page_title: Roda Antar
section_title: 2007–08 season
hierarchical_section_title: Roda Antar / Club career / 1. FC Köln / 2007–08 season
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Roda Antar - 27. Spieltag, Derby gegen Borussia Mönchengladbach
context_page_description: Roda Antar is a Lebanese professional football coach and former player who is currently the manager of the Lebanon national under-23 team. Formerly captain of Lebanon, Antar was his country's leading goalscorer with 20 goals, before being surpassed by Hassan Maatouk in 2019.
  Antar started his career with Tadamon Sour, progressing through their youth system to the first-team squad where he made his debut at the age of 17. In 2001, he was loaned to Germany's Hamburger SV for two seasons, before moving to Freiburg in 2003 on a permanent deal. In 2007 he moved to Köln, where he scored a bicycle kick on his debut against FC St. Pauli. Antar helped Köln gain promotion back into the Bundesliga for the 2008–09 season, before moving to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng Taishan in March 2009, where he remained for five years. In 2014 he moved to Jiangsu Sainty, before moving once again to Hangzhou Greentown the following season. In 2016, he returned to his first club in Lebanon, Tadamon Sour, where he retired after one season.
  Antar represented Lebanon at international level between 1998 and 2016.
context_section_description: In 2007, both Antar and Mohamad were transferred to 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln for the 2007–08 season. He debuted for Köln in a 2–0 away win against FC St. Pauli on 10 August. Antar scored his first goal for Köln, a bicycle kick, in a 2–1 home victory against SV Wehen Wiesbaden on 23 March, the goal was voted as goal of the month. On 4 May 2008, Antar scored Köln's second goal in their 3–1 home victory against 1899 Hoffenheim. In the 79th minute of the match, Antar was deliberately kicked in the face by Hoffenheim midfielder Carlos Eduardo Marques, as confirmed by TV pictures. The referee, Peter Gagelmann, did not see the incident occur, however, the German FA made subsequent investigations before bringing in a charge which resulted in issuing Marques with a multi-game suspension which restricted him from playing in any competitive fixtures for the duration of the 2007–08 season. In the second last game of the 2007–08 season, Antar helped Köln gain promotion back into the Bundesliga, scoring a double in the decisive 2–0 home victory against Mainz 05 on 11 May. Antar finished the season having scored seven goals in 31 league appearances, Köln finished in third spot of the table on 60 points and were promoted to the Bundesliga for the 2008–09 Bundesliga season.
caption: Antar with 1. FC Köln
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