Hussein Tahan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hussein Ali Tahan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Ansariyah, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Safa (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Bourj | (6) | |
| 2004–2011 | Safa | (19) | |
| 2011–2015 | Akhaa Ahli Aley | 75+ | (23) |
| 2015–2016 | Sagesse | 19 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Racing Beirut | 27 | (0) |
| Total | ? | (49) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Lebanon | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2023 | Bourj (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Bourj | ||
| 2025 | Racing Beirut | ||
| 2025– | Safa | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hussein Ali Tahan (Arabic: حسين علي طحان; born 10 March 1982) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is the head coach of Lebanese Premier League club Safa.
International career
Tahan appeared with Lebanon in an international friendly on 19 September 2003 against Bahrain, in their 4–3 defeat.[2]
Managerial career
Tahan was appointed assistant coach of Bourj in November 2020.[3] He was appointed head coach in January 2023,[4] and resigned in 2024.[5] In July 2025, Tahan was appointed head coach of Safa.[6]
Personal life
His brother, Mohamad Zein Tahan, was also an international footballer for Lebanon.[7][8]
Honours
Bourj
- Lebanese Second Division: 2000–01
Safa
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2009
- AFC Cup runner-up: 2008
- Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2007–08, 2010–11
Racing Beirut
- Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2016, 2017
See also
References
- ^ a b "Hussein Tahan". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Hussein Tahan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "حسين طحان مساعدا لحجازي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "البرج يقيل مدربه بعد الخسارة الثقيلة". Kooora. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ https://elmaestrosport.com/%d8%a5%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%ab%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ab%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b9-%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%af-%d9%8a%d8%ae%d8%b7/
- ^ "حسين طحان مدرباً للصفاء - موقع المنار الرياضي". almanartv.com.lb. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "موقع المنار الرياضي » ماذا يقول حسين طحان عن شقيقه زين ؟". sport.almanar.com.lb. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Offside - Team mates : محمد زين طحان VS حسين طحان (in Arabic). AL Jadeed. 26 October 2017 – via YouTube.
External links
- Hussein Tahan at FA Lebanon
- Hussein Tahan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hussein Tahan at Soccerway