Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmad Khodr Al-Tarabulsi | ||
Date of birth | 22 March 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | retired | ||
Youth career | |||
Nejmeh SC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968-1973 | Qadsia SC | ||
1973-1984 | Kuwait SC | ||
National team | |||
1974-1983 | Kuwait | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Ahmad Khodr Al-Tarabulsi (born 22 March 1947 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for the Al-Kuwait Sports Club and the Kuwaiti National team.
Al-Tarabulsi performed well in the 1982 World Cup, especially against Czechoslovakia and England. He did not concede any goals in the 1974 Gulf Cup in Kuwait.
Al-Tarabulsi is originally from Lebanon, but was granted Kuwaiti citizenship to play for Kuwait's national team. He also played for Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
Besides playing football, he is also good in Quran recitation and won first place in International Quran Recital Competition 1986 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Post-Football Career
After retiring from football, Al-Tarabulsi became a well known Imam in the Hateen area in the Hawali Governorate of Kuwait.
References
- ↑ "Ahmad Al-Tarabulsi Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 August 2009.