Jamal Taha

Club career Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" ,

Managerial career

Ansar Taha started out as Adnan Hamad's assistant manager at Ansar during the 2005–06 season; he helped his side win the domestic double (Lebanese Premier League and Lebanese FA Cup). The following season, in 2006–07, Taha was appointed the first manager of Ansar, winning Ansar's second consecutive domestic double. He won the 2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup, and the 2012 Lebanese Super Cup.

Shabab Sahel and Tadamon Sour On 10 September 2013, he took charge of Shabab Sahel; After one year, on 17 June 2020, the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) decided not to extend Ciobotariu's contract, and appointed Taha as the national team's coach. He became the first Lebanese coach of the national team in almost 12 years, since the appointment of Emile Rustom in November 2008.

Under Taha, Lebanon underperformed in their last three fixtures of the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, struggling to overcome Sri Lanka 3–2, and losing against Turkmenistan and South Korea; Lebanon qualified Lebanon to the third round as fifth-best runner-up by virtue of other results going in their favour. Taha's tenure was not extended following the expiration of his one-year contract on 30 June 2021.

Lebanon U23 On 27 September 2021, Taha was announced as head coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team.

Return to Ansar On 26 June 2022, Taha returned as head coach of Ansar.

Return to Lebanon U23 In January 2025, Taha returned as head coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team. He led the team to their first AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification for the 2026 tournament, where Lebanon lost the first two games against Uzbekistan (3–2) and South Korea (4–2), and won against Iran (1–0), Lebanon's first victory in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

Return to Tadamon Sour On 22 July 2025, Taha was re-appointed head coach of Tadamon Sour.

Career statistics International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Taha goal.

Managerial + Managerial record by club and tenure

1998–99

Manager Ansar Lebanese Premier League: 2006–07 Lebanese FA Cup: 2006–07, 2011–12 Lebanese Super Cup: 2012

Shabab Sahel Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2014