Khalil Ghanim Mubarak''

ar, خليل غانم) (born 12 November 1964) is a

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 ...

from

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

who played as a centre back for

Al Khaleej Club Khor Fakkan Club ( ar, نادي خورفكان الرياضي الثقافي, formally known as Al Khaleej), usually known simply as Khor Fakkan, is an Emirati football club from Khor Fakkan. History Founded in 1981, the club won a UAE Federat ...

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital ...

, and the

UAE national football team The United Arab Emirates national football team ( ar, منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة لكرة القدم) represents United Arab Emirates in international association football and serves under the auspices of the coun ...

. He formed along with his brother

Mubarak Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011. Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in t ...

a hard defence line for the UAE team during their careers. His one goal in the World Cup Qualification round against Qatar had assisted the team in reaching the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals in Italy. He was sent off in their final group game against Yugoslavia, which his team lost 4-1.

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* 1964 births Living people Emirati men's footballers 1984 AFC Asian Cup players 1988 AFC Asian Cup players 1990 FIFA World Cup players United Arab Emirates men's international footballers UAE Pro League players Khor Fakkan Club players Men's association football defenders {{UnitedArabEmirates-footy-defender-stub