Full name Yousuf Adam Mahmoud 2004–2006 Al Gharafa Place of birth Qatar Name Yousuf Mahmoud | Years Team Role Football player 2000–2004 Al-Ittihad (Doha) | |
Date of birth (1972-09-12) 12 September 1972 (age 43) | ||
Yousuf Adam Mahmoud or Yousef Adam (born 12 September 1972) is a Qatari-Somalian former football player and current manager. He is the first Qatari football manager to have coached in Africa.
Managerial career
In 2010, Adam coached Mesaimeer SC in the Qatargas League. Later in 2010, he coached both the Somalia national team and the Somalia Olympic team. While in charge of Somalia, the team participated in the 2010 CECAFA Cup. With an average squad age of 20, Somalia lost all of its group stage matches, including 0–6 against Zambia.
He was unveiled as the new coach of lower tier club Al Shahaniya in February 2013. He was named as El Jaish's new head coach on 15 January 2014.
He was in charge of Mesaimeer SC in the 2014–15 season, helping the club win promotion from the Qatargas League to the Qatar Stars League for the first time in its history. He left the club in May 2015. In June 2015, he was confirmed as assistant coach of Al Ahli.