Badawi "Buddy" Farah is a football agent and former footballer.
18 Facts About Buddy Farah
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Buddy Farah played youth football for Australian National Soccer League club Marconi Stallions where he joined the club's first-team in 1997.
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Buddy Farah played for Nepean Association in the 2003 NSW State League Division 1, scoring two goals in seven appearances.
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On 28 August 2003, Buddy Farah signed a two-year contract with Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh; the contract was worth at least six times what he would have been receiving if he had stayed at Wollongong; the contract was worth an estimated $220,000.
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Buddy Farah was the first Christian to be signed by the Muslim club, where he had established himself in the club's first-team while playing for Lebanon.
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In 2004 Buddy Farah sued Nejmeh over a pay dispute and alleged breach of contract.
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Buddy Farah had been sent to hospital in early 2004, having been diagnosed with Hepatitis A, after eating contaminated seafood.
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Buddy Farah was treated in enough time to escape liver surgery.
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Buddy Farah then left Beirut for further treatment in Sydney, on the condition he'd return to Nejmeh after an agreed six-week period.
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Buddy Farah then pressed legal charges to Nejmeh's board of directions where his legal team were arguing that Buddy Farah had been robbed of income from representing Lebanon; the case's resolution was in the hands of a court in Lebanon.
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Buddy Farah joined Bankstown City Lions before transferring to Malaysian side Selangor FA.
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Buddy Farah then signed a two-year contract with Iceland's Keflavik IF, where the club had finished fourth in the Urvalsdeild.
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Under coach Raul Blanco, Buddy Farah had featured in 10 games for the Australian Under-23 squad prior to the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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Buddy Farah saw that his chance of fame had been gone due to the selection.
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In 2000, Buddy Farah took up the opportunity to represent Lebanon, becoming the second Australian born player to do so after Michael Reda in 2000, where he would take part in the qualifying campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2002 Arab Nations Cup.
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Buddy Farah would take part in the qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup before retiring from international football in 2004.
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The draw of Australia and Lebanon made Buddy Farah contemplate returning to an overseas club to increase his chances of playing international football.
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Since 2009, Buddy Farah is managing director of Benchmark Sports Management, and acts as an advisor for a number of Australian and international professional footballers and clubs.