Sharbel Touma (Syriac: ܫܪܒܝܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ; born 25 March 1979) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger.
 Touma in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sharbel Touma | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1992 | Motala | ||
| 1992–1994 | Syrianska | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Syrianska | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1999 | Djurgården | 46 | (9) |
| 1999–2001 | AIK | 29 | (4) |
| 2002–2005 | Halmstad | 68 | (20) |
| 2005–2007 | FC Twente | 79 | (18) |
| 2007–2009 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 17 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Djurgården | 26 | (5) |
| 2011–2014 | Syrianska | 72 | (18) |
| 2017 | Syrianska | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 347 | (77) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Sweden U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Sweden U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Syrianska | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Beginning his career with Syrianska in the mid-1990s, he went on to represent Djurgårdens IF, AIK, Halmstad, Twente, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Iraklis before returning to Syranska in 2011 to wrap up his career. A full international between 2001 and 2004, he won two caps for the Sweden national team.[citation needed]
Early life
editTouma was born in Beirut, Lebanon,[1][2] into a Syriac Orthodox family with roots in the Tur Abdin region of southern Turkey, he moved to Sweden at a young age and was granted Swedish citizenship.[3][4]
Club career
editTouma made his senior debut for Syrianska FC in the 1994 Division 2.[5] He joined Djurgårdens IF, where he won the PSM för klubblag with the under-16 squad.[5] He debuted in the senior team in the 1997 season.
He later played for AIK, Halmstads BK and F.C. Twente.[6] He won "the Big Silver" (Stora Silvret in Swedish, second place in the Swedish top league, Allsvenskan) with Halmstads BK 2004 and left them for FC Twente. On 4 November 2008 was suspended and called up for the second team from Borussia Mönchengladbach between December 2008, he also release the club in July 2009 to sign with Iraklis.
Touma was on a trial with the Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK[7] and on 22 March 2010 Touma returned from Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. to his mother club Djurgårdens IF of the Allsvenskan.[8] He played from 1997–99 in Stockholm and scored 10 goals in 48 matches.
In 2017, Touma re-joined Syrianska, playing one league match.[9]
International career
editA youth international for the Sweden U16, U18, and U21 teams, Touma made his full international debut for Sweden on 1 February 2001 in a friendly 0–1 loss against Finland when he played for 77 minutes before being replaced by Christian Hemberg.[10][11] He won his second and final cap on 17 October 2004 in a friendly 4–1 win against Scotland, coming on as a substitute for Christian Wilhelmsson in the 76th minute.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Syrianska FC | 1994[13] | Division 2 Östra Svealand | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Djurgården | 1997[13] | Division 1 Norra | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 1998[14] | Division 1 Norra | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 1999[13] | Allsvenskan | 24 | 8 | — | – | – | 24 | 8 | ||||||
| Total | 46 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 | |||
| AIK | 2000[13] | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2001[13] | Allsvenskan | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | |||
| Halmstads BK | 2002[13] | Allsvenskan | 22 | 6 | — | 22 | 6 | |||||||
| 2003[13] | Allsvenskan | 20 | 4 | — | 20 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2004[13] | Allsvenskan | 26 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 10 | ||||||
| Total | 68 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 20 | |||
| FC Twente | 2004–05[15] | Eredivisie | 19 | 4 | — | 19 | 4 | |||||||
| 2005–06[15][16] | Eredivisie | 28 | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 34 | 6 | ||||||
| 2006–07[15][16] | Eredivisie | 32 | 9 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 90 | 22 | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2007–08[15] | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| 2008–09[15] | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| Iraklis | 2009–10[15] | Superleague | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Djurgården | 2010[13] | Allsvenskan | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |||
| Syrianska FC | 2011[15] | Allsvenskan | 24 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |||||
| 2012[15] | Allsvenskan | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 26 | 10 | ||||||
| 2013[15] | Allsvenskan | 17 | 3 | — | 17 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2014[13] | Superettan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| 2017[10] | Superettan | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 73 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 20 | |||
| Career total | 347 | 77 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 375 | 87 | ||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
editDjurgårdens IF
FC Twente
Borussia Mönchengladbach
References
edit- General
- Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken [100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics] (in Swedish). Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
- Specific
- ^ "500 AIK:are - Sharbel Touma". aik.se.
- ^ "Aftonbladet sport: Allsvenskan". aftonbladet.se.
- ^ Officiellt: Sharbel Touma blir huvudtränare i Syrianska FC‚ fotbolltransfers.com, 21 December 2016
- ^ "'Ook Friesland kan meedoen aan het schaduw-WK'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 29 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 978-91-86184-69-8.
- ^ eredivisie.nl Archived 4 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hjem - Rosenborg". Rosenborg Ballklub. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ Sharbel Touma till DIF Archived 25 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ TV: Sharbel Touma, 38, bytte in sig själv: "Livsviktig match"‚ fotbollskanalen.se, 17 June 2017
- ^ a b c "Sharbel Touma - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). February 2001. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Skottland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). 17 October 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Sharbel Touma - National Football Teams". national-football-teams.com.
- ^ Niklas Schulman. "DIF.se - Lagstatistik 1998". dif.se. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Eliteprospects.com - Sharbel Touma". Elite Prospects.
- ^ a b "Sharbel Touma » Vereinsspiele » Playoffs Eredivisie". weltfussball.de.
External links
edit- Sharbel Touma at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Sharbel Touma at Elite Football