Nabil Baalbaki
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nabil Ali Baalbaki | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Safa (youth coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Tadamon Sour | (1) | |
| 2002–2005 | Olympic Beirut | (0) | |
| 2005–2011 | Ansar | (1) | |
| 2011–2013 | Akhaa Ahli | 37 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Ansar | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 70+ | (3+) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Lebanon | 13 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Ansar (assistant) | ||
| 2021- | Safa (Youth) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nabil Ali Baalbaki (Arabic: نَبِيل عَلِيّ بَعْلَبَكِّيّ; born 27 May 1978) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is a coach for youth teams at Lebanese Premier League club Safa. He played as a defensive midfielder for the Lebanon national team.[1]
Baalbaki began his senior career at Lebanese Premier League side Tadamon Sour, during the 2000–01 season.[1] In his first season at the club, Baalbaki helped his side lift their first Lebanese FA Cup.[2] After two seasons, in 2002 Baalbaki moved to Olympic Beirut.[1] He won a domestic double with the club in his first season, winning both the 2002–03 Lebanese Premier League and the 2002–03 Lebanese FA Cup.[1]
The Lebanese midfielder remained at Olympic Beirut for three seasons, before moving to Ansar 8 September 2005.[3] Once again Baalbaki won in his first season at his new club, helping his side lift a domestic double in 2005–06.[1] The following season, Baalbaki won another domestic double, winning both the league and cup in the 2006–07 season.[1] Baalbaki remained with Ansar for six seasons, where he also won another FA Cup (2009–10).[1] In the 2009–10 season, Baalbaki was also included in the Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season.[4]
In 2011 Akhaa Ahli Aley bought Baalbaki from Ansar; the player stayed two seasons at Akhaa, before returning to Ansar on 16 September 2013.[5] Baalbaki retired after two seasons, in 2015,[6] having won a total of three league titles and five FA Cups in his career.[1]
International career
Managerial career
Baalbaki was appointed assistant coach of Ansar ahead of the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League.[7] On 1 September 2019, Baalbaki resigned from his position due to internal problems,[8] but returned on 27 September.[9] He moved to train Safa youth teams in October 2021.[10]