Makram Daboub

Makram Daboub (Arabic: مكرم دبوب; born 30 December 1972) is a Tunisian football coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of the Palestinian national team. He worked as a goalkeeper coach for the Olympic team.^[4] Daboub managed the local team that won the 2020 Bangabandhu Cup in Bangladesh.^[5]

Makram Daboub

Personal information
Full name	Makram Daboub[1]
Date of birth	(1972-12-30) 30 December 1972 (age 52)[1][2]
Place of birth	Tunis, Tunisia[1][3]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1993	Espérance de Tunis		(0)
1993–2009	Espérance de Zarzis		(0)
Managerial career
2010–2021	Palestine (assistant)
2021–2024	Palestine
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Before his promotion to coach Palestine in April 2021, he was a goalkeeper coach.^[6]

During his club career, he spent time at Espérance Sportive de Tunis during his upbringing. He retired as a player in 2009 after a lengthy stay at Espérance Sportive de Zarzis.^[7]

Managerial career

Despite gaining only 8 points in a group that seemed within their grasp, Palestine managed to advance to the third and crucial stage of qualification for the 2026 World Cup finals.^[8] During the recent game, where the result did not impact the standings, the team suffered a 5-0 defeat against Australia. The calls from Palestinian fans intensified, calling for the replacement of Daboub with a more experienced coach to guide the team in the upcoming matches.^[9] A lot rumor runs behind the curtains and then comes a impressive draw (1-1) against South Korea. Despite this last result, on December 3rd, 2024, Daboub, who was in charge since April 2021 (30 games: 12w-8d-13l), must leave the seat in favor of Ihad Abou Jazar who was until this date the manager of the Palestinian U23 selection.^[10]