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Full name
  
Abbas Chahrour

1996–2001
  
Lebanon

Place of birth
  
Lebanon

Name
  
Abbas Chahrour


Years
  
Team

Role
  
Footballer

1994–2003
  
Nejmeh

Playing position
  
Defender

Date of birth
  
(1972 -01-01) 1 January 1972 (age 43)

Education
  
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Abbas Chahrour (born 1 January 1972 in Lebanon), is a former Lebanese footballer. He played for Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh from 1994 to 2003 and represented the Lebanese national football team from 1996 to 2001. He participated at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup., 1998 Asian Games Thailand and World Cup qualifiers campaign. He is considered as one of the most recognizable players in Lebanon and loved by all Nejmeh Fans until now. Abbas had a thunderous shot from a free kick or penalty, where the goal keeper has no chance of saving.

International career

He appeared in 2000 AFC Asian Cup by coach Josip Skoblar. He scored 1 goal in a 2-2 draw over Iraq.

References

Abbas Chahrour Wikipedia