Ra'fat Ali Jabr ( ar, رأفت علي جبر) (born 20 May 1975) is a

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

ian retired footballer of Palestinian origin. He is the current assistant manager of

Al-Wehdat Al-Wehdat Sport Club ( ar, نادي الوحدات الرياضي}) is a Jordanian sport club founded in 1956. The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp which is also known as Al-Wehdat. Al-Wehdat's home ...

. He was nicknamed The Artist and Picasso due to his skillful plays, mainly assists and goal scoring. Coming through the youth system, Ra'fat Ali debuted for the senior side of

on 1993 where he was able to attract admiration from the fans quickly, despite the fact that the team was filled with big stars, through time Rafat establishing himself as one of the best players in Jordan. In 2011, Ra'fat Ali joined

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 ...

for 160 Thousand Dollars as a loan. In 2014, Ra'fat Ali announced his retirement.

Participation in international tournaments

In Pan Arab Games

1997 Pan Arab Games The 8th Pan Arab Games were held in Beirut, Lebanon between July 12 and July 27, 1997. 3253 athletes from 18 countries participated in events in 22 sports. Over 50,000 people gathered in the Sports City in Beirut for the opening ceremony of the e ...

1999 Pan Arab Games The 1999 Pan Arab Games were ninth edition of the multi-sport event between Arab countries and were held from August 15 to August 31. A total of around 4600 athletes from 21 countries participated in the 29 sports on offer. The opening ceremony tha ...

In Arab Nations Cup

1998 Arab Nations Cup The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar, in Doha. Saudi Arabia won their first title. Qualifying The 12 qualified teams are: Venues Squads Overview Algeria, Egypt and Morocco did not send their senior nati ...

2002 Arab Nations Cup The 2002 Arab Cup was the eighth edition of the Arab Cup football competition, hosted in the nation of Kuwait. Saudi Arabia, who were the defending champions from the last Arab Cup, again won the title for a 2nd time at the conclusion of the compe ...

In WAFF Championships

2000 WAFF Championship The 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship, also known as the King Hussein Cup, was the first edition of the WAFF Championship; it took part in Amman, the capital of Jordan. Iran won the final against Syria 1–0. The eight entrants we ...

2002 WAFF Championship The 2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Syrian Capital of Damascus. Iraq won the final against Jordan 3–2 after extra time coming back from 0–2 at half time. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Leba ...

2007 WAFF Championship The 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship was held in Jordan's capital Amman. Iran won the final against Iraq 2–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 16 an ...

International goals

Retirement

Ra'fat retired after winning the

Jordan League The Jordanian Pro League ( ar, الدوري الأردني للمحترفين) is a Jordanian professional league for men's football clubs and represents the top flight of Jordanian football. The championship consists of twelve competing teams in ...

and Jordan FA Cup in 2014.

References

External links

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* Living people Jordanian men's footballers Jordan men's international footballers 1975 births Jordanian Pro League players Kuwait Premier League players Al-Wehdat SC players Kuwait SC players Jordanian expatriate men's footballers Jordanian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Jordanian people of Palestinian descent Footballers from Amman Men's association football midfielders {{Jordan-footy-bio-stub