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Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi

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Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi
Personal information
Full name Ahmad Khodr Al-Tarabulsi
Date of birth (1947-03-22) 22 March 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1964 Qadsia
1964–1983 Kuwait SC
International career
1972–1983 Kuwait
Managerial career
1985–1995 Kuwait (goalkeeper coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmad Khodr Al-Tarabulsi (Template:Lang-ar; born 22 March 1947) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Lebanon, he was granted Kuwaiti citizenship to play for the Kuwait national team.

International career

He also played for Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

Al-Tarabulsi represented Kuwait in the 1982 World Cup, playing well against Czechoslovakia and England. He did not concede any goals in the 1974 Gulf Cup in Kuwait.

Personal life

Besides playing football, he is also good in Quran recitation and won first place in International Quran Recital Competition 1986 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After retiring from football, Al-Tarabulsi became a well known Imam in the Hateen area in the Hawali Governorate of Kuwait.

References

  1. ^ "Ahmad Al-Tarabulsi Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2009.