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Ghanim Oraibi

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Ghanim Oraibi Jassim
Personal information
Full name Ghanim Oraibi Jassim Al-Roubai
Date of birth (1961-08-16) 16 August 1961 (age 63)
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

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

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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

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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

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Oraibi's son Zulfikar died in a car bomb attack in Karrada, Baghdad on 3 July 2016.[5]

References

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  1. ^ 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Ghanim Oraibi at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2001.
  4. ^ Ghanim OraibiFIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ Haidar Hadi. "My heartfelt condolences to the former Football star #Ghanim_Oraibi for losing his son in the #Karada terrorist attack". iraqsport.com.