Global InformationRoda Antar information
 Antar with 1. FC Köln in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roda Abdelhassan Antar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Tadamon Sour | (13) | |
| 2001–2003 | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | → Hamburger SV II (loan) | 20 | (11) |
| 2003–2007 | SC Freiburg | 98 | (26) |
| 2007–2009 | 1. FC Köln | 46 | (7) |
| 2009–2013 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 128 | (36) |
| 2014 | Jiangsu Sainty | 29 | (5) |
| 2015 | Hangzhou Greentown | 27 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Tadamon Sour | 16 | (6) |
| Total | 307+ | (106) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Lebanon U21 | ||
| 1998–2016 | Lebanon | 83 | (20) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Racing Beirut | ||
| 2020 | Lebanon U23 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Ahed | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roda Abdelhassan Antar (Arabic: رضا عبد الحسن عنتر; born 12 September 1980) is a Lebanese professional football manager and former player. Formerly captain of Lebanon,[2] Antar scored 20 goals for his country as a midfielder.
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. In 2001, he was loaned to Germany's Hamburger SV for two seasons, winning the DFB-Ligapokal in 2003, before moving to SC Freiburg in 2003 on a permanent deal. In 2007, he moved to 1. FC Köln, helping them gain promotion back into the Bundesliga for the 2008–09 season. In 2009, Antar moved to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng Taishan, where he remained for five years and won a league title in 2010; he then played for Jiangsu Sainty in 2014, and Hangzhou Greentown in 2015. Antar returned to Tadamon Sour in 2016, where he retired after one season.
Born in Sierra Leone, Antar is of Lebanese descent through his father. He represented Lebanon at international level between 1998 and 2016, playing in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, the 2000 and 2012 WAFF Championship, and the 1998 and 2002 Arab Nations Cup. Antar also participated in the qualifiers for the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 FIFA World Cup tournaments.
- ^ a b "Roda Antar". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Roda Antar: "Wir dürfen keine Angst haben"". FIFA.com (in German). 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.