Abdulrahman Ibrahim (born 9 November 1974) is a former Emirati

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. He played as center-back and was considered one of the best defenders in the

UAE League The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al O ...

. He was one of the favourite defenders to be selected for the different U.A.E. national teams (Youth, Olympic and Men). Ibrahim is praised for his remarkable long-range golden goal against

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

in the quarterfinals of the

1996 AFC Asian Cup The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was the 11th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between 4 and 21 Decembe ...

held in the UAE.

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* 1974 births Living people Emirati footballers Al-Shaab CSC players Ajman Club players Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Association football defenders UAE Pro League players Asian Games competitors for the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates international footballers {{UnitedArabEmirates-footy-defender-stub