Abdulrahman Ibrahim (born 9 November 1974) is a former Emirati

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He played as center-back and was considered one of the best defenders in the

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. He was one of the favourite defenders to be selected for the different U.A.E. national teams (Youth, Olympic and Men). Ibrahim is praised for his remarkable long-range golden goal against

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in the quarterfinals of the

1996 AFC Asian Cup The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was the 11th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between 4 and 21 Decembe ...

held in the UAE.

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* 1974 births Living people Emirati men's footballers Al-Shaab CSC players Ajman Club players Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Men's association football defenders UAE Pro League players Asian Games footballers for the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates men's international footballers {{UnitedArabEmirates-footy-defender-stub