Zaher Al Indari

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Toufic and the family name is Al Indari.
Zaher Al Indari
Personal information
Full name Zaher Toufic Al Indari
Date of birth (1971-05-26) 26 May 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Abadiyeh, Lebanon
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1988–1989 Ahli Aley[a]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–2003 Akhaa Ahli Aley[a] 180 (40)
2003–2005 Safa 20 (6)
2005–2006 Akhaa Ahli Aley 14 (5)
Total 214 (51)
International career
1996–2001 Lebanon 41 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zaher Toufic Al Indari (Arabic: زاهر توفيق العنداري; born 26 May 1971) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]

Club career

Al Indari began his senior career in 1989 with Ahli Aley in the Lebanese Third Division, which merged with Akhaa Club to form Akhaa Ahli Aley in 1990.[2][3] In 1991–92 Akhaa Ahli Aley won the Lebanese Second Division, gaining promotion to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time in their history.[2][3]

Al Indari stayed at the club until 2003, when he moved to Safa.[1] In his two seasons at the club, Al Indari scored six league goals, three in each season.[4][5] After two seasons at the club, in 2005 Al Indari moved back to Akhaa Ahli, which had just relegated to the Lebanese Second Division after 25 years in the top-flight.[2] Al Indari retired following the 2005–06 season.[1]

International career

Between 1996 and 2001, Al Indari represented Lebanon internationally.[1] He scored four goals in 20 games, with his first goal coming against Saudi Arabia at the 1998 Arab Nations Cup.[6] On 12 December 1998, Al Indari scored a brace against Kazakhstan at the 1998 Asian Games.[7]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al Indari goal.[1]
List of international goals scored by Zaher Al Indari
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 27 September 1998 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Saudi Arabia 1–4 1–4 1998 Arab Cup [6]
2 4 December 1998 Surat Thani Province Stadium, Surat Thani, Thailand  Cambodia 3–0 5–1 1998 Asian Games [8]
3 12 December 1998 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Kazakhstan 1–0 3–0 1998 Asian Games [7]
4 2–0

Honours

Akhaa Ahli Aley

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ a b Al Indari played for Al Ahli Club Aley, who merged with Akhaa Club to form Akhaa Ahli Aley in 1990.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Zaher Al-Indari". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "هبط الاخاء الأهلي عاليه والتضامن صور الى الدرجة الثانية في بطولة لبنان". anbaaonline.com (in Arabic). 10 May 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "الإخاء الأهلي عاليه «واجهة الجبل» الرياضية: إنماء رياضي «متوازن»... مع السياسة". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Lebanon 2003/04". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Lebanon 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lebanon vs. Saudi Arabia (1:4)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lebanon vs. Kazakhstan (3:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lebanon vs. Cambodia (5:1)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (288 ed.). 5 July 1999. p. 8.


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