Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan (; born 25 November 1961) is a retired
Qatar
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i international
footballer
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who played as a
winger for
Al Arabi. He competed in the
men's tournament at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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. After retirement from football, he worked as
pundit
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at
beIN SPORTS
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and ambassador to the
2022 FIFA World Cup
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hosted in Qatar.
He is the father of
Khalfan Ibrahim Al Khalfan, a former footballer who played for Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.
International goals
References
External links
ابراهيم خلفان: مجموعة 81 ستعمل لخدمة المجتمع- ''alarab.qa''
1961 births
Living people
Footballers from Doha
Qatari men's footballers
Qatar men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players
1980 AFC Asian Cup players
1984 AFC Asian Cup players
1988 AFC Asian Cup players
Qatar Stars League players
Olympic footballers for Qatar
Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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