Youssef Rabeh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssef Rabeh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rabat, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | FUS Rabat | ||
| 2005–2006 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | ||
| 2006 | FUS Rabat | ||
| 2006–2007 | FAR Rabat | ||
| 2007–2009 | Levski Sofia | 57 | (0) |
| 2010 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Moghreb Tétouan | 19 | (1) |
| 2011– 2017 | Wydad AC | 158 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008– | Morocco | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2017 | |||
Youssef Rabeh (Arabic: يوسف رابح; born 13 April 1985 in Rabat) is a former Moroccan football player, who played mainly for Wydad AC.
Career
[edit | edit source]He is born in the capital of the Morocco Rabat and started his career in local team FUS de Rabat. In 2005 Rabeh signed for one year with Al-Ahli (Jeddah) from Saudi Arabia. In 2006 Youssef returned in FUS de Rabat for six months. In season 2006/2007 played in other club from Rabat - FAR. With this team Rabeh play final on CAF Confederation Cup in 2006 and is a vice-champion on Morocco in 2007.
Levski Sofia
[edit | edit source]On 29 July 2007 signed with Levski Sofia.
Rabeh had a few problem with police in Bulgaria, after some incidents in night clubs.
He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009.
On 15 August 2009, Rabeh was suspended from the first team after an arrest for drink related incident. However, after a poor performance of Levski's defense, he was allowed to return to the first team.
Rabeh became famous with his non-observance of the regime in Levski, which caused him to be transferred in Russian club Anzhi. Still, during his stay with the Bulgarian side, he received praise for his fine defensive skills and was nicknamed the "Moroccan Beckenbauer".[2]
Anzhi Makhachkala
[edit | edit source]On 8 February 2010, Levski transferred the Moroccan defender to FC Anzhi Makhachkala; he signed a three-year deal.[3] Rabeh made his debut for the team from Daghestan in the 1:2 loss against Slavia Sofia in a friendly match, earning himself a booking for a foul on Petar Dimitrov. The match was abandoned in the 60th minute, following a number of complaints from FC Anzhi Makhachkala against referee decisions. Rabeh's disciplinary woes continued, as he purportedly ran away from his new team's training camp and refused to return. Moreover, he had allegedly borrowed some money from would-be teammate Todor Timonov just before leaving Daghestan,[4] and did not repay him. Thus, he did not make a single official appearance for the Daghestani side and eventually returned to Morocco.
International career
[edit | edit source]In 2005, he got to semi-final on FIFA U-20 World Cup with Morocco U20. He earned his first cap with the Atlas Lions in the 4-1 victory over Mauritania on 11 October 2008.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Rabeh was involved in several off-the-field incidents during his spell with Levski Sofia, including a three-year suspended prison sentence for drunk driving.[5]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Levski Sofia
- Champion of Bulgaria 2009
- Bulgarian Supercup 2009
- FAR
- CAF Confederation Cup2006 : Runner-up
- Wydad Casablanca
- CAF Champions League 2017: Winner
- CAF Champions League 2011: Runner-up
- CAF Champions League 2016 : Semi-Final
- Botola 2014-2015 : Winner
- Botola 2015-2016: Runner-up
- Moroccan u-21
- 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship: Fourth place
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Youssef Rabeh at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Rabeh Profile at Levski Sofia site at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-10-29)
- Rabeh profile
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rabat
- Moroccan men's footballers
- 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen
- Morocco men's international footballers
- Morocco men's under-20 international footballers
- Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Saudi Pro League players
- AS FAR players
- Fath Union Sport players
- Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- MA Tétouan players
- Wydad AC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Men's association football defenders