Youssef Barakat
Lebanese footballer and priest (born 1975)
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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]
Full name
Youssef Semaan Barakat
Date of birth
9 December 1974
Place of birth
Zgharta, Lebanon
Position
Left-back
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssef Semaan Barakat | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Zgharta, Lebanon | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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]
