Youssef Semaan Barakat (Arabic: يوسف سمعان بركات; born 9 December 1975) is a Lebanese Maronite priest and former footballer who played as a left-back for Salam Zgharta and the Lebanon national team.[1]
International career
Barakat played for the Lebanon national team in 1999, playing four games at the 1999 Pan Arab Games.[2]
After football
Barakat holds a Bachelor of Theology from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. In July 2016, he became a priest of the Lebanese Maronite Church, and was part of the Eparchy of Ehden–Zgharta.[3]
References
- 1."Youssef Barakat". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- 2."Youssef Barakat". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- 3."الخوري يوسف بركات - Ehden Zgharta Parish-رعيــــة إهـــدن زغرتــــا". ehdenz.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.