Azmi Nassar

Azmi Nassar
عزمي نصار
עזמי נסאר

Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-10-03)3 October 1957
Place of birth	Nazareth
Date of death
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974-1982	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
1983-1986	Hapoel Haifa
Managerial career
	Maccabi Kafr Kanna
	Bnei Tamra
	Bnei Sakhnin
1999–2000	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
2005–2007	Palestine
	Palestine
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Azmi Nassar (Arabic: عزمي نصار‎‎, Hebrew: עזמי נסאר‎; 3 October 1957 – 26 March 2007) was an Arab-Israeli football manager and served as manager of the Palestinian national football team.

Professional career

Palestinian National Team

In order to serve as manager of the Palestinian national football team, Nassar was required to obtain a Palestinian ID and passport to go along with his Israeli ID and passport. His ability to travel freely between the territories contributed to his success as national team coach.

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth

After guiding the club to the Israeli Premier League, Nassar resigned after the club was unsuccessful throughout the season and was replaced by Shiye Feigenbaum.

Personal life

A resident of Nazareth, Nassar was married to Ruthy, and they are followers of Christianity. Azmi's wife is technically Jewish and until her marriage to Azmi, when she was 18, her Israeli ID card listed her as being Jewish. Ruthy is the daughter of a mixed marriage between Ya'akov Kashlawi (an Arab Christian from Bir Zeit) and Rachel Cohen (a Jew from Petah Tikva).