Youssef Barakat Explained

Youssef Barakat
Fullname:Youssef Semaan Barakat
Birth Date:9 December 1974
Birth Place:Zgharta, Lebanon
Position:Left-back
Youthclubs1:Salam Zgharta
Years1:1998–2007
Clubs1:Salam Zgharta
Goals1:5
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalteam1:Lebanon
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0

Youssef Semaan Barakat (Arabic: يوسف سمعان بركات; born 9 December 1975) is a Lebanese Maronite priest and former footballer who played as a left-back for Salam Zgharta and the Lebanon national team.

International career

Barakat played for the Lebanon national team in 1999, playing four games at the 1999 Pan Arab Games.

After football

Barakat holds a Bachelor of Theology from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. In July 2016, he became a priest of the Lebanese Maronite Church, and was part of the Eparchy of EhdenZgharta.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: الخوري يوسف بركات - Ehden Zgharta Parish-رعيــــة إهـــدن زغرتــــا. 2 January 2022. ehdenz.com. ar.