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.
Barakat played for the Lebanon national team in 1999, playing four games at the 1999 Pan Arab Games.
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 Ehden–Zgharta.[1]