Hussein Dokmak | |
Fullname: | Hussein Ali Dokmak |
Birth Date: | 13 December 1981 |
Birth Place: | Hanine, Lebanon |
Death Place: | Beirut, Lebanon |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1997–2007 |
Clubs1: | Nejmeh |
Hussein Ali Dokmak (Arabic: حسين دقماق; 13 December 1981 – 13 June 2007) was Lebanese footballer who played as a defender. He was killed by a car bomb, alongside other victims, in an assassination attempt on Lebanese politician Walid Eido.
Dokmak joined Nejmeh on 21 May 1997, playing for them until his death in 2007.[1] He was also called up to represent Lebanon internationally at the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, but didn't make an appearance.[2]
On 13 June 2007, Dokmak died in the same car bomb which killed politician Walid Eido and teammate Hussein Naeem outside the Rafic El-Hariri Stadium.[3] [4]