Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the son of a dictator who wanted to be a football star

The purpose of this article is to present the person of Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the third son of a dictator who ruled Libya during the years 1969–2011 – Mu’ammar Al-Gaddafi. In the first part of the article, the author writes about the first stage of the life of the dictator’s son, when Al-Saadi Gaddafi...

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Main Author: Radosław Kosak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa 2020-05-01
Series:Sport i Turystyka
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.ujd.edu.pl/index.php/sport/article/view/1013
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description The purpose of this article is to present the person of Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the third son of a dictator who ruled Libya during the years 1969–2011 – Mu’ammar Al-Gaddafi. In the first part of the article, the author writes about the first stage of the life of the dictator’s son, when Al-Saadi Gaddafi, thanks to his father’s acquaintances, enters the world of football, among others through demonstration training sessions at the Italian club Lazio Roma, where it was hoped that over time he would acquire skills to be able to play football in this club. In this part of the article, the author explains why this plan failed. In the next part of the article, the author presents the backstage of Al-Saadi Kaddafi’s tempestuous career first in Libyan football and then in the highest class of the Italian Serie A connected with such clubs as AC Perugia, Udinese Calcio and UC Sampdoria as a footballer and with Juventus Turin as one of the club’s officials and shareholders. In the final part of the article, the author focuses on the fate of Al-Saadi Gaddafi after completion of his football career and presents what happened to him after the outbreak of the so-called Arab Spring as a result of which the Gaddafi family lost their power in Libya.
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spelling doaj.art-90078e31d98449438b5b621f5977002e2022-12-21T21:09:51ZengJan Długosz University in CzęstochowaSport i Turystyka2545-32112657-43222020-05-013210.16926/sit.2020.03.121013Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the son of a dictator who wanted to be a football starRadosław Kosak0 Institute of History, University of RzeszówThe purpose of this article is to present the person of Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the third son of a dictator who ruled Libya during the years 1969–2011 – Mu’ammar Al-Gaddafi. In the first part of the article, the author writes about the first stage of the life of the dictator’s son, when Al-Saadi Gaddafi, thanks to his father’s acquaintances, enters the world of football, among others through demonstration training sessions at the Italian club Lazio Roma, where it was hoped that over time he would acquire skills to be able to play football in this club. In this part of the article, the author explains why this plan failed. In the next part of the article, the author presents the backstage of Al-Saadi Kaddafi’s tempestuous career first in Libyan football and then in the highest class of the Italian Serie A connected with such clubs as AC Perugia, Udinese Calcio and UC Sampdoria as a footballer and with Juventus Turin as one of the club’s officials and shareholders. In the final part of the article, the author focuses on the fate of Al-Saadi Gaddafi after completion of his football career and presents what happened to him after the outbreak of the so-called Arab Spring as a result of which the Gaddafi family lost their power in Libya.https://czasopisma.ujd.edu.pl/index.php/sport/article/view/1013GaddafiSerie ALibyaArab Spring
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Arab Spring
title Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the son of a dictator who wanted to be a football star
title_full Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the son of a dictator who wanted to be a football star
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title_short Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the son of a dictator who wanted to be a football star
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Serie A
Libya
Arab Spring
url https://czasopisma.ujd.edu.pl/index.php/sport/article/view/1013
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