Ammar Rihawi (; born on 20 June 1975) is a Syrian

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coach and former player who played as a

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International career

Rihawi was a part of the Syrian U-19 team that won the 1994 AFC U-19 Championship in Indonesia and he was a part of the Syrian U-20 team at the 1995 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Qatar. In addition, he competed with the national team at the

1996 AFC Asian Cup The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was the 11th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between 4 and 21 Decembe ...

in the United Arab Emirates, and played again for Syria at the

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification The 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA FIFA#Structure, confederations. Each confederation — the Asian Football Confederation, AFC (Asia), Confederation of African Football, CAF (Afr ...

Managerial statistics

References

1975 births Living people Footballers from Aleppo Syrian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Syria men's international footballers Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo players Al Nasr SC (Kuwait) players Syrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Lebanese Premier League players Homenetmen Beirut (football) players 1996 AFC Asian Cup players Kalba FC players UAE Pro League players Syrian Premier League players Kuwait Premier League players {{Syria-footy-bio-stub