Ghanim Oraibi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ghanim Oraibi Jassim Al-Roubai | ||
Date of birth | 16 August 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979-1982 | Al-Amana | ||
1982-1989 | Al-Shabab | ||
1989-1993 | Al-Amana | ||
National team | |||
1985-1989 | Iraq | 60 | (?) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Ghanim Oraibi Jassim Al-Roubai (born 16 August 1961) is an Iraqi football defender who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for Al-Shabab.
Career
Oraibi played as left-back, from 1979 ti 1872 fir Al-Amana, for seven years by Al-Shabab and for his 2nd time with Al-Amana.[2]
International
He played in all of Iraq’s 1986 World Cup games in Mexico. In 1977 at the age of 15, he joined the Amana youth team playing alongside Basil Gorgis, Natiq Hashim and Karim Allawi.[3]
Ghanim was first called up by coach Vojo Gardesevic for the 1982 World Cup qualifiers, but was given his first start by Ammo Baba in the 3-2 win over UAE in 1985.[4]
Personal life
Oraibi's son Zulfikar died in a car bomb attack in Karada, Baghdad on 3 July 2016. [5]
References
- ↑ 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico
- ↑ Ghanim Oraibi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001.
- ↑ Ghanim Oraibi – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Haidar Hadi. "My heartfelt condolences to the fomr Football star #Ghanim_Oraibi for losing his son in the #Karada terrorist attack". iraqsport.com.