Syrian Migrant Tripped by Camerawoman Could Get Football-Coaching Job in Spain

A Syrian refugee tripped by a camerawoman in Hungary could soon have a job coaching football in Spain.

Osama Abdul Mohsen and his son Zaid arrived in Madrid on Wednesday night after being invited by the Spanish football coaching academy Cenafe.

He was brought to the world's attention after he was tripped by a camera operator when fleeing police in Hungary.

NBC News reported Mohsen's identity recently after an interview with his eldest son, Almuhannad. As it turns out, Mohsen used to be a top football coach in Syria.

Cenafe has arranged accommodation for Mohsen and could offer him a permanent job at their facility when he learns Spanish. He will soon be joined by his wife and two other children, who are in Turkey.

"I hope that soon they will be able to join us," he said, per El Pais. "We are happy, but worried about my wife and children, because I don't want them to remain there."

"We'll do whatever we can," said Cenafe president Miguel Angel Galan, per the same source. "For now, we have used money from our advertising budget to pay for an apartment in Getafe where they can stay."

The story is the latest example of football's intervention in the refugee crisis. European football clubs recently agreed to donate a portion of ticket revenue toward the cause, per BBC Sport, while "Refugees Welcome" banners and humanitarian gestures have become commonplace at football grounds across the continent.

[El Pais]