Yousef Adam

Yousuf Adam Mahmoud or Yousef Adam (; born 12 September 1972) is a Qatari-Somali former football player and manager. He is the first Qatari football manager to have coached in Africa.

Managerial career In 2010, Adam coached Mesaimeer SC in the Qatari Second Division. Later in 2010, he coached both the Somalia national team and the Somalia Olympic team. While he was in charge of Somalia, the team participated in the 2010 CECAFA Cup. With an average squad age of 20, Somalia lost all of its group stage matches, including 0–6 against Zambia.

Adam was unveiled as the new coach of lower-tier club Al Shahaniya in February 2013. He was named as El Jaish's new head coach on 15 January 2014.

Adam was in charge of Mesaimeer SC in the 2014–15 season, helping the club win promotion from the Qatari Second Division to the Qatar Stars League for the first time in its history. He left the club in May 2015. In June 2015, he was confirmed as assistant coach of Al Ahli. On 11 November 2018, he became the manager of Al Kharaitiyat.