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'''Jamal Khamis Taha''' ({{lang-langx|ar|جمال خميس طه}}; born 23 November 1966) is a [[Association football|football]] manager and former player.
 
Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" ({{Lang-Langx|ar|الغزال الأسمر|links=no}}), Taha was born in Egypt to an [[Demographics of Egypt|Egyptian]] father and a [[Lebanese people in Egypt|Lebanese]] mother. He obtained [[Lebanese nationality law|Lebanese citizenship]] and represented the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]] between 1993 and 2000, whom he captained at the [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]].
 
== Early life ==
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== Club career ==
Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" ({{Lang-Langx|ar|الغزال الأسمر}}),<ref>{{Cite web|title=جمال طه مدرباً لمنتخب لبنان..وحيدر: سنساعد الاندية!|url=http://arabia.eurosport.com/article/كرة-القدم/الدوري-اللبناني/جمال-طه-مدرباً-لمنتخب-لبنان..وحيدر-سنساعد-الاندية|access-date=2020-06-21|website=arabia.eurosport.com}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> Taha began his senior career with [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] in 1986, where he ended his career in 2002.<ref name=":0" /> He wore the number 6 on his jersey,<ref name=":5" /> and was the club's captain from 1997 onwards.<ref name=":0" />
 
== International career ==
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=== Ansar ===
Taha started out as [[Adnan Hamad]]'s assistant manager at [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] during the [[2005–06 Lebanese Premier League|2005–06 season]]; he helped his side win the [[Double (association football)|domestic double]] ([[Lebanese Premier League]] and [[Lebanese FA Cup]]).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Mezher|first=Rawad|date=18 June 2020|title=جمال طه|url=https://www.facebook.com/rawadmezherofficial/posts/2684671581639377|access-date=18 June 2020|website=Facebook|language=ar}}</ref> The following season, in [[2006–07 Lebanese Premier League|2006–07]], Taha was appointed the first manager of Ansar, winning Ansar's second consecutive domestic double.<ref name=":3" /> He remained head coach until the end of the [[2007–08 Lebanese Premier League|2007–08 season]], where he lost the league title to [[Al Ahed FC|Ahed]] by one point.<ref name=":3" />
 
In July 2011, Taha was re-appointed manager of Ansar, staying there until the end of the [[2012–13 Lebanese Premier League|2012–13 season]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Lebanon - Jamal Taha - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/jamal-taha/217182/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2013-09-10|title=جمال طه مدرباً لشباب الساحل|url=https://www.annahar.com/article/65725-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B7%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84|access-date=2020-06-07|website=An-Nahar}}</ref> He won the [[2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup]], and the 2012 [[Lebanese Super Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lebanon - List of Cup Winners|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lebcuphist.html|access-date=2020-06-07|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
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=== Lebanon ===
On 3 June 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]] under [[Liviu Ciobotariu]]'s tenure.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Abou Diab|first=Rami|date=2019-06-04|title=Liviu Ciobotariu has been appointed as the new Lebanon head coach|url=https://www.falebanon.com/liviu-ciobotariu-has-been-appointed-as-the-new-lebanon-head-coach/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-US|archive-date=9 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609015533/https://www.falebanon.com/liviu-ciobotariu-has-been-appointed-as-the-new-lebanon-head-coach/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After one year, on 17 June 2020, the [[Lebanese Football Association]] (LFA) decided not to extend Ciobotariu's contract, and appointed Taha as the national team's coach.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Mahfoud|first=Maroun|date=2020-06-17|title=Official: Jamal Taha is the new coach for the Lebanese national team|url=https://www.falebanon.com/official-jamal-taha-is-the-new-coach-for-the-lebanese-national-team/|access-date=2020-06-17|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-US}}</ref> He became the first Lebanese coach of the national team in almost 12 years, since the appointment of [[Emile Rustom]] in November 2008.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=العودة إلى المدرّب الوطنيّ: جمال طه الخيار المنطقيّ!|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/290387|access-date=2020-06-23|website=الأخبار|language=ar}}</ref><ref name=":42">{{Cite web|title=الاتحاد اللبناني يعين أميل رستم مديرا فنيا لمنتخب كرة القدم {{!}} Radiosawa|url=https://www.radiosawa.com/archive/2008/11/05/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85|access-date=2020-06-11|website=www.radiosawa.com|language=ar}}</ref>
 
Under Taha, Lebanon underperformed in their last three fixtures of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|second round]] of [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]], struggling to overcome [[Sri Lanka national football team|Sri Lanka]] 3–2,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Asian Qualifiers - Group H: Lebanon beat Sri Lanka to boost hopes {{!}} Football {{!}} News {{!}} Asian Qualifiers 2022|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-asian-cup/news/asian-qualifiers-group-h-lebanon-beat-sri-lanka-to-boost-asian-qualifiers-hopes|access-date=2021-07-22|website=the-AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref> and losing against [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]] and [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]];<ref>{{Cite web|title=Asian Qualifiers - Group H: Turkmenistan dent Lebanon's hopes with late win {{!}} Football {{!}} News {{!}} Asian Qualifiers 2022|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-asian-cup/news/asian-qualifiers-group-h-turkmenistan-dent-lebanon-s-hopes-with-late-win|access-date=2021-07-22|website=the-AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=유지호|date=2021-06-13|title=S. Korea beat Lebanon to wrap up undefeated run in 2nd round in World Cup qualifying|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210613001800315|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=en}}</ref> Lebanon qualified Lebanon to the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|third round]] as fifth-best runner-up by virtue of other results going in their favour.<ref>{{Cite web|title=السعودية إلى النهائيات القارية والدور الحاسم من تصفيات المونديال|url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2021-06-16/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9|access-date=2021-07-22|website=صحيفة الخليج|language=ar}}</ref> Taha's tenure wasn't extended following the expiration of his one-year contract on 30 June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-16|title=هاسيك يخلف جمال طه|url=https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/53146-%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9-1%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%83-%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B7%D9%87|access-date=2021-07-22|website=نداء الوطن|language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Lebanon U23 ===
On 27 September 2021, Taha was announced as head coach of the [[Lebanon national under-23 football team|Lebanon national under-23 team]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-27|title=الاتحاد اللبناني يعتمد مدربي المنتخبات ومسؤولي اللجان|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1072155|access-date=2021-09-28|website=كووورة}}</ref>
 
=== Return to Ansar ===
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