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Roda Antar

ロダー・アンタル　/　ろだー・あんたる

Association football player from Sierra Leone

September 12, 1980 (age 45)　・　Freetown, Sierra Leone

association football player
association football coach

My Take

Roda Antar's story is the part that grabs me. Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, he went on to captain Lebanon, a crossing of roots and nationality that most careers never touch. Debuting at seventeen and standing 189 cm, he had the physical tools, but staying in the game as a manager after retirement is what signals genuine love for the sport rather than a paycheck. Carrying a flag that is not the one you were born under takes real conviction. I have a soft spot for these boundary-crossing journeys, and his reads as one of the more quietly remarkable ones.

Overview

Roda Abdelhassan Antar (Arabic: رضا عبد الحسن عنتر; born 12 September 1980) is a professional football manager and former player. Born in Sierra Leone, he is a former captain of the Lebanon national team. Antar started his career with Tadamon Sour, progressing through their youth system to the first-team squad where he made his debut at the age of 17.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Roda Antar
Name (Japanese): ロダー・アンタル
Reading: ろだー・あんたる
Born: September 12, 1980 (age 45)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Monkey
Origin: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Blood type: Private
Height: 189 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB

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