Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi

Kuwaiti footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroKuwaiti footballer
PlacesKuwait
isAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth22 March 1947, Beirut
Age77 years
The details

Biography

Ahmad Khodr Al-Tarabulsi (born 22 March 1947 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for the Al-Kuwait Sports Club and the Kuwaiti National team.
Al-Tarabulsi performed well in the 1982 World Cup, especially against Czechoslovakia and England. He did not concede any goals in the 1974 Gulf Cup in Kuwait.
Al-Tarabulsi is originally from Lebanon, but was granted Kuwaiti citizenship to play for Kuwait's national team. He also played for Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Besides playing football, he is also good in Quran recitation and won first place in International Quran Recital Competition 1986 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Post-Football Career
After retiring from football, Al-Tarabulsi became a well known Imam in the Hateen area in the Hawali Governorate of Kuwait.

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