Camille Cordahi

Camille Rouhana Cordahi (; 11 September 1919 – 11 May 2011) was a Lebanese footballer who played as a forward. He is the Lebanon national team's first official goalscorer, scoring his side's lone goal in a friendly game against Mandatory Palestine in 1940.

Cordahi began his senior club career in 1935 at DPHB, winning three Lebanese Premier League titles. In 1942 Cordahi played one season at Racing Beirut, before joining Sagesse in 1943, which he helped form. He remained at the club until his retirement in 1950.

Known as "the Golden Foot" , Cordahi represented Beirut XI unofficially as their captain between 1937 and 1950; his first official cap for Lebanon was the 1940 friendly against Mandatory Palestine, Lebanon's first official game, in which he scored.

Following his retirement as a player, Cordahi assumed various managerial roles at his former clubs Sagesse and Racing Beirut, and was the treasurer of the Lebanese Football Association in 1979. He was also the first mayor of his hometown Faitroun, and was awarded the Lebanese Medal of Merit in 1974.

Early life Cordahi was born on 11 September 1919 in Faitroun, Lebanon, to Rouhana Cordahi and Catherine Massaad. He had six siblings: Marie, Joseph, Georgette, Eva, Laure, and Marcelle. With DPHB Cordahi won three Lebanese Premier League titles, in 1935–36, 1938–39, 1940–41. Cordahi helped Sagesse win the Second Division in their first season, but were not promoted to the Premier League. In 1947–48, he won the Second Division with Sagesse once again, gaining promotion back to the Premier League. assisted by Muhieddine Jaroudi of Hilmi Sports, becoming his country's first international goalscorer. Cordahi represented Lebanon twice more, in friendlies against Syria in 1942 and 1947. Cordahi also received offers to play for the national teams of Syria and Palestine, but he declined. In 1979 he was the treasurer of the Lebanese Football Association.

Personal life Cordahi worked for the Lebanese railways between 1935 and 1942, while playing for their football club DPHB.

On 1 June 1965, Cordahi founded a table tennis club, called Sporting Club Faitroun.

On 15 December 1962, Cordahi married his wife Sonia Farid Rizk;

Honours DPHB Lebanese Premier League: 1935–36, 1938–39, 1940–41 Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 1939–40

Sagesse Lebanese Second Division: 1943–44, 1947–48