Full name Eduard Moussa Name Eddie Moussa Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden Role Football player | Height 1.70 m Playing position Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 Date of death 1 July 2010(2010-07-01) (aged 26) Died July 1, 2010, Sodertalje, Sweden | ||
Place of death Sodertalje, Sweden | ||
Eddie Moussa
Eddie Moussa (20 March 1984 – 1 July 2010) was an Assyrian Swedish football player. He carried both Swedish citizenship and Lebanese citizenship and was of Assyrian descent.
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Eddie Moussa
Career
He played in Sweden for Assyriska Föreningen during his career starting 2001 until his death, with one year as loan to Valsta Syrianska IK for the season 2006–2007. He played as an attacking midfielder or forward.
As his father was Assyrian from Lebanon while his mother from Syria, he had recently acquired Lebanese citizenship to possibly play in the Lebanese national team.
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, 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.