Youssef Barakat
Lebanese footballer and priest
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| Intro | Lebanese footballer and priest | |||
| A.K.A. | Youssef Semaan Barakat | |||
| A.K.A. | Youssef Semaan Barakat | |||
| Places | Lebanon | |||
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player Cleric Priest | |||
| Work field | Religion Sports | |||
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| Birth | 9 December 1975, Zgharta, Zgharta District, North Governorate, Lebanon | |||
| Age | 49 years | |||
| Star sign | Sagittarius | |||
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Biography
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.
International career
Barakat played for the Lebanon national team in 1999, playing four games at the 1999 Pan Arab Games.
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.