Michael Reda

{{Short description|Association football player (born 1972)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}} {{Family name hatnote|Taan|Reda|lang=Lebanese}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Michael Reda | image = | caption = | fullname = Mohammad Taan Reda<ref name=GSA>{{GSA player|mohammad-taan-reda/253830|access-date=12 October 2021}}</ref> | height = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026224949/http://geocities.com/~asssa/australianteams.html School Sport Australia Football]</ref> | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Midfielder | years1 = 1989–1990 | clubs1 = APIA Leichhardt | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1991–1995 | clubs2 = Parramatta Eagles | caps2 = 61 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 1993 | clubs3 = → Rockdale City Suns (loan) | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 1994 | clubs4 = → Adelaide City (loan) | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1995–1996 | clubs5 = Morwell Falcons | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 1996–1999 | clubs6 = Wollongong Wolves | caps6 = 61 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 1999–2000 | clubs7 = Melbourne Knights | caps7 = 24 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2000 | clubs8 = → Fairfield Bulls (loan) | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 2001–2002 | clubs9 = Homenetmen | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 2002–2003 | clubs10 = Olympic Beirut | caps10 = | goals10 = | nationalyears1 = 2000 | nationalteam1 = Lebanon | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Mohammad Taan Reda''' ({{langx|ar|محمد طعان رضا}}; born 30 December 1972), commonly known as '''Michael Reda''', is a former professional association football player who played as a midfielder. Born in Australia,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/buddy-makes-name-for-himself-in-lebanon-20031031-gdhowa.html|title=Buddy makes name for himself in Lebanon|date=2003-10-31|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19}}</ref> he represented Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

==Club career== In 2000, Reda moved to Fairfield Bulls on loan.<ref>[http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/R/RB.html Australian Player Database – RA]</ref>

==International career== Reda has played for Lebanon internationally, most notably making appearance for Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.<ref>[http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/85319,lebanon-try-to-snare-elrich.aspx Lebanon Try To Snare Elrich – Australian FourFourTwo]</ref> He played for the School Sport Australia Football team in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei in January 1991.<ref>[http://www.nswschoolsfootball.org.au/images/aus%20schoolboys%20teams%2077-09.pdf SCHOOL SPORT AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS FOOTBALL TEAMS] (PDF). {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308051243/http://www.nswschoolsfootball.org.au/images/aus%20schoolboys%20teams%2077-09.pdf |date=8 March 2012 }}.</ref>

==Honours== '''Parramatta''' * NSL Cup: 1993–94; runner-up: 1992–93 * NSL Challenge Cup: 1994

'''Adelaide City''' * National Soccer League: 1993–94

'''Wollongong Wolves''' * Waratah Cup: 1997

'''Melbourne Knights''' * Tynan Eyre Cup runner-up: 1998, 1999

'''Olympic Beirut''' * Lebanese Premier League: 2002–03 * Lebanese FA Cup: 2002–03

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{FA Lebanon|23794}} * {{NFT player|12233}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reda, Michael}} Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Australian people of Lebanese descent Category:Lebanese men's footballers Category:Soccer players from Melbourne Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:National Soccer League (Australia) players Category:APIA Leichhardt FC players Category:Parramatta FC players Category:Rockdale Ilinden FC players Category:Adelaide City FC players Category:Falcons 2000 SC players Category:Wollongong Wolves FC players Category:Melbourne Knights FC players Category:Lebanese Premier League players Category:Homenetmen Beirut (football) players Category:Olympic Beirut players Category:Lebanon men's international footballers Category:2000 AFC Asian Cup players Category:Australian men's soccer players Category:Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Category:International sportspeople born abroad