Saeb Jendeya
{{short description|Palestinian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Saeb Jendeya
| image =
| caption =
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1975|5|13}}
| birth_place = Gaza, Palestine
| currentclub = Palestine (manager)
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| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 1987–1992
| youthclubs1 = Ittihad Al-Shajiya
| years1 = 1992–2002
| years2 = 2002–2003
| years3 = 2003–2012
| clubs1 = Ittihad Al-Shajiya
| clubs2 = Al-Hussein Irbid
| clubs3 = Ittihad Al-Shajiya
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2009
| nationalteam1 = Palestine
| nationalcaps1 = 70
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2014 | managerclubs1 = Palestine
}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's beach soccer}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flagcountry|Palestine}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Beach Games}}
{{MedalBronze | 2012 Haiyang |Team}}
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Saeb Jendeya ({{langx|ar|صائب جندية}}) (born May 13, 1975 in Gaza, Gaza Strip) is a former Palestinian footballer and coach.
He played as a defender. He has amassed 70 caps since Palestine's induction into FIFA in 1998. He is the former captain of the Palestinian national team and served as captain from 1999 to his retirement from international football in 2009. Jendeya has scored one goal with the national team- a midfield shot against Libya in injury-time that leveled the score at 2-2 in the 1999 Pan-Arab Games.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
He captained Palestine's beach soccer team to a third-place finish at the 2012 Asian Beach Games.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
On 11 September 2014, Jendeya was named interim manager of Palestine national football team. However, before the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, he was sacked.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
Palestine results
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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Goalscorers !! Competition | ||||||
colspan="14"|2014 | ||||||
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| 1 | October 6, 2014 | Siliguri, India | {{fb|IND}} | 3-2 | Friendly | |
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| 2 | October 12, 2014 | Lahore, Pakistan | {{fb|PAK}} | 2–0 | Friendly |
International goals
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|+ Saeb Jendeya: International Goals ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score!! Result !! Competition | ||||||
1. | 25 August 1999 | Amman, Jordan | {{fb|LBY|1977}} | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
External links
- [http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?showarticle=25982&obj=3009660 Koora.com]
- {{FIFA player|182286}}
References
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{{Palestine national football team managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jendeya, Saeb}}
Category:Palestinian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Gaza City
Category:Palestinian football managers
Category:Palestine national football team managers
Category:Palestine men's international footballers
Category:Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Asian Games competitors for Palestine
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