David Nakhid
David Nakhid (born 15 May 1964) is a Trinidad and Tobago former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented Trinidad and Tobago internationally between 1992 and 2005, playing in three CONCACAF Gold Cup editions: 1996, 1998, and 2000.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1987 | American University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Baltimore Blast | 14 | (2) |
| 1990–1992 | KSV Waregem | 42 | (3) |
| 1992–1994 | Grasshopper | 41 | (5) |
| 1994–1995 | PAOK | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Al-Ansar | ||
| 1997 | Joe Public | 12 | (0) |
| 1998 | New England Revolution | 18 | (0) |
| 1999 | Malmö | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Emirates | ||
| 2000–2003 | Al-Ansar | ||
| 2003–2005 | Mabarra | ||
| 2005 | Caledonia AIA | ||
| National team | |||
| 1992–2005 | Trinidad and Tobago | 35 | (8) |
| 1995 | Lebanon[note 1] | 1 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2004 | Mabarra | ||
| 2005 | Caledonia AIA | ||
| 2011 | Racing Beirut | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
After playing college soccer at American University, Nakhid played as a professional in Belgium, Switzerland, Greece, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Sweden,[2] and the United Arab Emirates for KSV Waregem, Grasshopper, PAOK, Al-Ansar, Joe Public, New England Revolution, Emirates Club, Al-Mabarrah, and Caledonia AIA.[3]
International career
Nakhid also played for the Trinidad and Tobago national team between 1992 and 2005,[3] scoring 8 goals in 35 games, including playing in six FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[4]
On 26 March 1995, while playing in Lebanon for Ansar, Nakhid played a friendly against the Egypt national team as part of a "select" team of Nejmeh and Ansar players.[5] The match ended 1–1, with Nakhid scoring his side's only goal.[5] The match was regarded as an official encounter between Lebanon and Egypt by FIFA.[1]
Managerial career
In 2002 Nakhid coached Lebanese side Mabarra, while in 2011 he coached Racing Beirut.[2]
Personal life
He currently runs the David Nakhid International Football School.[6]
On 16 October 2015, he announced that he had the five nominations from football associations to become a FIFA President candidate.[7] Twelve days later, his campaign was over after it was found that U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation had nominated two candidates, both nominations had been declared null by FIFA but the other unnamed candidate had more than the minimum five nominations and was able to continue his campaign.[8] Nakhid announced his decision to appeal.[9]
David Nakhid is contesting the seat of Tunapuna for the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election for the United National Congress.[10]
Notes
References
- "1995 international matches". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "David Nakhid". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- David Nakhid – FIFA competition record
- "فيديو| سلاح آلي وضربة قاضية.. مشاجرة قديمة للتوأم تشعل مواقع التواصل". alwan.elwatannews.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "The David Nakhid International Football Academy - Official Website".
- "David Nakhid submits candidacy to stand in Fifa presidential election". The Guardian. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Fifa election descends into farce after two candidates are nominated by the same federation". Telegraph. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34809576
- "Former national footballer David Nakhid is UNC Tunapuna candidate". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
