Rabie El Kakhi


Rabie Jamil Najib El Kakhi is a football coach and former player. Born in Venezuela, he represented Lebanon internationally as a goalkeeper in both [Lebanon national Association football|football team|football] and [Lebanon national Lebanon national futsal team|futsal team|futsal].

Club career

El Kakhi began his career at Safa. He moved to Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2011, simultaneously playing futsal for Sadaka in 2011. He was nominated among the best five futsal goalkeepers for 2011.
El Kakhi joined Nejmeh on 23 September 2015, on a five-year contract. On 4 August 2017, El Kakhi moved to Ansar; he returned to Safa on 8 August 2019. On 18 July 2021, El Kakhi announced his retirement. He returned from retirement on 12 February 2022, moving to Safa for a third time. He played eight games in 2021–22 and 15 games in 2022–23.

International career

Having already represented the Lebanon national futsal team, El Kakhi returned to the team for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Vietnam.

Coaching career

On 3 August 2021, El Kakhi was appointed goalkeeper coach of Akhaa Ahli Aley. He remained until February 2022, when he returned to play football.

Honours

Safa
Nejmeh
Individual