Abdel Nasser Barakat (born 15 May 1974) is a Palestinian football manager, who was an attacking midfielder for Al-Bireh until he retired.
[2] Barakat started his professional playing career at the age of 17 with Al-Bireh Institute, where he spent several years.
His success convinced the Palestinian Football Association to hand him the responsibility of coaching the U14 national team.
As Olympic Team coach he led Palestine to its best performance at an Asian Games- recording their first ever win in the competition and leading them past the group stage for the first time.
[8] While in the role, Barakat qualified Palestine for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals and guided them to their best ever FIFA ranking of 73 (November 2017).