Ammar Habib () is a

Syrian Syrians () are the majority inhabitants of Syria, indigenous to the Levant, most of whom have Arabic, especially its Levantine and Mesopotamian dialects, as a mother tongue. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend ...

retired professional

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defender who played for the

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during the 1980s.

Career

Habib won the

Syrian Premier League The Syrian Premier League () is a professional association football league in Syria and the top division of the Syrian football league system. The league comprises 12 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Syrian Le ...

with Tishreen in 1997. He also won the

1987 Mediterranean Games The X Mediterranean Games (), commonly known as the 1987 Mediterranean Games, were the 10th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Latakia, Syria, from 11 to 25 September 1987. A total of 1,996 athletes from 18 countries participated, of wh ...

with the national team.

References

1967 births Living people Syrian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Syria men's international footballers Tishreen SC players 1988 AFC Asian Cup players Competitors at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Syria Mediterranean Games medalists in football Syrian Premier League players 20th-century Syrian sportsmen {{Syria-footy-bio-stub