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Nadir Haroub
Personal information
Full name Nadir Haroub Ali
Date of birth (1982-02-10) 10 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Michenzani, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 Young Africans FC
Number 32
Youth career
1994–2000 Young Africans FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Young Africans FC 2 (0)
2003–2005 Malindi FC 36 (0)
2006–2018 Young Africans FC 119 (7)
2009 - 2010 → Whitecaps Residency (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2006–2017 Tanzania 51 (3)
2008–2017 Zanzibar 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 5, 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 5, 2011

Nadir Haroub Ali (born 10 February 1982) is a Tanzanian former footballer who last played for Young Africans FC as a defender. He is one among club's long serving member as he played more than 200 games in his 16-year spell with Young Africans.

Haroub's nickname Cannavaro is in reference to the way he plays the game as a defender similar to Fabio Cannavaro.

Nadir Haroub was made Young Africans and Tanzania national team captain after the retirement of long serving captain Shadrack Nsajigwa in 2012. Also he captained Zanzibar national team in most Cecafa tournaments and friendly matches during his playing time. After his retirement, Haroub remained with Young Africans SC as first team coach during 2017 to 2019.[1]

Career

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On 13 August 2009 left Young Africans FC of the Tanzanian Premier League[2] who played from 2006 to 2009 on loan to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency,[3] formerly played one season in the Zanzibar Premier League.[4]

International career

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Haroub represented the Tanzania national football team in qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations, and in friendly matches.[5] He capped 13 times for Tanzania in three different editions of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers (2010, 2014 and 2018).[6] Being Zanzibari, he played for the Zanzibar national football team in seven editions of the CECAFA Cup (from 2007 to 2012, and 2015).[7]

International goals for Tanzania

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Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.[5]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 March 2010 CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania  Uganda 1–1 2–3 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 1 June 2014 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe 1–1 2–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 12 October 2014 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Benin 1–0 4–1 Friendly

International goals for Zanzibar

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Scores and results list Zanzibar's goal tally first.[5]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 January 2009 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Tanzania 1–1 1–2 2008 CECAFA Cup

References

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  1. ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Jersey reprieve for Tanzania star". 3 July 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ "nizar khalfani and nadir haroub ali canavaro ready for canada trip". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  4. ^ Yanga, Canadian club start talks over Haroub transfer
  5. ^ a b c "Nadir Haroub". National-Football-Teams.com.
  6. ^ "FIFA-Turniere Spieler & Trainer - Nadir HAROUB". FIFA.com (in German). Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. ^ "SG Sonnenhof Großaspach". www.sg-sonnenhof-grossaspach.de (in German). Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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