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Hussein Naeem

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Hussein Naeem
Personal information
Full name Hussein Hassan Naeem
Date of birth (1987-03-19)19 March 1987
Place of birth Selaa, Lebanon
Date of death 13 June 2007(2007-06-13) (aged 20)
Place of death Beirut, Lebanon
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2001–2006 Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Nejmeh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hussain Hassan Naeem (Arabic: حسين حسن نعيم; 19 March 1987 – 13 June 2007) was Lebanese footballer who played as a forward. He was killed by a car bomb, alongside other victims, in an assassination attempt on Lebanese politician Walid Eido.

Career

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Naeem joined the Nejmeh youth team on 2 November 2001, playing for the first team from 2006 until his death in 2007.[1]

Death

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On 13 June 2007, Naeem died from the same car bomb which killed politician Walid Eido and teammate Hussein Dokmak outside the Rafic El-Hariri Stadium.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Drame - Hussein Naïm et Hussein Dokmak ont été fauchés par l'explosion de Manara Le lourd tribut payé par le club Nejmeh". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). 15 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ Daily Star: March 14 MP Walid Eido assassinated in Beirut bombing, 2007-06-14
  3. ^ "FOOTBALL IN LEBANON". IBWM. Retrieved 7 November 2019.