Wael Gharzeddine

Wael Gharzeddine
Personal information
Full name Wael Gharzeddine[1]
Date of birth (1978-02-03) 3 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Ras el-Matn, Lebanon[1]
Managerial career
Years Team
2005 Bentleigh Greens (youth)
2006 South Melbourne FC women
2006–2008 Australian Football Skool (technical director)
2006–2008 Football Federation Victoria (state team)
2008–2010 Atlético Mineiro (youth coach)
2010–2011 UE Cornellà U14
2011–2013 South Melbourne FC U18
2014–2016 SAS women
2012–2013 Bentleigh Greens SC (technical consultant)
2017–2022 Lebanon women
2018–2019 Lebanon U19 women
2022–2023 Etihad women
2024– Lebanon women
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Lebanon (as manager)
WAFF Women's Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019

Wael Gharzeddine (Arabic: وائل غرز الدين; born 3 February 1978) is a football coach who is the head coach of the Lebanon women's national team.[2][3]

Born in Lebanon, Gharzeddine moved to Australia at an early age and holds dual citizenship.

Career

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Early career

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Beginning his coaching career in Australia, Gharzeddine moved to Brazil where he coached the youth teams of Atletico Mineiro and Fluminense.[4] He then moved to Spain, coaching UE Cornellà's U14 team, before moving to Lebanon, where he coached SAS in the Lebanese Women's Football League between 2014 and 2016,[4][5] winning two league titles and a cup.[6][7]

Lebanon

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In 2017, Gharzeddine became the head coach of the Lebanon women's national team.[8][9] He finished in third place in the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship.[3] Under his management, the national team made the biggest jump in points in the FIFA ranking of December 2021,[10] mainly due to ranking best second in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers. In February 2022, he resigned as head coach of the Lebanon women's national team.[11]

Gharzeddine also coached the Lebanon women's national under-19 team between 2018 and 2019, finishing as runner-up in the 2018 WAFF U-18 Women's Championship.[4] That national team made a 22-place jump in the AFC ranking to reach the 12th place in Asia.[12]

Etihad

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On 22 February 2022, Gharzeddine was appointed head coach of Jordan Women's Pro League side Etihad,[13] section of the 6 Yard Football Academy.[14] In his first year with the club, he led the team to second-place finishes in the league and the cup in the club's debut season.[15]

He started his second season winning the first four games, scoring 18 goals and conceding two.[16] With the club sitting in first place with 17 points, Gharzeddine left Etihad on 1 August 2023, upon the expiration of his contract.[17]

Return to Lebanon

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In 2024, Gharzeddine was re-appointed head coach of the Lebanon women's national team.[18]

Personal life

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Born in Ras el-Matn, Lebanon, Gharzeddine holds both Lebanese and Australian citizenship.[1][19]

Managerial statistics

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As of 28 July 2023
Managerial record by club and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
M W D L Win %
SAS March 2014 October 2016 31 25 4 2 080.6
Lebanon March 2017 February 2022 16 6 1 9 037.5
Etihad February 2022 August 2023 23 15 4 4 065.2
Total 70 46 9 15 065.7

Honours

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Atlético Mineiro

Australian Football Skool

  • Institute Cup U-19: 2010

SAS

Etihad

Lebanon U19

Lebanon

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Wael Gharzeddine". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Lebanese women's football: Impressive achievements despite poor infrastructure". WEEPortal. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "كرة السيدات: زرعت وأزهرت فحصدت الذهب". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Afiouni, Nadim (4 March 2020). "Women's National Team head coach Wael Gharzeddine: the best is yet to come". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Lebanese women futsal players kick down barriers". Bangkok Post. AFP. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Lebanon - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Lebanon - List of Women Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ^ "SportKello - مدرب منتخب السيدات وائل غرز الدين نعمل على تطبيق المنهج الأوروبي". sportkello.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Lebanese women's football making strides". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Spain hit new heights, Lebanon and Montenegro climb". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  11. ^ "غرز الدين يستقيل من تدريب منتخب سيدات لبنان". كووورة. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  12. ^ Baradhi, Maria (4 November 2020). "A new historical ranking for Lebanese women's football". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  13. ^ "رسميًا.. غرز الدين مدربًا لسيدات الاتحاد الأردني". كووورة. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  14. ^ MENAFN. "الاردن - "الاتحاد" يطوي صفحة"6 يارد" ويبدأ مرحلة جديدة من ال..." menafn.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  15. ^ "نادي الاتحاد يدخل التاريخ في أول مشاركة له" (in Arabic). Etihad Club. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Facebook.
  16. ^ ""الاتحاد" بلا منافس.. الأجنبيات يصنعن الفارق.. واسكندر تتصدر الهدافات". Alghad (in Arabic). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  17. ^ MENAFN. "كورنيللي يخلف غرز الدين في تدريب سيدات الاتحاد". menafn.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  18. ^ "معسكر داخلي لمنتخب لبنان للسيدات". The LFA. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  19. ^ khalawi (20 March 2022). "غرز الدين: فضلت "الاتحاد" على الزمالك.. ومنتخبات السيدات تملك مقومات النجاح". جريدة الغد (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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