Youssef Barakat

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Semaan and the family name is Barakat.
Youssef Barakat
Personal information
Full name Youssef Semaan Barakat
Date of birth (1974-12-09) 9 December 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Zgharta, Lebanon
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Salam Zgharta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2007 Salam Zgharta (5)
International career
1999 Lebanon 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[1]

International career

Barakat played for the Lebanon national team in 1999, playing four games at the 1999 Pan Arab Games.[2]

After football

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Youssef Barakat". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Youssef Barakat". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. ^ "الخوري يوسف بركات - Ehden Zgharta Parish-رعيــــة إهـــدن زغرتــــا". ehdenz.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 January 2022.


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