Ahmad Khodr Al-Tarabulsi ( ar, أحمد الطرابلسي; born 22 March 1947) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

, he was granted Kuwaiti

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to play for the Kuwait national team.

International career

He also played for

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Al-Tarabulsi represented Kuwait in the

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, playing against

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and

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. He did not concede any goals in the 1974 Gulf Cup in Kuwait.

References

1947 births Living people Footballers from Beirut Kuwaiti footballers Lebanese footballers Kuwait men's international footballers 1972 AFC Asian Cup players 1976 AFC Asian Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers for Kuwait Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1982 Asian Games Men's association football goalkeepers Lebanese emigrants to Kuwait Asian Games silver medalists for Kuwait Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Qadsia SC players Kuwait SC players Association football coaches Kuwaiti people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Kuwait Premier League players {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub