José 'Mehdi' Faria (April 26, 1933 – October 8, 2013) was a Brazilian football coach.[1] He coached Morocco in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, when they became the first African team to advance to the second round.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Faria | ||
| Date of birth | April 26, 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | October 8, 2013 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Rabat, Morocco | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bonsucesso | |||
| Fluminense | |||
| 1960 | Bangu | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1979 | Fluminense (Youth teams) | ||
| 1979 | Qatar U-19 | ||
| 1979–1982 | Al-Sadd | ||
| 1982-1983 | FAR Rabat | ||
| 1983–1988 | Morocco | ||
| 1995–1997 | Olympique de Khouribga | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career edit
Faria started his managerial career in Fluminense's junior teams, where he worked for more than 10 years. He was responsible for the rise of many Brazilian stars, such as World Cup captain Edinho. He received many offers while working in Brazil. However, he rejected them all due to the risk involved. He eventually changed his mind, and accepted an offer to coach the Qatar under-20 team as a replacement for Evaristo de Macedo who temporarily took charge of Iraq in Mexico. He claimed to have made as much money in Qatar in two years as he had made in last 23 years.[4]
He coached the Morocco national team from 1983 till 1988. He rejected an offer from Inter Milan while coaching the team,[4] and converted to Islam, adopting the middle name of "Mehdi".
References edit
- ^ "Former Morocco football coach Jose Faria dies". Sportskeeda. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- ^ "Maroc: les nouveaux musulmans (convertis)". Archived from the original on October 21, 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- ^ "Ex-técnico José Faria morre no Marrocos e tem velório de ídolo no país". O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ a b "New Sunday Times". 14 June 1986. p. 10.
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