Jihad Qassab (Arabic: جهاد قصاب) (13 July 1975 – 30 September 2016) was a Syrian professional football defender who played for Al-Karamah and Syria national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 13, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Homs, Syria | ||
| Date of death | September 30, 2016 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | Saidnaya, Syria | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Al-Karamah | |||
| Al-Ahed | |||
| Shabab Al-Sahel | |||
| Ajman Club | |||
| International career | |||
| Syria | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editQassab played for his hometown club, Al-Karamah, winning four consecutive league titles and reaching the 2006 AFC Champions League Final, only losing to Jeonbuk Motors 2–3 on aggregate.
Qassab played in Lebanon for Al-Ahed and Shabab Al-Sahel, and in the U.A.E. for Ajman Club.[1]
Death
editQassab was arrested on 19 August 2014 in Baba Amr, Homs by the Syrian authorities during the Syrian civil war.[2] Reports claim he was executed in the Saidnaya prison on Friday, 30 September 2016.[3]
References
edit- ^ "وفاة لاعب نادي الكرامة جهاد قصاب تحت التعذيب في سجون النظام". souriatnapress (in Arabic). Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "The Dictator's Team". ESPN. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Ex-captain of national football team 'barbarically tortured to death in Syrian regime prison'". Mirror. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.