| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1967-04-04) 4 April 1967 (age 57) | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1985 | Nejmeh | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Nejmeh | ||
| 1986–1996 | Safa | ||
| 1996–2002 | Sagesse | ||
| 2002 | Olympic Beirut | ||
| 2002–2003 | Akhaa Ahli Aley | ||
| International career | |||
| 1980s | Lebanon U20 | ||
| 1991 | Lebanon U23 | ||
| 1993–1999 | Lebanon | 23 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hassan Ayoub (Arabic: حسن أيوب; born 4 April 1967) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who played as a centre-back.
Ayoub played in the Lebanese Premier League for Nejmeh, Safa and Sagesse, and helped Akhaa Ahli Aley win the Lebanese Second Division.[1] He also played for the Lebanon national team.
Ayoub began playing football for Nejmeh in 1976 aged nine.[2] He made his senior debut in the early-1980s against Tadamon Beirut, scoring the lone goal of the game.[2] Due to limited playing time, he moved to Safa in 1986.[2]
After helping Safa win the Lebanese FA Cup in 1986–87,[1] the club's first major trophy, he participated with the team in the 1986 Arab Club Champions Cup.[2] While initially a midfielder for Safa, he was moved to centre-back.[2]
In 1996, Ayoub moved to Sagesse in a deal worth $100,000.[2] He moved to Olympic Beirut in May 2002;[3] his contract was terminated by mutual consent four months later due to a severe injury.[2] Ayoub finished his playing career at Akhaa Ahli Aley, helping them win the Lebanese Second Division in 2002–03.[2]
Having represented Lebanon internationally at under-20 and under-23 levels, Ayoub played for the senior team in the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[2][4]
Following his retirement as a player, Ayoub became a coach.[1] He worked in the technical staffs of Nejmeh, Safa and Ahed, and was also part of the Lebanon national team technical staff in 2010.[1] Ayoub also worked as a sports analyst for Qatari TV channel Al Kass,[1] and as a banker for Bank of Beirut.[4]
Ayoub and his wife have two sons: Salim and Karim.[1] His brother, Mohamad Ayoub, also played football as a goalkeeper.[2]
Safa
Sagesse
Olympic Beirut
Akhaa Ahli Aley
