Jafal Rashed Al Kuwari ( ar, جفال راشد الكواري, born on September 27, 1972) is a former

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who was a

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for Al Sadd. He was also a member of the Qatar national football team, as well as being the captain of the Qatar national team. He is one of the shortest football player in the world. He officially retired from professional football in a 2009 farewell match held against

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. He is currently the team manager and spokesman of Al Sadd since 2009. Additionally, he plays for the Qatar beach football team.

Career

Jafal played alongside his brother, Fahad Rashed Al-Kuwari, in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

for the Qatar U-23 side.

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1972 births Living people Qatari footballers Al Sadd SC players Qatar Stars League players Qatar international footballers Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Qatar Association football midfielders {{Qatar-footy-midfielder-stub