Ahmad Ali Al Sakr (; born 7 April 1970) is a Lebanese former
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Club career
Sakr joined
Nejmeh
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The club was established in Beirut in 1945, and received its license in 1947. Nejmeh have won nine Lebanese Pre ...
on 1 October 2005.
International career
Sakr was the
Lebanon national team's goalkeeper during the matches against
Iran
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and
Iraq
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at the
2000 AFC Asian Cup
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held in
Lebanon
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. He played over 30 games for Lebanon between 1993 and 2003.
Honours
Individual
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Lebanese Premier League Best Save:
1997–98,
,
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Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season
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:
2005–06
See also
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List of Lebanon international footballers
The Lebanon national football team has represented Lebanon in international association football since 1940. The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) was founded in 1933 and became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association ...
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
People from Beqaa Governorate
Lebanese men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Lebanese Premier League players
Homenmen Beirut players
Tadamon SC Sour players
Olympic Beirut players
Nejmeh SC players
Lebanon men's international footballers
2000 AFC Asian Cup players
Al Mabarra Club players
Asian Games footballers for Lebanon
Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
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