Ahmed Ben Soueid Explained

Ahmed Ben Soueid
Fullname:Ahmed Ben Soueid
Birth Date:1946
Birth Place:Benghazi, Libya
Position:forward
Youthyears1:1958–1961
Youthclubs1:Al-Ahly Benghazi
Years1:1961–1978
Goals1:37
Goals2:123
Nationalyears1:1964–1977
Nationalcaps1:?
Nationalgoals1:36
Manageryears1:1989
Managerclubs1:Libya
Pcupdate:14 February 2022
Ntupdate:14 February 2022

Ahmed Ben Soueid (born in Benghazi) is a Libyan professional football player and manager.

Career

A native of Benghazi, Ben Soueid is one of the best players in the history of Libyan football. Having played his entire career with the team Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi), it is famous for the club in the 1960s, with whom he became the top scorer in its history. During the 1963-1964 and 1964-1965 seasons, he was elected best scorer of the national championship with 19 and 18 goals.

Ben Soueid scored 36 goals for the national team and holds the Libyan record for the most goals in a game, 9, which he hit against Oman in the 1966 Arab Nations Cup.[1]

In 1989, he coached the Libya national football team.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Discover 10 facts about the most prominent player in the history of Libyan football . AfrigateNews.net.
  2. Web site: Libya National Team Coaches. RSSSF. 2018-05-04.