Assaf Khalifa (Arabic: عساف خليفة; born 1968) is a Syrian former footballer who played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1968 (age 55–56) | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1993 | Al-Wahda SC | ||
| 1993–1994 | CS Sfaxien | ||
| 1994 | FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi | 21 | (6) |
| 1995–1997 | Nejmeh SC | ||
| 1998 | FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | → FC Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi (loan) | 6 | (5) |
| 1998–2001 | Al-Wahda SC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Khalifa was the first foreign player from outside the former USSR in the Russian Football Premier League when he joined FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi in 1994.
Managerial career
After retirement as a player, he went to coaching in Syria: Al-Nidal SC and Al-Wahda SC, Lebanon: Al-Mabarrah, Salam Zgharta and Al Nabi Sheet, Jordan: That Ras Club, and Oman: Oman Club.[2]
Honours
Individual