Azmi Nassar (, ; 3 October 1957 – 26 March 2007) was a

Palestinian Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ...

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and served as manager of the Palestinian national football team.

Professional career

Palestinian National Team

In order to serve as manager of the Palestinian national football team, Nassar was required to obtain a Palestinian ID and passport to go. His ability to travel freely between the territories contributed to his success as the national team coach.

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth

After guiding the club to the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

, Nassar resigned after the club was unsuccessful throughout the season and was replaced by Shiye Feigenbaum.

Personal life

A resident of

Nazareth Nazareth is the largest Cities in Israel, city in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. In its population was . Known as "the Arab capital of Israel", Nazareth serves as a cultural, political, religious, economic and ...

, Nassar was married to Ruthy, and they are followers of

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

. Azmi's wife is technically

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and until her marriage to Azmi, when she was 18. Ruthy is the daughter of a mixed marriage between Ya'akov Kashlawi (an

Arab Christian Arab Christians () are the Arabs who adhere to Christianity. The number of Arab Christians who live in the Middle East was estimated in 2012 to be between 10 and 15 million. Arab Christian communities can be found throughout the Arab world, bu ...

from

Bir Zeit Birzeit (), also Bir Zeit, is a Palestinian Christian town north of Ramallah, in the West Bank. Its population in the 2017 census was 5,878. Birzeit is home to Birzeit University and to the Birzeit Brewery. Location Bir Zeit is located north ...

) and Rachel Cohen (a Jew from Petah Tikva).Tel Aviv Magazine
Ah"i, Ba'ali
. 20, June 2003.

References

1957 births 2007 deaths Israeli Arab Christians Palestinian men's footballers Israeli men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Maccabi Akhi Nazareth F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Ironi Tamra F.C. players Arab-Israeli footballers Palestine national football team managers Maccabi Akhi Nazareth F.C. managers Bnei Sakhnin F.C. managers Israeli football managers Palestinian football managers Footballers from Nazareth 20th-century Israeli sportsmen {{Palestine-footy-bio-stub