Malek Ibrahim Hassoun is a Lebanese football manager and former player who is the head coach of Lebanese Second Division club Ahly Nabatieh.
12 Facts About Malek Hassoun
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Malek Hassoun became captain in 2002 following Jamal Taha's retirement, and played the rest of his career there, retiring in 2009.
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Malek Hassoun played over 400 games in all competitions, scoring around 45 goals.
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Malek Hassoun represented the Lebanon national team between 1997 and 2004, scoring twice in 12 games.
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Malek Hassoun began his managerial career as assistant coach of Lebanese Premier League side Ansar in 2009, under coach Jamal Taha.
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Malek Hassoun became head coach of Chabab Ghazieh in the Lebanese Premier League in November 2014; after avoiding relegation to the Lebanese Second Division, his contract was renewed for a further year on 28 May 2015.
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In December 2015, Malek Hassoun returned to Ansar as assistant coach to Jamal Taha.
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On 10 October 2016, Malek Hassoun was appointed head coach of Shabab Sahel.
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Malek Hassoun became coach of Second Division side Shabab Arabi on 3 February 2018, resigning only one month later on 5 March citing administrative reasons.
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Malek Hassoun helped them gain promotion to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time.
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On 24 June 2022, Malek Hassoun became head coach of Lebanese Premier League side Tadamon Sour.
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Malek Hassoun resigned in 2024, and was appointed head coach of Bourj.