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Jaffal Rashed
Personal information
Full name Jafal Rashed Al Kuwari
Date of birth (1972-09-27) September 27, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Qatar
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1990 Al Sadd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–2009 Al Sadd
International career‡
1992–2002 Qatar 51[1] (2+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 10, 2006
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 10, 2006

Jafal Rashed Al Kuwari (Arabic: جفال راشد الكواري, born on September 27, 1972) is a Qatari former footballer who was a midfielder for Al Sadd. He was also a member and captain of the Qatar national team. He is one of the shortest football player in the world.[2][3] He officially retired from professional football in a 2009 farewell match held against AC Milan.[4] He is currently the team manager and spokesman of Al Sadd since 2009. Additionally, he plays for the Qatar beach football team.[5]

Career

Jafal played alongside his brother, Fahad Rashed Al-Kuwari, in the 1992 Summer Olympics for the Qatar U-23 side.

References

  1. ^ "السد يواجه ميلان الشهر المقبل في اعتزال جفال راشد". alghad.com. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. ^ "The Shortest Soccer Players in the World". The Best Eleven. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Tallest & shortest football player ever". Football Bible. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Jafal Rashed's Farewell Match". Doha Vision. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Qatar A too strong in 3x3 final". Qatar Tribune. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2015.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jafal_Rashed_Al-Kuwari