Abderraouf Zarabi

Infobox Football biography


playername= Abderraouf Zarabi
fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|3|26|df=y
cityofbirth = Algiers
countryofbirth = Algeria
height = height|m=1.82
currentclub = Nîmes Olympique
clubnumber = 29
position = Left back or Centre back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997–2003
2003–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008
2008–
clubs = NA Hussein Dey
AC Ajaccio
FC Gueugnon
AC Ajaccio
FC Gueugnon
fc|Hibernian
Nîmes Olympique
caps(goals) =
02 (0)
30 (0)
16 (0)
23 (0)
07 (0)
nationalyears = 2003–
nationalteam = Algeria
nationalcaps(goals) = 21 (0)
pcupdate = June 28 2008
ntupdate = September 21 2008

Abderraouf Zarabi (born March 26, 1979 in Algiers) is an Algerian international football player, who plays as a left-sided defender for Ligue 2 side Nimes in France. His younger brother Kheireddine Zarabi is also a footballer, who currently plays for TPS in Finland.

Zarabi signed for Scottish Premier League club fc|Hibernian on January 31 2008, but was released from his contract with Hibernian at the end of the 2007–08 season. He was released because his wife and child were rejected visas to come and live in Edinburgh. [ [http://www.hibs.co.uk/news/more.php?id=2766_0_1_0_C Abdel Zarabi] , fc|Hibernian official site, May 21 2008.]

Zarabi has since decided to returned to French football signing a contract with recently promoted Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique. [ [http://www.mercato365.com/depeches/filinfo_247655_2514_N%C3%AEmes-Arrivee-de-Zarabi.shtml Nîmes : Arrivée de Zarabi] ]

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External links

* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur19220.html Player profile - L'Equipe.fr]
* [http://www.dzfoot.com/effectifs/joueur_dz.php?joueur_id=110&saison_id=12 Player profile - dzfoot.com]
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