{{Short description|Qatari footballer and manager (born 1972)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Yusef Adam | image = | fullname = Yousuf Adam Mahmoud | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|09|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = Qatar | height = | currentclub = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1992–2006| caps1 = 114 | goals1 = 8 | clubs1 = Al-Ittihad (Doha){{efn|renamed Al Gharafa in 2004}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?player=8607|title=Player profile|publisher=kooora.com|access-date=16 January 2014|archive-date=23 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923235622/http://www.kooora.com/?player=8607|url-status=dead}}</ref> | years2 = 2006–2008 | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Al Shamal | years3 = 2008–2009 | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Umm Salal | nationalyears1 = 1997–2004 | nationalteam1 = Qatar| nationalcaps1 = 40 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2010 | managerclubs1 = Mesaimeer | manageryears2 = 2010 | managerclubs2 = Somalia | manageryears3 = 2010 | managerclubs3 = Somalia U23 | manageryears4 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs4 = Umm Salal <small>''(Assistant)''</small> | manageryears5 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs5 = Qatar U–20 <small>''(Assistant)''</small> | manageryears6 = 2013 | managerclubs6 = Al Shahaniya | manageryears7 = 2014 | managerclubs7 = El Jaish | manageryears8 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs8 = Mesaimeer | manageryears9 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs9 = Al Ahli <small>''(Assistant)''</small> | manageryears10 = 2016 | managerclubs10 = Al Ahli <small>''(Caretaker)''</small> | manageryears11 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs11 = Al Ahli | manageryears12 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs12 = Al-Markhiya | manageryears14 = 2018–2021 | managerclubs14 = Al Kharaitiyat }}
'''Yousuf Adam Mahmoud''' or '''Yousef Adam''' ({{langx|ar|يوسف آدم محمود}}; born 12 September 1972) is a Qatari-Somali<ref name="alshahid">{{cite web|url=http://arabic.alshahid.net/news/22758|title=النجم القطري الصومالي الأصل يوسف آدم: قيادتي لـ "الصومال" شهادة ثقة للمدرب القطري!|publisher=alshahid.net|language=ar|access-date=15 January 2014|archive-date=16 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116094913/http://arabic.alshahid.net/news/22758|url-status=dead}}</ref> former football player and manager. He is the first Qatari football manager to have coached in Africa.<ref name="alshahid"/> He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/youssef-adam-mahmoud-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095830/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/youssef-adam-mahmoud-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Yousuf Adam Mahmoud Olympic Results |access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref>
==Managerial career== In 2010, Adam coached Mesaimeer SC in the Qatari Second Division.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alarab.com.qa/details.php?docId=126573&issueNo=844&secId=20|title=يوسف آدم يلهب الحماس في صفوف مسيمير ويرفع معدل التركيز|publisher=Al Arab|language=ar|date=9 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116163051/http://www.alarab.com.qa/details.php?docId=126573&issueNo=844&secId=20|archive-date=16 January 2014 }}</ref> Later in 2010, he coached both the Somalia national team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kpl.co.ke/harambee-stars/news/article/101126/Cecafa_Tusker_Challenge_Cup_Day_Seven_7_Somalia_routed_again|title=Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup, Day Seven (7): Somalia routed again|publisher=Kenyan Premier League|date=26 November 2010|access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> and the Somalia Olympic team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://somsoccer.com/english/articles/260/U-23-await-Sudan-Clash|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025185138/http://somsoccer.com/english/articles/260/U-23-await-Sudan-Clash|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 October 2014|title=U-23 await Sudan Clash|publisher=Somali Football Federation's Official Website|access-date=25 October 2014}}</ref> While he was in charge of Somalia, the team participated in the 2010 CECAFA Cup. With an average squad age of 20, Somalia lost all of its group stage matches, including 0–6 against Zambia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/lifestyle/article/2000023907/zambia-inflict-heaviest-defeat-on-somalia|title=Zambia inflict heaviest defeat on Somalia|publisher=Standard Digital|date=4 December 2010|access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref>
Adam was unveiled as the new coach of lower-tier club Al Shahaniya in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alsharqmm.com/Detail/news/70/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/240224/%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81-%D8%A2%D8%AF%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9|title=يوسف آدم مدربا للشحانية|publisher=Al-Sharq Portal|language=ar|date=12 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116134830/http://www.alsharqmm.com/Detail/news/70/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/240224/%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81-%D8%A2%D8%AF%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9|archive-date=16 January 2014 }}</ref> He was named as El Jaish's new head coach on 15 January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://superkoora.com/2022/News-51257.html|script-title=ar:الجيش يعين يوسف ادم خلفا للرومانى لوسيسكو|publisher=Super Koora|date=15 January 2014|language=ar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116124630/http://superkoora.com/2022/News-51257.html|archive-date=16 January 2014 }}</ref>
Adam was in charge of Mesaimeer SC in the 2014–15 season, helping the club win promotion from the Qatari Second Division to the Qatar Stars League for the first time in its history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9536/mesaimeer-are-promoted-to-the-qatar-stars-league|title=Mesaimeer are promoted to the Qatar Stars League|publisher=Qatar Stars League|date=14 April 2015|access-date=30 July 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083739/http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9536/mesaimeer-are-promoted-to-the-qatar-stars-league|url-status=dead}}</ref> He left the club in May 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9854/mesaimeer-finalizes-overseas-training-camp-|title=Mesaimeer finalizes overseas training camp|publisher=Qatar Stars League|date=31 May 2015|access-date=4 October 2015|archive-date=5 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005032511/http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9854/mesaimeer-finalizes-overseas-training-camp-|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2015, he was confirmed as assistant coach of Al Ahli.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raya.com/Mob/GetPage/f6451603-4dff-4ca1-9c10-122741d17432/deb8bf8b-a87c-4dc3-a3f0-81472a4717e9|title=الموسم القادم سيكون الأقوى في تاريخ دورينا|publisher=Al Raya|date=15 June 2015|access-date=4 October 2015|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045458/http://www.raya.com/Mob/GetPage/f6451603-4dff-4ca1-9c10-122741d17432/deb8bf8b-a87c-4dc3-a3f0-81472a4717e9|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 11 November 2018, he became the manager of Al Kharaitiyat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=755694&o=n3008607|title=يوسف آدم مدربا للخريطيات|work=Kooora|language=ar|date=11 November 2018}}</ref>
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