Loay Taleb
Louay Taleb is a retired Syrian football player. He ended his career as a player at Al-Wahda in 2002 and became one of the assistant coaches there. He moved to Al-Faisaly club in Jordan to be the assistant coach there from February 2009 until his contract ended in May 2009.
Early life
Louay Taleb was born on 9 August 1975 in the Midan district of Damascus, Syria, the youngest child of Khajo Shasheet, a cook, and Sayah Taleb, a prominent Syrian businessman at the time. His father died of a smoking related illness when Louay was very young.
Taleb had a flourishing national and international 6-year career as a player for Al-Wahda and the football team">football (soccer)">football team. With significant goals and great defensive work, his club team and country team were getting very close to big accomplishments. His best season with Al-Wahda was his 1999–2000 season when he scored 7 goals, including the winning goal in an important match.
Retirement and coaching
In late 2002, Taleb decided he would rather retire as a player and become an assistant coach for Al-Wahda club in his hometown of Damascus. In the 2003–2004 season, Al-Wahda topped the Syrian Premier League and won the Syrian cup. He remained the assistant coach there until the year 2009 when he received an offer to move to Al-Faisaly club of Jordan. He coached there along with Nizar Mahrous until their contract ended in May 2009. He then retired and decided to become a football coach at a private school in Damascus, then he moved to the U.S. and started coaching for clubs and he continues to today.