Youssef Rabeh (; born 13 April 1985 in

Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ) is the Capital (political), capital city of Morocco and the List of cities in Morocco, country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. ...

) is a former Moroccan football player, who played mainly for

Wydad AC Wydad Athletic Club (, ), often known outside Morocco as Wydad Casablanca, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional Association football, football team that competes in Botola, the top tier of th ...

Career

He is born in the capital of the

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

and started his career in local team

FUS de Rabat Fath Union Sport (), commonly known as FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath Union Sport' is the name of the sports club wh ...

. In 2005 Rabeh signed for one year with

Al-Ahli (Jeddah) Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahli, is a Saudi professional football club based in Jeddah. It competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of Saudi football. Al-Ahli has won 52 official championships, the third mos ...

from

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. In 2006 Youssef returned in

for six months. In season 2006/2007 played in other club from

- FAR. With this team Rabeh play final on

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football football team, club competition established in 2004 and organized by Confederation of African Football, CAF ...

in 2006 and is a vice-champion on

in 2007.

Levski Sofia

On 29 July 2007 signed with

Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...

. Rabeh had a few problem with police in

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

, after some incidents in night clubs. He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009. On 15 August 2009, Rabeh was suspended from the first team after an arrest for drink related incident. However, after a poor performance of Levski's defense, he was allowed to return to the first team. Rabeh became famous with his non-observance of the regime in Levski, which caused him to be transferred in Russian club

Anzhi Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded in 1991, the club last competed in the third-tier Russian Football National League 2 ...

. Still, during his stay with the Bulgarian side, he received praise for his fine defensive skills and was nicknamed the " Moroccan Beckenbauer".

Anzhi Makhachkala

On 8 February 2010, Levski transferred the Moroccan defender to

FC Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional Association football, football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded in 1991, the club last competed in the third-tier Russian Footb ...

; he signed a three-year deal. Rabeh made his debut for the team from

Daghestan Dagestan ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian Feder ...

in the 1:2 loss against

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia 1913 () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground is the Stadion Aleksandar Sh ...

in a friendly match, earning himself a booking for a foul on

Petar Dimitrov Petar Dimitrov (; born 28 February 1982) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Kostenets. Career Dimitrov played for a few clubs, including CSKA Sofia, Belasitsa Petrich, Vihren Sandanski and Beroe Stara ...

. The match was abandoned in the 60th minute, following a number of complaints from

against

referee A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known by a variety of other title ...

decisions. Rabeh's disciplinary woes continued, as he purportedly ran away from his new team's training camp and refused to return. Moreover, he had allegedly borrowed some money from would-be teammate

Todor Timonov Todor Ivanov Timonov (; born 3 September 1986) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Todor Timonov was raised in Botev Plovdiv's youth teams. In 2002, Timonov agreed the conditions of his first professional contract ...

just before leaving

, and did not repay him. Thus, he did not make a single official appearance for the

i side and eventually returned to

International career

In 2005, he got to semi-final on

FIFA U-20 World Cup The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members' men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 when i ...

with Morocco U20. He earned his first cap with the Atlas Lions in the 4-1 victory over

Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...

on 11 October 2008.

Personal life

Rabeh was involved in several off-the-field incidents during his spell with Levski Sofia, including a three-year suspended prison sentence for drunk driving.

Awards

;Levski Sofia * Champion of Bulgaria 2009 *

Bulgarian Supercup The Bulgarian Supercup () is the trophy won in a football match held between the football club that has won the Bulgarian first football division in the season that ended in the year of the match and the holder of the Bulgarian Cup at that time. ...

2009 ;FAR *

2006 : Runner-up ;Wydad Casablanca *

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2017: Winner *

2011: Runner-up *

2016 : Semi-Final *

Botola The Botola Pro (), officially known as the Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Morocco and the top tier of the Moroccan football league system. Organized by the Ligue Nationale de Football Prof ...

2014-2015 : Winner *

2015-2016: Runner-up ;Moroccan u-21 *

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. Venues Qualification The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA Worl ...

: Fourth place

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rabeh, Youssef 1985 births Living people Footballers from Rabat Moroccan men's footballers 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen Morocco men's international footballers Morocco men's under-20 international footballers Moroccan expatriate men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Saudi Pro League players AS FAR players Fath Union Sport players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players PFC Levski Sofia players MA Tétouan players Wydad AC players Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Russia Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Men's association football defenders