Rabie El Kakhi

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Najib and the family name is El Kakhi.

Rabie Jamil Najib El Kakhi (Arabic: ربيع جميل نجيب الكاخي; born 9 August 1984) is a Lebanese football coach and former player. He represented Lebanon internationally as a goalkeeper in both football and futsal.

Rabie El Kakhi

El Kakhi with Safa in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Rabie Jamil Najib El Kakhi[1]
Date of birth	(1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Maracaibo, Venezuela[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2011	Safa
2011–2015	Akhaa Ahli Aley	62	(0)
2011	Sadaka (futsal)
2015–2017	Nejmeh	13	(0)
2017–2019	Ansar	12	(0)
2019–2021	Safa	7	(0)
2022–2023	Safa	23	(0)
International career
2011–2013	Lebanon	4	(0)
2011–2021	Lebanon (futsal)
Managerial career
2021–2022	Akhaa Ahli Aley (goalkeeper)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:50, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

El Kakhi began his career at Safa.^[2] He moved to Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2011, simultaneously playing futsal for Sadaka in 2011.^[3] He was nominated among the best five futsal goalkeepers for 2011.^[3]

El Kakhi joined Nejmeh on 23 September 2015, on a five-year contract.^[4] On 4 August 2017, El Kakhi moved to Ansar;^[5] he returned to Safa on 8 August 2019.^[6] On 18 July 2021, El Kakhi announced his retirement.^[7] He returned from retirement on 12 February 2022, moving to Safa for a third time.^[8] He played eight games in 2021–22 and 15 games in 2022–23.^[1]

International career

Having already represented the Lebanon national futsal team,^[3] El Kakhi returned to the team for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Vietnam.^[9][10]

Coaching career

On 3 August 2021, El Kakhi was appointed goalkeeper coach of Akhaa Ahli Aley.^[11] He remained until February 2022, when he returned to play football.^[8]

Honours

Safa

• Lebanese Elite Cup: 2009
• Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2007–08, 2010–11
• Lebanese Challenge Cup runner-up: 2022

Nejmeh

• Lebanese FA Cup: 2015–16
• Lebanese Elite Cup: 2016
• Lebanese Super Cup: 2016

Individual

• Lebanese Premier League Best Save: 2004–05^[12]

See also

• List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon

References

1. "Rabie El Kakhi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
2. "طرابلس يعرقل الصفاء ويتعادل معه في الدوري اللبناني لكرة القدم - فكر وفن - البيان". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
3. "ربيع الكاخي من أفضل خمسة حراس في العالم في الفوتسال". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
4. "الحارس ربيع الكاخي يوقع لنادي النجمة لعقد مدته خمس سنوات". annahar.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
5. "رسمياً: الأنصار يضم الحارس ربيع الكاخي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
6. "الكاخي في تمارين الصفاء". نداء الوطن. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
7. "ربيع الكاخي يعلق قفازيه". كووورة. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
8. "الكاخي يترك التدريب ويعود للملاعب". كووورة. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
9. Hijazi, Alloffs (18 May 2021). "عودة الحارس ربيع الكاخي لكرة الصالات". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
10. الكبير, لبنان (8 May 2021). "منتخب "الفوتسال" يستعد للحلم المونديالي". موقع لبنان الكبير (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
11. "انضمام الكاخي وحمدان لجهاز الإخاء الأهلي عاليه". كووورة. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
12. مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (599 ed.). 20 June 2005. p. 13.

External links

• Rabie El Kakhi at FA Lebanon
• Rabie El Kakhi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Rabie El Kakhi at Soccerway
• Rabie El Kakhi at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)