Jehad Abdussalam Muntasser (; born 26 July 1978) is a Libyan former football midfielder.
Career Muntasser started his career at Italian club Pro Sesto, before being signed by English Premier League club Arsenal in 1997. He made one brief appearance for Arsenal's first team, coming on in a match against Birmingham City on 14 October 1997. He was sold to Bristol City in January 1998 but was released by them on a free transfer in the summer of 1999 without playing a first-team game.
He returned to Italy and has since played for a string of Serie C and Serie B clubs—Viterbese (1999–2000), Catania (2000–2001), L'Aquila (2001–2002), Triestina (2002–2004), Perugia (2004–2005)—before joining newly promoted Serie A side Treviso in 2005. Treviso however were relegated on their first season back at the top, and started the 2006–07 season back in Serie B. He later signed for a Qatar club, Al-Wakra Sports Club, in January 2008 Jehad signed for 6 months for Al Ittihad of Libya. He was a member of the Libyan 2006 African Nations Cup team.
During the Libyan revolution of 2011 Jehad dedicated his time and resources to helping children affected by the conflict by putting together a charity fundraising football event named Friends of Libya's Children. The event brought together internationally renowned football stars such as Javier Zanetti, Fabio Cannavaro, Marco Materazzi, Pavel Nedved and many more that competed in a game hosted in Dubai and attended by Mustafa Abdul Jalil (at the time Libya's interim leader). The event was broadcast around the Arab region.
He is the grandson of Libyan prime minister Mahmud al-Muntasir.Bashir as-Sunni al-Muntasir, Muzakkirat shadid ala al ahd al malaki, 1st ed., 2008. pp. 153–154.
He created The Victorious, a football talent show that aims at discovering the hidden talents in football among the Arab youths.The Victorious The Victorious show has aired for two seasons on Dubai Channels Network, and preparations for the third season are ongoing.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsLibya199974200021200111200221200310200410200510200640200720Total217
Scores and results list Libya's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muntasser goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Jehad MuntasserNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan1–11–11999 Arab Games2Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan1–01–01999 Arab Games3Ajaylat Stadium, Ajaylat, Libya?–?2–1Friendly4March 28 Stadium, Benghazi, Libya2–02–01999 Great Artificial River Tournament5June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya1–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification6Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola1–01–32002 FIFA World Cup qualification7Misurata Stadium, Misurata, Libya2–13–22004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
References
External links
Player profile with Photo - Sporting-heroes.net Player profile - MTN Africa Cup of Nations 2006