youthclubs years death_place death_date clubs birth_place height position birth_date article_title name
al-karamah 2008-2013 2013 damascus , syria 20 february 2013 al-karamah al-wathba sc homs , syria 1.77 0 centre forward 17 september 1986 yussef suleiman
 yussef suleiman
yussef suleiman

yussef suleiman -lrb- , also transcribed as sleman -rrb- -lrb- september 17 , 1986 -- february 20 , 2013 -rrb- was a syrian football player .
suleiman was born in homs and last played for al-wathba sc .
he was killed by a mortar shell fired by the armed opposition during the syrian civil war , while preparing for training practice inside a hotel in the baramkeh neighbourhood .
the attack occurred a few hours before the team was to play a league game against the hama-based al-mawaair club at the tishreen stadium in damascus .
his teammates reported that he was the father of a six-month-old baby .
fifa president sepp blatter expressed his condolences in an open letter to the syrian football association over the matter .
he played for al karamah in the 2008 afc champions league knockout stages .
