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{{short description|Lebanese football player and manager}}
{{Short description|Lebanese footballer and manager (1941–2021)}}
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| name = Adnan Al Sharqi
| name = Adnan Al Sharqi
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| caption = Al Sharqi with [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] at the [[1966 Arab Cup]]
| caption = Al Sharqi with [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] at the [[1966 Arab Cup]]
| fullname = Adnan Hussein Mekdache
| fullname = Adnan Hussein Mekdache
| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|11|15|df=y}}<ref name=":0"/>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|11|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Beirut]], [[Greater Lebanon|Lebanese Republic]]<ref name=AKH>{{Cite web|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Archive_People/106678|title=عدنان الشرقي: ديكتاتور على الملعب... "فنّان" في الحياة|website=الأخبار|language=ar|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Beirut]], [[Greater Lebanon|Lebanese Republic]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|06|01|1941|11|15|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|06|01|1941|11|15|df=y}}
| death_place = Beirut, Lebanon
| death_place = Beirut, Lebanon
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| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| youthyears1 = 1954–1957
| youthyears1 = 1954–1957
| youthclubs1 = [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]
| years1 = 1957–1975
| years1 = 1957–1965
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| nationalyears1 = 1963–1966
| clubs2 = [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]
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| years3 = 1966–1967
| clubs3 = [[Salam Achrafieh SC|Salam Achrafieh]]
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| clubs4 = [[Olympic Club (Egypt)|Olympic Club]]
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| clubs5 = [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]
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| nationalyears1 = 1966–1971
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| nationalteam1 = [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]
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| manageryears1 = 1967–2000
| manageryears1 = 1967–2000
| managerclubs1 = [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]
| managerclubs1 = [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]
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'''Adnan Hussein Mekdache''' ({{lang-ar|عدنان حسين مكداش}}; 15 November 1941 – 1 June 2021), commonly known as '''Adnan Al Sharqi''' ({{lang-ar|عدنان الشرقي|lit=Adnan the Oriental|link=no}}), was a Lebanese [[Association football|football]] player and manager.
'''Adnan Hussein Mekdache''' ({{lang-ar|عدنان حسين مكداش}}; 15 November 1941 – 1 June 2021), commonly known as '''Adnan Al Sharqi''' ({{lang-ar|عدنان الشرقي|lit=Adnan the Oriental|link=no}}), was a Lebanese [[Association football|football]] player and manager.


After leading [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] to the [[Lebanese Premier League]] for the first time as a [[player-coach]], Al Sharqi coached the club between 1967 and 2000, and during the [[2004–05 Lebanese Premier League|2004–05 season]]. He won 11 league titles in a row, becoming the football manager to have won the most league titles in the world. He also coached the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]] in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008.
After leading [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] to the [[Lebanese Premier League]] for the first time as a [[player-coach]], Al Sharqi coached the club between 1967 and 2000, and during the [[2004–05 Lebanese Premier League|2004–05 season]]. He won 11 league titles in a row, becoming the football manager to have won the most league titles in the world. Al Sharqi also coached the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]] in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Born in [[Beirut]], Lebanon, Al Sharqi grew up in the Tariq El Jdideh district.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Harb|first=Abdel Nasser|date=1 June 2021|title=|script-title=ar:بعد رحيله... 'النهار' تستعيد مع 'الشرقي' الزمن الذهبي|trans-title=After his departure... "Al-Nahar" relives with "Al Sharqi" the golden time|url=https://www.annahar.com/arabic/section/3-رياضة/01062021073952032|url-status=live|access-date=1 June 2021|website=[[An-Nahar]]|language=ar}}</ref> He used to play football with his friends in the hills and fields in the area.<ref name=":5" />
Born on 15 November 1941 in [[Beirut]], Lebanon,<ref name=":0"/><ref name=AKH>{{Cite web|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Archive_People/106678|title=عدنان الشرقي: ديكتاتور على الملعب... "فنّان" في الحياة|website=الأخبار|language=ar|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref> Al Sharqi grew up in the Tariq El Jdideh district.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Harb|first=Abdel Nasser|date=1 June 2021|title=|script-title=ar:بعد رحيله... 'النهار' تستعيد مع 'الشرقي' الزمن الذهبي|trans-title=After his departure... "Al-Nahar" relives with "Al Sharqi" the golden time|url=https://www.annahar.com/arabic/section/3-رياضة/01062021073952032|access-date=1 June 2021|website=[[An-Nahar]]|language=ar}}</ref> He used to play football with his friends in the hills and fields in the area.<ref name=":5" />


== Club career ==
== Club career ==
Al Sharqi joined [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] aged 10; they obtained their official license in 1954, and he played for their youth team.<ref name=":5" /> In 1957,<ref name=AKH/> he played his first senior match for Ansar aged 15 against Massis in the [[Lebanese Second Division]], and became a first-team player the following year.<ref name=":5" />
Al Sharqi joined [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] aged 10; they obtained their official license in 1954, and he played for their youth team.<ref name=":5" /> A [[Winger (association football)|winger]], in 1957 he played his first senior match for Ansar aged 15 against Massis in the [[Lebanese Second Division]],<ref name=AKH/> and became a first-team player the following year.<ref name=":5" />


In 1965, Al Sharqi was due to join [[Safa SC|Safa]], but joined [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] instead due to bureaucratic issues.<ref name=":5" /> He played only four games, two friendlies and two official matches, before returning back to Ansar the same season.<ref name=":5" /> In the 1966–67 season, Al Sharqi led Ansar to promotion to the [[Lebanese Premier League]] as a [[player-coach]].<ref name="AKH" /> He continued playing until 1975.<ref name="AKH" />
In 1965, Al Sharqi was due to join [[Safa SC|Safa]], but joined [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] instead due to bureaucratic issues.<ref name=":5" /> He played only four games, two friendlies and two official matches.<ref name=":5" /> In 1965, Al Sharqi moved to [[Cairo]], Egypt to study [[physical education]] at the [[Helwan University]];<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=تشييع عدنان الشرقي من الملعب البلديّ وداعاً لباني أمجاد الأنصار والمنتخب الوطنيّ|url=https://www.al-binaa.com/archives/299888|access-date=2021-06-02|website=جريدة البناء {{!}} Al-binaa Newspaper|language=ar}}</ref> he was forced to return to Beirut one year later following the death of his father.<ref name=":6" />

In the first half of the 1966–67 season, Al Sharqi played for [[Salam Achrafieh SC|Salam Achrafieh]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=31 December 1966|title=38 sélectionnés (choisis par la FLFA) seront confiés à l'entraîneur hongrois Albert Joseph|language=fr|work=[[L'Orient-Le Jour|L'Orient]]}}</ref> He left the club in January 1967,<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 January 1967|title=Premiére sortie (cette saison) de la sélection du Liban face aux amateurs ouest-allemands|language=fr|work=[[L'Orient-Le Jour|L'Orient]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=23 March 1967|title=Double match de sélection en football|language=fr|work=[[L'Orient-Le Jour|L'Orient]]}}</ref> moving to [[Olympic Club (Egypt)|Olympic Club]] in [[Alexandria]], Egypt for a short stint.<ref name=":6" /> Al Sharqi returned to Ansar in the Second Division as a [[player-coach]] prior to the end of the season,<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 May 1967|title=Dix séances d'entraînment, en juin, pour la sélection nationale|language=fr|page=10|work=[[L'Orient-Le Jour|L'Orient]]}}</ref> leading them to promotion to the [[Lebanese Premier League]] for the first time.<ref name="AKH" /> He remained at Ansar as a player-coach in their first Premier League years, retiring as a player in 1975.<ref name="AKH" />


== International career ==
== International career ==
Al Sharqi first played for the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]] at the [[Football at the 1963 Mediterranean Games|1963 Mediterranean Games]] in Italy;<ref name=":5" /> he was the first footballer playing in the Lebanese Second Division became the to be called up to the national team.<ref name="AKH" /> Al Sharqi represented Lebanon at the [[1966 Arab Cup]], scoring two goals in a 2–1 win over [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] on 5 April 1966.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=LEBANESE NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM|url=https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/lebanese_national_football_team.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=www.abdogedeon.com}}</ref>
Al Sharqi first played for the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]] at the [[Football at the 1963 Mediterranean Games|1963 Mediterranean Games]] in Italy;<ref name=":5" /> he was the first footballer playing in the [[Lebanese Second Division]] to be called up to the national team.<ref name="AKH" /> Al Sharqi also represented Lebanon at the [[1966 Arab Cup]], scoring two goals in a 2–1 win over [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] on 5 April 1966.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=LEBANESE NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM|url=https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/lebanese_national_football_team.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=www.abdogedeon.com}}</ref>


== Managerial career ==
== Managerial career ==
Al Sharqi coached Ansar between 1967 and 2000, and during the [[Lebanese Premier League|2004–05 season]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He won 11 league titles in a row,<ref name=":0" /> becoming the coach to have won the most league titles in the world.<ref name="AKH" /> He also won 11 [[Lebanese FA Cup|cup titles]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.afcasiancup.com//ko/asian-coaches-year/29710-lebanon|title=Asian Coaches Year: Lebanon|date=14 July 2010|website=afcasiancup.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722183916/http://www.afcasiancup.com//ko/asian-coaches-year/29710-lebanon|archive-date=22 July 2012|access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref> as well as eight other cups. Al Sharqi was named [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] Coach of the Month for July 1995.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-03|title=تكريم الشرقي وغازاريان|url=https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/22460-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A7-3%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86|access-date=2020-08-30|website=نداء الوطن|language=en}}</ref>
Al Sharqi coached [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] between 1967 and 2000, and during the [[Lebanese Premier League|2004–05 season]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=14 July 2010|title=Asian Coaches Year: Lebanon|url=http://www.afcasiancup.com//ko/asian-coaches-year/29710-lebanon|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722183916/http://www.afcasiancup.com//ko/asian-coaches-year/29710-lebanon|archive-date=22 July 2012|access-date=28 March 2020|website=afcasiancup.com}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> He won 11 league titles in a row,<ref name=":0" /> becoming the coach to have won the most league titles in the world.<ref name="AKH" /> He also won eight [[Lebanese FA Cup|cup titles]], as well as various other domestic cups.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lebanon - List of Cup Winners|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lebcuphist.html|access-date=2021-06-02|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> Al Sharqi was named [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] Coach of the Month for July 1995.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-03|title=تكريم الشرقي وغازاريان|url=https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/22460-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A7-3%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86|access-date=2020-08-30|website=نداء الوطن|language=en}}</ref>


Al Sharqi also coached the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]] in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008, coaching for 11 years.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{cite web|publisher=[[RSSSF]]|author=Olenev, Maxim|title=Lebanon National Team Coaches (since 1993)|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/leb-coach-triv.html|date=1999-07-15|accessdate=2009-07-17| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090624004148/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/leb-coach-triv.html| archivedate= 24 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> He was Lebanon's coach in their first [[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualification]] campaign, in [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1993]].<ref name=":2" /> After two wins, two losses and four draws, Lebanon finished third in their group and were eliminated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Cup 1994 qualifications|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/94qual.html|website=www.rsssf.com|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>
Al Sharqi also coached the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]] in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008, coaching for 11 years.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{cite web|author=Olenev, Maxim|title=Lebanon National Team Coaches (since 1993)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/leb-coach-triv.html|date=1999-07-15|accessdate=2009-07-17| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090624004148/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/leb-coach-triv.html| archivedate= 24 June 2009 |website=[[RSSSF]]| url-status= live}}</ref> He was Lebanon's coach in their first [[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualification]] campaign, in [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1993]].<ref name=":2" /> After two wins, two losses and four draws, Lebanon finished third in their group and were eliminated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Cup 1994 qualifications|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/94qual.html|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Al Sharqi's brother Mounir helped [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] obtain their official license in 1954, working as an administrator for the club.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=عدنان الشرقي.. «شيخ المدربين» وأيقونة كرة القدم اللبنانية|url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2705|access-date=2021-06-01|website=lebanonfg.com|language=en}}</ref> His brother Khalil was responsible for the equipment at [[Al Nahda SC|Nahda]].<ref name=":4" /> His nickname "Al Sharqi" ({{lang-ar|الشرقي|lit=the Oriental}}) came after his brother Mounir, who had the same nickname as a player.<ref name=":4" />
Al Sharqi's brother Mounir helped [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] obtain their official license in 1954, working as an administrator for the club.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=عدنان الشرقي.. "شيخ المدربين" وأيقونة كرة القدم اللبنانية|url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2705|access-date=2021-06-01|website=lebanonfg.com|language=en}}</ref> His brother Khalil was responsible for the equipment at [[Al Nahda SC|Nahda]].<ref name=":4" /> His nickname "Al Sharqi" ({{lang-ar|الشرقي|lit=the Oriental}}) came after his brother Mounir, who had the same nickname as a player.<ref name=":4" />


Al Sharqi was married, and has two children: a son and a daughter.<ref name="AKH" />
Al Sharqi was married, and has two children: a son and a daughter.<ref name="AKH" />


== Death ==
== Death ==
On 1 June 2021, Al Sharqi died in the Military Hospital in [[Beirut]], Lebanon after struggling with illness.<ref>{{Cite web|title=وفاة المدرب التاريخي لنادي الأنصار عدنان الشرقي|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/307347|access-date=2021-06-01|website=الأخبار|language=ar}}</ref>
On 1 June 2021, after spending 45 days in the Military Hospital in [[Beirut]], Al Sharqi died after struggling with [[cancer]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-02|title=Legendary Lebanese football coach, Adnan Al-Sharqi, who won 11 league titles in a row, dies aged 80|url=https://arab.news/bmh97|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Arab News|language=en}}</ref> His funeral was held on 2 June at the [[Beirut Municipal Stadium]], [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]'s home stadium, and was attended by a large crowd of Ansar fans.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-02|title=بالصور.. تشييع جثمان الشرقي وسط حشد كبير|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1036791|access-date=2021-06-02|website=كووورة}}</ref>


== Career statistics ==
== Career statistics ==
=== International ===
=== International ===
{{Incomplete list|date=December 2021}}
:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al Sharqi goal''.
:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al Sharqi goal''.


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| align="center" | 1
| align="center" |1
| rowspan="2" |5 April 1966
|3 April 1966
| rowspan="2" |Al-Kashafa Stadium, [[Baghdad]], Iraq
|[[Al-Kashafa Stadium]], [[Baghdad]], Iraq
|{{fb|BHR}}
| align="center" |–
| align="center" |6–1
|[[1966 Arab Cup]]
|
|-
| align="center" |2
|5 April 1966
|Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq
|{{fb|JOR}}
| align="center" |–
| align="center" |2–1
|1966 Arab Cup
|
|-
| align="center" |3
| rowspan="2" |6 April 1966
| rowspan="2" |Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|KUW}}
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|KUW}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1–0
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |2–1
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |2–1
| rowspan="2" |[[1966 Arab Cup]]
| rowspan="2" |1966 Arab Cup
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":3" />
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":3" />
|-
|-
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |–
| align="center" |–
|-
| align="center" |5
|10 April 1966
|Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq
|{{fb|LBY}}
| align="center" |–
| align="center" |1–6
|1966 Arab Cup
|
|-
| align="center" |6
| rowspan="2" |5 June 1966
| rowspan="2" |[[Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor]], [[Dakar]], Senegal
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|SEN}}
| align="center" |–
| rowspan="2" align="center" |3–2
| rowspan="2" |[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |–
|-
| align="center" |8
|6 October 1967
|[[Tokyo National Stadium]], Tokyo, Japan
|{{fb|PHI}}
| align="center" |–
| align="center" |11–1
|[[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|1968 Summer Olympics qualification]]
|
|-
| align="center" |9
|9 October 1967
|Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
|{{fb|ROC}}
| align="center" |–
| align="center" |5–2
|1968 Summer Olympics qualification
|
|}
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* [[Lebanese Premier League]]: [[1987–88 Lebanese Premier League|1987–88]], [[1989–90 Lebanese Premier League|1989–90]], [[1990–91 Lebanese Premier League|1990–91]], [[1991–92 Lebanese Premier League|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Lebanese Premier League|1992–93]], [[1993–94 Lebanese Premier League|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Lebanese Premier League|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Lebanese Premier League|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Lebanese Premier League|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Lebanese Premier League|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Lebanese Premier League|1998–99]]
* [[Lebanese Premier League]]: [[1987–88 Lebanese Premier League|1987–88]], [[1989–90 Lebanese Premier League|1989–90]], [[1990–91 Lebanese Premier League|1990–91]], [[1991–92 Lebanese Premier League|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Lebanese Premier League|1992–93]], [[1993–94 Lebanese Premier League|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Lebanese Premier League|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Lebanese Premier League|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Lebanese Premier League|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Lebanese Premier League|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Lebanese Premier League|1998–99]]
* [[Lebanese Second Division]]: 1966–67
* [[Lebanese Second Division]]: 1966–67
* [[Lebanese FA Cup]]: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02
* [[Lebanese FA Cup]]: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99
* [[Lebanese Elite Cup]]: 1997, 2000
* [[Lebanese Elite Cup]]: 1997
* [[Lebanese Federation Cup]]: 1999, 2000
* [[Lebanese Federation Cup]]: 1999
* [[Lebanese Super Cup]]: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
* [[Lebanese Super Cup]]: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999


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* Football manager with most league titles: 11<ref name="AKH" /><ref name=":1" />
* Football manager with most league titles: 11<ref name="AKH" /><ref name=":1" />
* [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] Coach of the Month: July 1995<ref name="AKH" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/adnan%20al%20charki.html|title=ADNAN AL CHARKI|website=www.abdogedeon.com|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>
* [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] Coach of the Month: July 1995<ref name="AKH" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/adnan%20al%20charki.html|title=ADNAN AL CHARKI|website=www.abdogedeon.com|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>
* [[Lebanese Premier League Best Coach]]: 1996–97,<ref>{{Cite news|date=31 March 1997|title=مهرجان كرة المنار|edition=166|pages=3|work=Shoot}}</ref> 1997–98,<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 June 1998|title=مهرجان كرة المنار|edition=232|pages=4|work=Shoot}}</ref> 1998–99,<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 July 1999|title=مهرجان كرة المنار|edition=288|pages=8|work=Shoot}}</ref> [[2004–05 Lebanese Premier League|2004–05]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 June 2005|title=مهرجان كرة المنار|edition=599|pages=13|work=Shoot}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{FA Lebanon|23836}}


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Latest revision as of 19:58, 15 February 2024

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Hussein and the family name is Mekdache.
Adnan Al Sharqi
Al Sharqi with Lebanon at the 1966 Arab Cup
Personal information
Full name Adnan Hussein Mekdache
Date of birth (1941-11-15)15 November 1941
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanese Republic
Date of death 1 June 2021(2021-06-01) (aged 79)
Place of death Beirut, Lebanon
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1954–1957 Ansar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1965 Ansar
1965 Nejmeh
1966–1967 Salam Achrafieh
1967 Olympic Club
1967–1975 Ansar
International career
1966–1971 Lebanon 10+ (9+)
Managerial career
1967–2000 Ansar
1974–1976 Lebanon
1987–1993 Lebanon
2004–2005 Ansar
2006–2008 Lebanon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adnan Hussein Mekdache (Arabic: عدنان حسين مكداش; 15 November 1941 – 1 June 2021), commonly known as Adnan Al Sharqi (Arabic: عدنان الشرقي, lit. 'Adnan the Oriental'), was a Lebanese football player and manager.

After leading Ansar to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time as a player-coach, Al Sharqi coached the club between 1967 and 2000, and during the 2004–05 season. He won 11 league titles in a row, becoming the football manager to have won the most league titles in the world. Al Sharqi also coached the Lebanon national team in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008.

Early life[edit]

Born on 15 November 1941 in Beirut, Lebanon,[1][2] Al Sharqi grew up in the Tariq El Jdideh district.[3] He used to play football with his friends in the hills and fields in the area.[3]

Club career[edit]

Al Sharqi joined Ansar aged 10; they obtained their official license in 1954, and he played for their youth team.[3] A winger, in 1957 he played his first senior match for Ansar aged 15 against Massis in the Lebanese Second Division,[2] and became a first-team player the following year.[3]

In 1965, Al Sharqi was due to join Safa, but joined Nejmeh instead due to bureaucratic issues.[3] He played only four games, two friendlies and two official matches.[3] In 1965, Al Sharqi moved to Cairo, Egypt to study physical education at the Helwan University;[4] he was forced to return to Beirut one year later following the death of his father.[4]

In the first half of the 1966–67 season, Al Sharqi played for Salam Achrafieh.[5] He left the club in January 1967,[6][7] moving to Olympic Club in Alexandria, Egypt for a short stint.[4] Al Sharqi returned to Ansar in the Second Division as a player-coach prior to the end of the season,[8] leading them to promotion to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time.[2] He remained at Ansar as a player-coach in their first Premier League years, retiring as a player in 1975.[2]

International career[edit]

Al Sharqi first played for the Lebanon national team at the 1963 Mediterranean Games in Italy;[3] he was the first footballer playing in the Lebanese Second Division to be called up to the national team.[2] Al Sharqi also represented Lebanon at the 1966 Arab Cup, scoring two goals in a 2–1 win over Kuwait on 5 April 1966.[9]

Managerial career[edit]

Al Sharqi coached Ansar between 1967 and 2000, and during the 2004–05 season.[1][10] He won 11 league titles in a row,[1] becoming the coach to have won the most league titles in the world.[2] He also won eight cup titles, as well as various other domestic cups.[11] Al Sharqi was named AFC Coach of the Month for July 1995.[10][12]

Al Sharqi also coached the Lebanon national team in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008, coaching for 11 years.[1][13] He was Lebanon's coach in their first World Cup qualification campaign, in 1993.[13] After two wins, two losses and four draws, Lebanon finished third in their group and were eliminated.[14]

Personal life[edit]

Al Sharqi's brother Mounir helped Ansar obtain their official license in 1954, working as an administrator for the club.[15] His brother Khalil was responsible for the equipment at Nahda.[15] His nickname "Al Sharqi" (Arabic: الشرقي, lit. 'the Oriental') came after his brother Mounir, who had the same nickname as a player.[15]

Al Sharqi was married, and has two children: a son and a daughter.[2]

Death[edit]

On 1 June 2021, after spending 45 days in the Military Hospital in Beirut, Al Sharqi died after struggling with cancer.[16] His funeral was held on 2 June at the Beirut Municipal Stadium, Ansar's home stadium, and was attended by a large crowd of Ansar fans.[17]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al Sharqi goal.
List of international goals scored by Adnan Al Sharqi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 3 April 1966 Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq  Bahrain – 6–1 1966 Arab Cup
2 5 April 1966 Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq  Jordan – 2–1 1966 Arab Cup
3 6 April 1966 Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq  Kuwait 1–0 2–1 1966 Arab Cup [9]
4 –
5 10 April 1966 Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq  Libya – 1–6 1966 Arab Cup
6 5 June 1966 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal  Senegal – 3–2 Friendly
7 –
8 6 October 1967 Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Philippines – 11–1 1968 Summer Olympics qualification
9 9 October 1967 Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Republic of China – 5–2 1968 Summer Olympics qualification

Honours[edit]

Player[edit]

Ansar

Manager[edit]

Ansar

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Asian Coaches Year: Lebanon". afcasiancup.com. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "عدنان الشرقي: ديكتاتور على الملعب... "فنّان" في الحياة". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Harb, Abdel Nasser (1 June 2021). بعد رحيله... 'النهار' تستعيد مع 'الشرقي' الزمن الذهبي [After his departure... "Al-Nahar" relives with "Al Sharqi" the golden time]. An-Nahar (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "تشييع عدنان الشرقي من الملعب البلديّ وداعاً لباني أمجاد الأنصار والمنتخب الوطنيّ". جريدة البناء | Al-binaa Newspaper (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ^ "38 sélectionnés (choisis par la FLFA) seront confiés à l'entraîneur hongrois Albert Joseph". L'Orient (in French). 31 December 1966.
  6. ^ "Premiére sortie (cette saison) de la sélection du Liban face aux amateurs ouest-allemands". L'Orient (in French). 22 January 1967.
  7. ^ "Double match de sélection en football". L'Orient (in French). 23 March 1967.
  8. ^ "Dix séances d'entraînment, en juin, pour la sélection nationale". L'Orient (in French). 27 May 1967. p. 10.
  9. ^ a b "LEBANESE NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d "ADNAN AL CHARKI". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  12. ^ "تكريم الشرقي وغازاريان". نداء الوطن. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  13. ^ a b Olenev, Maxim (15 July 1999). "Lebanon National Team Coaches (since 1993)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  14. ^ "World Cup 1994 qualifications". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ^ a b c "عدنان الشرقي.. "شيخ المدربين" وأيقونة كرة القدم اللبنانية". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Legendary Lebanese football coach, Adnan Al-Sharqi, who won 11 league titles in a row, dies aged 80". Arab News. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  17. ^ "بالصور.. تشييع جثمان الشرقي وسط حشد كبير". كووورة. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  18. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (166 ed.). 31 March 1997. p. 3.
  19. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.
  20. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (288 ed.). 5 July 1999. p. 8.
  21. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (599 ed.). 20 June 2005. p. 13.

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