Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari Explained

Jaffal Rashed
Fullname:	Jafal Rashed Al Kuwari
Birth Date:	1972 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Qatar
Height:	1.550NaN0
Position:	Midfielder
Youthyears1:	1985–1990
Youthclubs1:	Al Sadd
Years1:	1990–2009
Clubs1:	Al Sadd
Nationalyears1:	1992–2002
Nationalteam1:	Qatar
Nationalcaps1:	51^[1]
Nationalgoals1:	2+
Pcupdate:	December 10, 2006
Ntupdate:	December 10, 2006

Jafal Rashed Al Kuwari (ar|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.

Notes and References

Web site: السد يواجه ميلان الشهر المقبل في اعتزال جفال راشد. alghad.com. 28 November 2014.
Web site: The Shortest Soccer Players in the World. The Best Eleven. 3 July 2008. 5 May 2015.
Web site: Tallest & shortest football player ever. Football Bible. 5 May 2015. 21 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421051102/http://www.football-bible.com/soccer-info/tallest-shortest-football-player-ever.html. dead.
Web site: Jafal Rashed's Farewell Match. Doha Vision. 5 May 2015.
Web site: Qatar A too strong in 3x3 final. Qatar Tribune. 10 April 2015. 5 May 2015. 12 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240212173716/https://www.qatar-tribune.com/viewnews.aspx?n=312E155A-6612-4461-9979-8FCC297986A7&d=20150410. dead.