Sharbel Touma
Sharbel Touma ( born March 25, 1979 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Swedish football player Assyrian / Aramaic origin. The striker, who has run two caps for the Swedish national team is versatile and can be used both on the left and on the right wing.
Career
Early years
Born in Lebanon Touma came in 1984 with his family to Motala in Sweden. In 1986 he started in the youth department of the local clubs Motala AIF playing football. In 1994 he moved to the youth department of the company founded by immigrants Aramaic Syrianska FC, where he stayed only briefly in order to join the youth of the then Swedish first division club Djurgårdens IF.
Touma made his debut in the season of 1997 in the Swedish professional football when he arrived in the then two-part second division for the Stockholm after their relegation from the Swedish House of Lords used. In his first season he came to eight inserts, in the second year, he contributed two goals in 16 games for returning to Swedish House of Lords on. However, he fell ill with a mysterious illness at first, later as a blood disease - was diagnosed - a deficiency of red blood cells. Again assemblages knew Touma in Allsvenskan ostentatious and could achieve eight goals this season in 24 games. However, the 1999 season was unsuccessful for the club and as Table suffered direct relegated again the team. Due to his personal success Touma attracted the interest of other first division as IFK Göteborg or the reigning champions Helsingborgs IF on, but eventually moved to local rivals AIK.
Runner-up and national
Touma's first time with his new club was under an unlucky star. Even before the season started, he had to rumplagen with injuries and came after lung and stomach problems until October for his competitive debut for AIK. His second year at the club was somewhat more successful. He first came on 1 February 2001 on his debut in the Swedish national team, as this peppered in a pre-season game of the Finnish national selection subject with many debutants 0:1. In the course of the season he wavered at AIK namely between bench and starting eleven, but came in 25 of the 26 season games for use and was able to achieve four goals. In addition AIK reached the final of the Svenska Cupen in which the striker was a tragic figure: In the penalty shoot-out against the IF Elfsborg he missed the decisive penalty.
After two years with AIK Solna from Touma left the club and moved within the Allsvenskan to Halmstad BK on. Under the new coach Jonas Thern he managed to establish itself in the root formation of the southern Swedish clubs and reached under his successor Jan Andersson in the 2004 the vice-championship. In addition, he was back during the season to old Torgefahr and formed with the loan at Malmö FF Markus Rosenberg, who also thanks the numerous Assists became the top scorer in the Swedish Elite series, which by powerful strike partnership of the club and played back in the national team. After the series conclusion he came on 17 November 2004 in a 4-1 away win against the Scottish national team to his second international game when he came on in the 76 minutes for Christian Wilhelmsson.
Success in the Netherlands, failure in Germany and Greece
Since his contract with Halmstad BK expired Touma left directly after the season Sweden and tried his luck at FC Twente, where his compatriot Daniel Majstorovic was already under contract. Under coach Rini Coolen he made his debut in December in the Eredivisie and thus played until the summer of 2005 without interruption. After the club 's unsuccessful at Iraklis Saloniki Sweden Bakırcıoğlu Kennedy bought, were the two Swedes together with Blaise Nkufo the successful attack by the Dutch clubs. Although coach Fred Rutten has sought to further employment Touma at the club, the player announced in 2007, despite the successful qualification for the UEFA Cup in his departure from the club.
After it had been speculated about a commitment to Ajax Amsterdam, while strike partner Bakircioglu was changed at AZ Alkmaar and PSV Eindhoven, gave the term its German second division club Borussia Mönchengladbach the obligation of the striker known. With the " foal " Touma managed under coach Jos Luhukay immediate promotion back to the 1st Bundesliga, but came only in 16 of 34 games this season for use, taking in the last third of the season could register on the scoresheet three times. His debut in the Bundesliga he celebrated on September 20, 2008, the fifth matchday of the season 2008/ 09, when he came off the bench 15 minutes before the final whistle for Karim Matmour in the 0-1 home defeat against Hertha BSC. On 4 November 2008 banished coach Hans Meyer Touma from the professional squad, since henceforth he no longer played a role in the planning. Then Malmö FF reported to be interested in a return of striker to Sweden. Even request a quote from Hammarby IF, return to the Allsvenskan, refused Touma.
On 22 June 2009 Borussia Moenchengladbach announced that the contract originally to June 2010, in force was disbanded with Touma prematurely. He then moved into the Greek Super League to Iraklis Saloniki. In the team matches, as Matías Lequi, Mauro Milano, Denis Epstein and Bogdan Mara he could not establish himself as a regular force. At the start of the season still in the starting lineup, he soon found himself on the bench again and only came on as a substitute for irregular use.
Return to Sweden
End of March 2010 left Touma Greece and signed with his first professional station in Stockholm. In Djurgårdens IF he signed a 2010 valid until the end of the season contract and received the back number "17". By the end of the season he contributed five goals - including the game-winning goal for a 2-1 win in the derby with his former game station AIK - in 26 games for the relegation of the team at.
After only one season Touma changed again the club and joined the Erstliganeuling Syrianska FC. In his youth, game station, he signed a two-year contract.