Abbas Ali Atwi ( ar, عباس علي عطوي; born 15 December 1984), also known as Onika ( ar, أونيكا, links=no, also spelled Unica), is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is team manager of club Bourj.

Club career

Atwi joined Bourj's youth team aged 14; he made his senior debut in the

Lebanese Second Division The Lebanese Second Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثانية) is the second division of Lebanese football. Established in 1933, it is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The 12 teams that participate ...

in 2000, in a 4–3 defeat against Ahed. Atwi moved to

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Olympic Beirut Tripoli Sporting Club (), also known as AC Tripoli or simply Tripoli, is a football club based in Tripoli, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded as Al Majd Sports Association (), the club was renamed Olympic Beirut Sporting Club () in 2001, ...

in 2002, with whom he won the domestic double (league and cup) in his first season. In 2005 Atwi signed for Ahed. He scored 58 league goals and won five league titles in 12 years at the club. Atwi joined Ansar in 2017, helping them win their first league title in 14 years in 2021. On 18 June 2021, Atwi moved back to Bourj, where he had begun his career. He announced his retirement on 20 May 2022, following the 2021–22 season.

International career

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In 2005, Atwi played for the Lebanon national under-23 team; he scored from the half-way line in a game against Japan U23, which Lebanon lost 2–1. Atwi has played for the Lebanon national team between 2002 and 2016, scoring four goals in over 50 appearances. He has played at the 2006,

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, and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and the

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

and 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, as well as at the

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and 2004 WAFF Championships and at the

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Personal life

Atwi earned his nickname "Onika" in reference to the Lebanese chocolate bar Unica as, after being involved in a non-fatal car accident as a kid, the first thing he asked his mother was the chocolate bar that he was holding in his hand during the accident. He is not related to fellow Lebanese footballer

Abbas Ahmad Atwi Abbas Ahmad Atwi ( ar, عباس أحمد عطوي; born 12 September 1979) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Making his debut for Lebanon in 2002, Atwi was the all-time most capped player for h ...

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Atwi goal''.

Honours

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: 2000–01 Olympic Beirut *

: 2002–03 *

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: 2002–03 Ahed * Lebanese Premier League: 2007–08, 2009–10,

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, 2014–15, 2016–17 * Lebanese FA Cup: 2008–09,

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, 2011,

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: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015 Ansar * Lebanese Premier League:

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* Lebanese FA Cup:

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: 2002–03 * Lebanese Premier League Best Young Player: 2001–02 *

Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season The Al-Manar Football Festival () was an event organised by the Al-Manar television station between the 1996–97 and 2018–19 seasons in order to award players, managers, referees and teams who were considered to have performed the best over ...

: 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11,

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, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19 *

Lebanese Premier League top assist provider The Al-Manar Football Festival () was an event organised by the Al-Manar television station between the 1996–97 and 2018–19 seasons in order to award players, managers, referees and teams who were considered to have performed the best over ...

: 2007–08, 2009–10

References

External links

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Atwi, Abbas Ali 1984 births Living people People from Marjeyoun District Lebanese footballers Association football forwards Bourj FC players Olympic Beirut players Al Ahed FC players Al Ansar FC players Lebanese Second Division players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanon youth international footballers Lebanon international footballers