Najwan Ghrayib
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | January 30, 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Nazareth, Israel | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1994 |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | Maccabi Haifa | 23 | (4) |
1995–1997 |
Hapoel Petah Tikva | 49 | (14) |
1997–1999 |
Hapoel Haifa | 55 | (9) |
1999–2001 |
Aston Villa | 5 | (0) |
2001–2002 |
Hapoel Haifa | 40 | (1) |
2002–2003 |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 29 | (2) |
2003–2004 |
Hapoel Petah Tikva | 18 | (2) |
2004–2005 | Maccabi Haifa | 7 | (0) |
2005–2006 |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 34 | (1) |
International career | |||
1998–2001 | Israel | 18 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2009 |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (Assistant Manager) | ||
2010 |
Hapoel Bnei Lod | ||
2018–2020 |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Najwan Ghrayib (
Club career
Israel
Ghrayib came up through the youth ranks at
England
After a successful season at Hapoel Haifa, Ghrayib received interest from English club
Return to Israel
His return to Hapoel Haifa saw him spend another two years at the club before moving back to his boyhood club
International career
Ghrayib made 18 appearances for the Israel national team. He started and scored the final goal in Israel's 5–0 victory over Austria in the qualification rounds for the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament.[8] The Israeli team finished second behind Spain in its qualifying group with 13 points,[9] guaranteeing them a play-off against Denmark for a spot in the final tournament, which they had never reached before. Ghrayib did not play or make the 18-man squad for either of the two legs of the fixture as they lost by an aggregate score of 8–0.[10]
Arab-Israeli identity
Ghrayib has generated controversy by speaking out publicly about the treatment afforded Arabs in Israel and his
Honours
Notes
- ^ "John Gregory takes over at Maccabi Ahi Nazareth - The Jewish Chronicle".
- ^ [1] Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine Maccabi Haifa F.C. Official Site
- ^ SportInter.com's Profile of Najwan Ghrayib (in English)
- ^ Soccerbase.com's Profile of Najwan Ghrayib (in English)
- ^ "Villa's Ghrayib heads home". BBC. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ [2] "Najwan Ghrayib". hpt.co.il
- ^ [3] "Najwan Ghrayib". hpt.co.il
- ^ [4] Israel 5-0 Austria: Match Report
- ^ [5][permanent dead link] The Historic 5:0 Team Against Austria
- ^ [6] Euro 2000 Play-Off for Final Tournament Results
- ^ [7] Interview:John Gregory
- ^ [8] "Najwan Ghrayib: As Bad As Saddam Hussein" Ynet.co.il (in Hebrew)
- ^ Shor, Eran and Yonay, Yuval(2011) Play and shut up': the silencing of Palestinian athletes in Israeli media', Ethnic and Racial Studies, 34: 2, 229 — 247, First published on: 10 September 2010 (iFirst)
- ^ [9] "Najwan Ghrayib: Sharon As Bad As Saddam Hussein" Ynet.co.il (in Hebrew) - see comment #312
- ^ [10] Stern, Eli. "Another Remarkable Expression of Ghrayib". Jan 26, 2003.
- ^ Shor, Eran and Yonay, Yuval(2011) Play and shut up': the silencing of Palestinian athletes in Israeli media', Ethnic and Racial Studies, 34: 2, 229 — 247, First published on: 10 September 2010 (iFirst)
External links
- Najwan Ghrayib at National-Football-Teams.com