Paul Rustom

Paul Rustom
Personal information
Full name	Paul Emile Rustom
Date of birth	26 January 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Beirut, Lebanon
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sagesse (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2007	Sagesse
2007–2008	Ansar
2008–2010	Nejmeh
2010–2011	Akhaa Ahli Aley
2011–2012	Sagesse
2012–2016	Racing Beirut
2021–2022	Sagesse
Total
International career
2003	Lebanon U23
2006–2009	Lebanon
Managerial career
2020–2022	Lebanon U20 (assistant)
2022–2023	Sagesse (assistant)
2023–	Sagesse
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Emile Rustom (Arabic: بول إميل رستم; born 26 January 1983) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is head coach of Lebanese Premier League club Sagesse. He is the son of Emile Rustom, a football manager and former player.

Club career

Rustom began his career at Sagesse, before moving to Ansar on 23 August 2007.^[3] After finishing runner-up in the Lebanese Premier League and the Lebanese Elite Cup, he signed for Nejmeh in September 2008. He won the 2008–09 Lebanese Premier League, and the 2009 Lebanese Super Cup after beating Ahed in the final.

In 2010 he signed with Akhaa Ahli Aley, before returning to Sagesse in the Lebanese Second Division the following year. He signed for Racing Beirut in September 2012, scoring his first goal on 27 October in a 4–2 defeat to Ansar. On 1 June 2013, he scored a brace to secure the win against Tadamon Sour in the final game of the season, helping Racing Beirut reach third place in the league table for the first time in 40 years.

Rustom returned from retirement in March 2021, signing for Sagesse in the Second Division ahead of the second leg.^[4]

International career

Rustom began his international career in 2003, playing in the qualifiers for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Managerial career

On 12 August 2020, Rustom was appointed assistant coach of the Lebanon national under-20 team.^[5] In 2023, after a season as assistant coach, Rustom was appointed head coach of Sagesse.^[6]

Personal life

Rustom is the son of the Lebanese football manager and former player Emile Rustom.^[7] He also has two siblings: Elie and Lawrence.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Paul Rustom". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ بطاقة لاعب
^ "صفقة ثلاثية للأنصار بضمّ رستم وحمدان وبقاء مناجد". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "الأندية غير راضية.. والحكمة في طريق العودة". www.alahednews.com.lb (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "تأكيدًا لانفراد كووورة.. رضا عنتر مدربًا لأولمبي لبنان". كووورة. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ "الحكمة يجدد ثقته بالمدرب بول رستم". كووورة. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "emil rustom". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

External links

Paul Rustom at FA Lebanon
Paul Rustom at National-Football-Teams.com
Paul Rustom at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)

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[GSA-1] "Paul Rustom". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[2] بطاقة لاعب

[3] "صفقة ثلاثية للأنصار بضمّ رستم وحمدان وبقاء مناجد". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[4] "الأندية غير راضية.. والحكمة في طريق العودة". www.alahednews.com.lb (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[5] "تأكيدًا لانفراد كووورة.. رضا عنتر مدربًا لأولمبي لبنان". كووورة. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[6] "الحكمة يجدد ثقته بالمدرب بول رستم". كووورة. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[:0-7] "emil rustom". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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