Assaf KhalifaAssaf Khalifa is a Syrian former footballer who played as a forward.Club careerKhalifa was the first foreign player from outside the former USSR in the Russian Football Premier League when he joined FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi in 1994.Managerial careerAfter retirement as a player, he went to coaching in Syria: Al-Nidal SC and Al-Wahda SC, Lebanon: Al-Mabarrah, Salam Zgharta and Al Nabi Sheet, Jordan: That Ras Club, and Oman: Oman Club.HonoursIndividual Syrian Premier League top goalscorer: 1992–93 Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer: 1995–96