| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gassem Salim Youssef | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-03-18)18 March 1958 (age 67) | ||
| Place of birth | Pontal do Paraná, Brazil | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Paissandú-PR | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1979 | Colorado-PR | ||
| 1980–1984 | São Paulo | 201 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Colorado-PR | ||
| 1985–1986 | Sport Recife | ||
| 1987 | Novorizontino | ||
| 1988 | Pinheiros-PR | ||
| 1988 | Blumenau | ||
| 1989 | Central Brasileira | ||
| 1990 | Guarany de Cruz Alta | ||
| 1990–1991 | Central Brasileira | ||
| 1992 | Guarany de Cruz Alta | ||
| 1992–1993 | Blumenau | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Blumenau | ||
| 1997 | Juventus-SC | ||
| 1997 | Brusque | ||
| 1998 | Figueirense | ||
| 1998–1999 | Brusque | ||
| 2000 | Guarany de Cruz Alta | ||
| 2000–2001 | Rio Branco-PR | ||
| 2001 | Brusque | ||
| 2003 | Metropolitano | ||
| 2003 | Operário Ferroviário | ||
| 2004 | Rio Branco-PR | ||
| 2013 | Rio Branco-PR | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2023 | |||
Gassem Salim Youssef (born 18 March 1958), simply known asGassem, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as acentre-back.[1][2]
Gassem began his life in sport playing basketball at Paissandú in Curitiba. At the suggestion of his teachers, he tried his luck in football, where he began to fall in love with his game. Soon he went to Colorado EC, at the time coached byArmando Renganeschi. On recommendation from the coach, he was hired by São Paulo, where he played alongsideOscar Bernardi andDario Pereyra.[3][4]
Started his career as coach of Blumenau EC, the last team he played for. In 1997 at Brusque he was champion of the second division of Santa Catarina, being hired by Figueirense the following year. He also accumulated passages through the Rio Branco deParanaguá.
Permanently retired from football, today Gassem owns a restaurant.[3]