Rabie Jamil Najib El Kakhi (Arabic: ربيع جميل نجيب الكاخي; born 9 August 1984) is a Lebanese football player and coach plays as a goalkeeper for Lebanese Premier League club Safa. He represented Lebanon internationally in both football and futsal.
![]() El Kakhi with Safa in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rabie Jamil Najib El Kakhi[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Maracaibo, Venezuela[1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Safa | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2011 | Safa | ||
2011–2015 | Akhaa Ahli Aley | 62 | (0) |
2011 | Sadaka (futsal) | ||
2015–2017 | Nejmeh | 13 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Ansar | 12 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Safa | 7 | (0) |
2022– | Safa | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2011–2013 | Lebanon | 4 | (0) |
2011–2021 | Lebanon (futsal) | ||
Teams managed | |||
2021–2022 | Akhaa Ahli Aley (goalkeeper) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:04, 15 February 2022 (UTC) |
El Kakhi began his career at Safa.[2] He moved to Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2011, simultaneously playing futsal for Sadaka in 2011.[3] He was nominated among the best five futsal goalkeepers for 2011.[3]
El Kakhi joined Nejmeh on 23 September 2015, on a five-year contract.[4] On 4 August 2017, El Kakhi moved to Ansar;[5] he returned to Safa on 8 August 2019.[6] On 18 July 2021, El Kakhi announced his retirement.[7] He returned from retirement on 12 February 2022, moving to Safa for a third time.[8]
Having already represented the Lebanon national futsal team,[3] El Kakhi returned to the team for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Vietnam.[9][10]
On 3 August 2021, El Kakhi was appointed goalkeeper coach of Akhaa Ahli Aley.[11] He remained until February 2022, when he returned to play football.[8]
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