Saeb Jendeya

Saeb Jendeya
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-05-13) 13 May 1975 (age 51)
Place of birth Gaza, Palestine
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
1987–1992 Ittihad Al-Shajiya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2002 Ittihad Al-Shajiya
2002–2003 Al-Hussein Irbid
2003–2012 Ittihad Al-Shajiya
International career
1998–2009 Palestine 70 (1)
Managerial career
2014 Palestine
Medal record
Men's beach soccer
Representing  Palestine
Asian Beach Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 HaiyangTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Saeb Jendeya (Arabic: صائب جندية; born 13 May 1975) is a Palestinian former football player and coach.

International career

Football

Jendeya played as a defender, and 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]

Beach soccer

He captained Palestine's beach soccer team to a third-place finish at the 2012 Asian Beach Games.[citation needed]

Managerial career

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]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jendeya goal.
List of international goals scored by Saeb Jendeya
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 August 1999 Amman, Jordan  Libya 2–2 2–2 1999 Arab Games

References