Paul Emile Rustom (; born 26 January 1983) is a Lebanese

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coach and former player who is head coach of club

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. He is the son of

Emile Rustom Emile Boulos Rustom (; born 27 March 1952) is a Lebanese Association football, football coach and former player who an advisor for club Sagesse SC (football), Sagesse. After playing with Sagesse SC (football), Sagesse for 22 years, and the Leb ...

, a football manager and former player.

Club career

Rustom began his career at

, before moving to Ansar on 23 August 2007. After finishing runner-up in the

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and the

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, he signed for Nejmeh in September 2008. He won the

2008–09 Lebanese Premier League The 2008–09 Lebanese Premier League is the 48th season of Lebanon's football league. The league kicked off on October 11, 2008, Safa SC defeated Salam Zgharta at the opener. In that game, Mohammad Kassas scored the first goal of the season for S ...

, and the 2009

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after beating Ahed in the final. In 2010 he signed with Akhaa Ahli Aley, before returning to Sagesse in the

Lebanese Second Division The Lebanese Second Division () is the second division of Lebanese football. Established in 1933, it is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The 12 teams that participate in the league play each other twice, once at home and once awa ...

the following year. He signed for

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in September 2012, scoring his first goal on 27 October in a 4–2 defeat to Ansar. On 1 June 2013, he scored a brace to secure the win against

Tadamon Sour Tadamon Sporting Club Sour (), known as Tadamon Sour or simply Tadamon, is a football club based in Tyre, Lebanon, that competes in the , and is primarily supported by the Shia Muslim community. They play their home matches at the Tyre Muni ...

in the final game of the season, helping

reach third place in the league table for the first time in 40 years. Rustom returned from retirement in March 2021, signing for Sagesse in the Second Division ahead of the second leg.

International career

Rustom began his international career in 2003, playing in the qualifiers for the

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Managerial career

On 12 August 2020, Rustom was appointed assistant coach of the Lebanon national under-20 team. In 2023, after a season as assistant coach, Rustom was appointed head coach of Sagesse.

Personal life

Rustom is the son of the Lebanese football manager and former player

. He also has two siblings: Elie and Lawrence.

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