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Gassem Youssef

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Gassem
Personal information
Full name Gassem Salim Youssef
Date of birth (1958-03-18) 18 March 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Pontal do Paraná, Brazil
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Paissandú-PR
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Colorado-PR
1980–1984 São Paulo 201 (2)
1984–1985 Colorado-PR
1985–1986 Sport Recife
1987 Novorizontino
1988 Pinheiros-PR
1988 Blumenau
1989 Central Brasileira
1990 Guarany de Cruz Alta
1990–1991 Central Brasileira
1992 Guarany de Cruz Alta
1992–1993 Blumenau
Managerial career
1995–1996 Blumenau
1997 Juventus-SC
1997 Brusque
1998 Figueirense
1998–1999 Brusque
2000 Guarany de Cruz Alta
2000–2001 Rio Branco-PR
2001 Brusque
2003 Metropolitano
2003 Operário Ferroviário
2004 Rio Branco-PR
2013 Rio Branco-PR
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2023

Gassem Salim Youssef (born 18 March 1958), simply known as Gassem, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a centre-back.[1][2]

Player career

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Gassem began his life in sport playing basketball at Paissandú in Curitiba. At the suggestion of his teachers, he tried his luck in football, where he began to fall in love with his game. Soon he went to Colorado EC, at the time coached by Armando Renganeschi. On recommendation from the coach, he was hired by São Paulo, where he played alongside Oscar Bernardi and Dario Pereyra.[3][4]

Managerial career

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Started his career as coach of Blumenau EC, the last team he played for. In 1997 at Brusque he was champion of the second division of Santa Catarina, being hired by Figueirense the following year. He also accumulated passages through the Rio Branco de Paranaguá.

Personal life

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Permanently retired from football, today Gassem owns a restaurant.[3]

Honours

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Player

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São Paulo

Manager

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Brusque

References

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  1. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Gassem". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Valmir Gomes (2 November 2019). "Gassem: Meu personagem da semana". Folha do Litoral (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Gassem… nas graças de Armando Renganeschi". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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