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Saeb Jendeya ( ) (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, making him one of the most tenured captains in international football in terms of years served.1 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 . This goal allowed Palestine to advance to the knock-out stages where they eventually finished 3rd.2 He captained Palestine's beach soccer team to a third-place finish at the 2012 Asian Beach Games . On 11 September 2014, Jendeya was named interim manager of Palestine national football team to replace with Jamal Mahmoud .3 However, before the 2015 AFC Asian Cup , he was sacked.
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Saeb Jendeya ( ) (born May 13th, 1975) in Gaza , Gaza Strip is a Palestinian footballer who plays the Libero position for both club and country. He has amassed 70 caps since Palestine's induction into FIFA in 1998. He is the current captain of the Palestinian National Team and has served as captain since 1999, making him one of the most tenured captains in international football in terms of years served. 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 . This goal allowed Palestine to advance to the knock-out stages where they eventually finished 3rdº.
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Saeb Jendeya ( ) (born May 13, 1975 in Gaza , Gaza Strip ) is a former Palestinian footballer and coach who is currently interim manager of Palestine national football team .He played the 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, making him one of the most tenured captains in international football in terms of years served. 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 . This goal allowed Palestine to advance to the knock-out stages where they eventually finished 3rd. He captained Palestine's beach soccer team to a third place finish at the 2012 Asian Beach Games .On 11 September 2014, Jendeya was named interim manager of Palestine national football team to replace with Jamal Mahmoud .
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Palestinian footballer Saeb Jendeya ( ) (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, making him one of the most tenured captains in international football in terms of years served. 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 . This goal allowed Palestine to advance to the knock-out stages where they eventually finished 3rd. He captained Palestine's beach soccer team to a third-place finish at the 2012 Asian Beach Games . On 11 September 2014, Jendeya was named interim manager of Palestine national football team to replace with Jamal Mahmoud .
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Palestinian footballer Saeb Jendeya ( Arabic : 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 . He captained Palestine's beach soccer team to a third-place finish at the 2012 Asian Beach Games . On 11 September 2014, Jendeya was named interim manager of Palestine national football team. However, before the 2015 AFC Asian Cup , he was sacked.
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palestinian footballer who plays the libero position for both club and country
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former palestinian footballer and coach
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