدرب حجازي". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "رسميًا.. جمال طه مدربًا للأنصار". كووورة. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Fouad Hijazi". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lebanon vs. Georgia (4:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.