Moussa Hojeij

Moussa Ali Hojeij (Arabic: موسى علي حجيج‎; born 6 August 1974) is a Lebanese football manager and former player.[2]

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ali and the family name is Hojeij.
Moussa Hojeij
Hojeij with Nejmeh in 2020
Personal information
Full name Moussa Ali Hojeij[1]
Date of birth (1974-08-06) 6 August 1974
Place of birth Chyah, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1993–1994 Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2006 Nejmeh (75)
2006–2008 Mabarra (2)
2008–2009 Khoyol
2009–2011 Shabab Sahel (1)
2011–2013 Nejmeh 30 (4)
Total ? (82)
National team
1996–2002 Lebanon 39 (6)
Teams managed
2011–2013 Nejmeh
2014 Nabi Chit
2015–2016 Shabab Sahel
2016–2017 Racing Beirut
2017 Ahed
2017–2018 Tripoli
2018 Nejmeh
2020–2021 Nejmeh
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hojeij was the best player in the Al-Manar Football Festival several times,[3] and was captain of the national team.[4] He is also a match analyst for Lebanese national team matches on beIN Sports.[5]

Club career

Hojeij joined Nejmeh's youth team on 26 February 1993.[6] In 2000, Hojeij became the first captain to win the Lebanese Premier League title for Nejmeh after the civil war.

In 2007 he was released by Nejmeh after scoring a total of 75 league goals,[7] and signed with Mabarra. In 2008 Hojeij signed for Lebanese Second Division club Khoyol, and in the summer of 2009 he signed with Shabab Sahel.

International career

Hojeij equalised in the 77th minute against Iraq at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup to bring the score to 2–2. The game was played at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium.

Managerial career

On 18 December 2017, Hojeij was appointed head coach of Tripoli for the 2017–18 season, finishing in eighth place after six wins, seven draws and nine defeats.[8]

On 29 June 2020, Hojeij was re-appointed manager of Nejmeh for the third time, after having coached them between 2011 and 2013, and in 2018.[9]

Presidential career

On 10 June 2021, Hojeij announced his candidacy to become president of the Lebanese Football Association; the only other candidate was incumbent president Hashem Haidar.[10] The elections took place on 29 June in Beirut,[10] with Haidar winning by 40 votes to 4.[11]

Honours

Player

Nejmeh

Mabarra

Individual

Manager

Shabab Sahel

Racing Beirut

  • Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2016

Nejmeh

Individual

See also

References
  1. "Moussa Hojeij". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "موسى حجيج الى النجمة... بعد غياب 4 سنوات". An-Nahar. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. wissam Bleik (13 July 2012), مهرجان كرة المنار الرابع:موسم 1999/2000, archived from the original on 10 January 2020, retrieved 29 April 2019
  4. "السعودية تتخطى لبنان وسوريا تخسر في كأس العرب". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. الدوري اللبناني (7 March 2019). "وثائقي قناة bein sports عن أسطورة نادي النجمة والمدرب الحالي موسى حجيج". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. "First Team List 2005/2006 [PENDING]". Nejmeh SC. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 26 November 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  8. "حدث في مثل هذا اليوم | بوكير يعود إلى لبنان والاتحاد يُعاقب جمهور النجمة". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  9. Mahfoud, Maroun (29 June 2020). "Official: Moussa Hojeij returns to Nejmeh SC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  10. "حجيج يعلن ترشحه لرئاسة اتحاد الكرة بلبنان". كووورة. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  11. "موسى حجيج يقرر الطعن على انتخابات الاتحاد اللبناني". كووورة. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.


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