Eddie Moussa Explained

Eddie Moussa
Fullname:Eduard Moussa
Birth Date:20 March 1984
Birth Place:Södertälje, Sweden
Death Place:Södertälje, Sweden
Height:1.70 m
Position:Forward
Years1:2001–2010
Caps1:159
Goals1:21
Years2:2006–2007
Clubs2:Valsta Syrianska IK (loan)
Caps2:7
Goals2:0

Eddie Moussa (Arabic: إدي موسى; 20 March 1984 – 1 July 2010) was a professional football player. He carried both Swedish and Lebanese citizenship, and was of Assyrian descent.[1]

Club career

He played in Sweden for Assyriska Föreningen during his career starting 2001 until his death,[2] with one year as loan to Valsta Syrianska IK for the season 2006–2007.[3] He played as an attacking midfielder or forward.[4]

International career

As his father was Assyrian from Lebanon while his mother from Syria, he had acquired Lebanese citizenship to possibly play in the Lebanese national team.[5]

Death

At 2:22 am on 1 July 2010, Eddie Moussa, his brother Yaacoub and another person were shot in Café Oasen in Södertälje, Sweden,[6] According to witnesses, three men came into the premises and began shooting. They then escaped on their scooters. Eddie and his brother Yaacoub Moussa died while their friend was seriously injured.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.aina.org/news/20100701202210.htm AINA: Assyrian Football Player Murdered in Sweden
  2. https://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/person/?playerid=1684 Eddie Moussa — svenskfotboll.se
  3. http://www.ftd.de/sport/fussball/auslandsfussball/news/:schwedischer-fussballprofi-in-spielclub-ermordet/50137494.html Schwedischer Fußballprofi in Spielclub ermordet
  4. http://www.blick.ch/news/ausland/schwedischer-fussball-profi-erschossen-150242 Schwedischer Fussball-Profi erschossen
  5. http://fotboll.expressen.se/Nyheter/1.2048852/vannerna-berattar-eddie-var-jatteglad Vännerna berättar: "Eddie var jätteglad"
  6. http://www.assyriska.se/article.php?ar=2851 Assyriska FF i djup sorg
  7. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article7396459.ab Nu jagar polisen efter mördarna