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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1982 | Al-Amana | ||
| 1982–1990 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 1990–1991 | Al-Talaba SC | ||
| 1991–1993 | Al-Amana | ||
| 1993–1995 | Al-Shabab | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985–1989 | Iraq | 60 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Oraibi played as left-back, from 1979 ti 1982 fir Al-Amana, for seven years by Al-Shabab and for his 2nd time with Al-Amana.[2]
International edit
He played in all of Iraq’s 1986 World Cup games in Mexico. In 1977 at the age of 16, 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 Jorge Vieira in the 3-2 win over UAE in 1985.[4]
Personal life edit
Oraibi's son Zulfikar died in a car bomb attack in Karrada, Baghdad on 3 July 2016.[5]
References edit
- ^ 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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 (archived)
- ^ Haidar Hadi. "My heartfelt condolences to the former Football star #Ghanim_Oraibi for losing his son in the #Karada terrorist attack". iraqsport.com.