Mounir Hamoud

Mounir Hamoud

Hamoud with Bodø/Glimt in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-02-01)1 February 1985
Place of birth	Nador, Morocco[1]
Date of death	12 February 2024(2024-02-12) (aged 39)
Place of death	Drammen, Norway
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
–2003	Lyn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Lyn	36	(1)
2006–2011	Bodø/Glimt	160	(15)
2012–2019	Strømsgodset	112	(5)
Total		308	(21)
International career
2003	Norway U18	2	(0)
2004	Norway U19	6	(0)
2004–2005	Norway U21	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mounir Hamoud (Arabic: منير حمود; 1 February 1985 – 12 February 2024) was a professional footballer.[1] He was a versatile player who could play both in defence or midfield, most often as a right-back.

Career

In 2004 and 2005 Hamoud played in the Norwegian top division for FC Lyn Oslo. Born in Morocco, he was capped by Norway at the U18, U19, and U21 levels.[2] In 2006, he joined Bodø/Glimt where he spent six seasons.

Hamoud was called up to the Norway senior national team on 27 January 2009, as a part of caretaker coach Egil Olsen's squad against Germany, but remained on the bench as an unused substitute.[3][4]

Hamoud signed for Strømsgodset prior to the 2012 season. With 54 league matches, he became an important part of the team that won the 2013 Tippeligaen, and secured 2nd and 4th place in 2012 and 2014, respectively. When his contract expired after the 2014 season, he was released from the club. On 15 January 2015, he signed a new three-year deal with the club.[5] After the 2019 season, he retired from football.

Later life and death

Hamoud resided in Skoger, was a children's coach in Skoger IL[6] and played briefly for the men's team on the eighth tier of Norwegian football.[7] Ahead of the 2024 season, he was hired as the new player developer of Strømsgodset.[6] On 12 February 2024, Strømsgodset announced that he died suddenly in Drammen, Norway. He was 39.[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyn	2004	Tippeligaen	19	1	6	2	25	3
	2005		17	0	3	1	20	1
	Total		36	1	9	3	45	4
Bodø/Glimt	2006	Adeccoligaen	21	1	2	0	23	1
	2007		30	7	2	1	32	8
	2008	Tippeligaen	26	1	2	0	28	1
	2009		28	2	0	0	28	2
	2010	Adeccoligaen	28	3	2	2	30	5
	2011		29	1	3	0	32	1
	Total		162	15	11	3	173	18
Strømsgodset	2012	Tippeligaen	12	0	1	0	13	0
	2013		18	1	2	0	20	1
	2014		24	3	1	0	25	3
	2015		12	1	2	0	14	1
	2016		18	0	3	0	21	0
	2017	Eliteserien	11	0	2	1	13	1
	2018		8	0	5	0	13	0
	2019		9	0	3	1	12	1
	Total		112	5	19	2	131	7
Career total			310	21	39	8	349	29

Honours

Strømsgodset

• Tippeligaen: 2013

References

1. "Mounir er ikke helt som andre fotballspillere" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidene. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
2. "Spillerprofiler | Strømgodset". www.godset.no. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
3. Råve, Geir (27 January 2009). "Drillo tok Aarøy på senga". ABC Nyheter (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 January 2009.
4. Tyskland - Norge, 11.02.2009, Norwegian Football Association.
5. Nilsen, Magne J. (15 January 2015). "Mounir forlenger med Godset". dt.no (in Norwegian). Edda Media. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
6. Kristiansen, Daniel; Høiby, Ine-Elise (12 February 2024). "Strømsgodset-profil er død" (in Norwegian). pp. Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
7. Mounir Hamoud at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
8. Nilsen, Magne J. (12 February 2024). "Mounir Hamoud har gått bort". godset.no (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
9. Mounir Hamoud at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2020.