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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
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Current team | Anzhi Makhachkala | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 May 2009 | |||
Youssef Rabeh (born April 13, 1985 in Rabat) is a Moroccan football player, who is currently playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala. He is called The Moroccan Beckenbauer by football fans in Morocco.
Career
He is born in the capital of the Morocco Rabat and started his career in local team FUS de Rabat. In 2005 Rabeh signed for one year with Al-Ahli (Jeddah) from Saudi Arabia. In same year he got to semi-final on FIFA U-20 World Cup with Morocco U20. In 2006 Youssef returned in FUS de Rabat for six months. In season 2006/2007 played in other club from Rabat - FAR. With this team Rabeh play final on CAF Confederation Cup in 2006 and is a vice-champion on Morocco in 2007.
Levski Sofia
In 29 July 2007 signed with Levski Sofia for a fee of 800 000 €.
He won the Levski's public with his game. Youssef quickly proved himself as one of the best central defenders that have ever played in Bulgaria.
Despite his good matches, Youssef had a few problem with police in Bulgaria, after some incidents in night clubs.
He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009, after a contradictory but great season under the coaching of Emil Velev. Despite the bad results during the autumnal part of the season, after great matches in the spring, Levski Sofia fulfilled the plan before the term had set and became a champion for 26 time, before the last round has been played.
During 2009/2010 season, the Levski's team started their European campaign with 9:0 (on aggregate) in the second Qualifying round of Champions League against UE Sant Julià. On the next round, Levski Sofia faced FK Baku. The blues eliminated the team from Azerbaijan with 2:0 (on aggregate). On 15 August 2009, Rabeh was suspended from the first team after an arrest for drink related incident.However after a poor perfprmance of Levski's defense, he returned back in the team. In the play-off round Levski was eliminated by Debreceni VSC with 4:1 (on aggregate). However, Levski qualified for UEFA Europa League.
Rabeh became famous with his non-observance of the regime in Levski, which caused him to be transfered in Chinese club Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C..
Anzhi Makhachkala
On the 8th of February 2010, Rabeh signed with FC Anzhi Makhachkala. He signed a 3-year contract. The trasnfer is not yet announced.
International career
He made his first cap with the Atlas Lions in the 4-1 victory over Mauritania on 11 October 2008.
Playing style
Rabeh is a very aggressive player. He has been sent off 3 times in his Levski career. However, he plays awesome in the centre of defense and his interventions are often very good. He can also take great free-kicks.
Trivia
Rabeh has many alcohol problems as he has participated in various drunk fights, drink&drive car crashes (one clash with taxi drivers) and was almost kicked out of Levski in 2009. In the beginning of 2010 at the winter camp of Levski in Kavarna Rabeh had another alcohol affair and was kicked out from the camp. Head coach of Levski Georgi Ivanov said that Rabeh will be either transferred or will play in the Reserve team of Levski.
Awards
- Champion of Bulgaria 2009
- Bulgarian Supercup 2009
- CAF Confederation Cup 2006: Runner-up
- 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship: Fourth place