Edgardo Abdala

Edgardo Smith Abdala Montero (born July 1, 1978) is a Chilean-born Palestinian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the Palestinian national team.

Edgardo Abdala

Personal information
Full name	Edgardo Smith Abdala Montero
Date of birth	(1978-07-01) July 1, 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Monte Águila, Chile
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Comunal Cabrero (manager)
Youth career
2000–2002	Fernández Vial
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Fernández Vial
2004	Palestino	6	(0)
2004–2005	Naval
2005–2006	Unión San Felipe	15	(0)
2006–2008	Ñublense	70	(6)
2009–2010	Huachipato	47	(1)
2011	Santiago Morning	20	(1)
2012	Fernández Vial	16	(2)
International career
2003–2008	Palestine	19	(1)
Managerial career
2016–2017	Fernández Vial
2017	Colegio Quillón
2018	Comunal Cabrero
2019	República Independiente Hualqui
2020–2021	Comunal Cabrero
2022–	Comunal Cabrero
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Abdala developed his career in Chile. A naturalized Palestinian, he represented the Palestinian national team from 2003 to 2008.^[1]

His last club was Fernández Vial in the 2012 Segunda División Profesional.^[2][3]

Abdala has developed a career as coach for teams at minor categories of the Chilean football. He started his career with Fernández Vial in 2016.^[2] In 2022, he returned to his hometown club, Comunal Cabrero, after leaving them at the beginning of 2021.^[4]

Personal life

He is the father of the footballer Joaquín Abdala.^[5]