Ali Mteirek | |
Fullname: | Ali Ahmad Mteirek |
Birth Date: | 15 January 1978 |
Birth Place: | , Lebanon |
Death Place: | Beirut, Lebanon |
Position: | Centre-back |
Years1: | 1997–1998 |
Clubs1: | Bourj |
Years2: | 1998–2002 |
Clubs2: | Tadamon Sour |
Years3: | 2002–2005 |
Clubs3: | Olympic Beirut |
Years4: | 2005–2007 |
Clubs4: | Ansar |
Years5: | 2007–2010 |
Clubs5: | Ahed |
Years6: | 2010–2013 |
Clubs6: | Shabab Sahel |
Years7: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs7: | Khoyol |
Years8: | 2014 |
Clubs8: | Sagesse |
Nationalyears1: | 1998–2006 |
Nationalteam1: | Lebanon |
Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Ali Ahmad Mteirek (Arabic: علي أحمد متيرك; 15 January 1978 – 24 July 2014) was a Lebanese footballer who played as a centre-back. He represented the Lebanon national team between 1998 and 2006.
Born in, Lebanon, Mteirek grew up in Bourj el-Barajneh suburb of Beirut.[1]
Mteirek began his senior career at Bourj, before moving to Tadamon Sour, with whom he won the Lebanese FA Cup in 2001.[2] He joined Olympic Beirut in 2002,[3] winning the domestic double (league and cup) in 2003.[2] Mtairek won the league title with Ansar in 2006.[2] He also played for Ahed, Shabab Sahel, Khoyol,[4] and Sagesse.[5]
Mteirek represented Lebanon at the 1998 Asian Games.[1]
On 24 July 2014, Mteirek died of electrocution in his home in Beirut, aged 36.[2] An annual friendly game is organized by Bourj FC as a remembrance of Ali.[6]
Tadamon Sour
Olympic Beirut
Ansar
Individual