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Fadi El Khatib

ファディ・エル・ハティブ　/　ふぁでぃ・える・はてぃぶ

Basketball player from Lebanon

January 1, 1979 (age 47)　・　Shheem, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon

Mount Lebanon Governorate
basketball player

My Take

Fadi El Khatib earns my admiration before the stats even arrive. Nicknamed the Lebanese Tiger, this 198 cm forward carried Lebanese basketball on his back and took his game abroad to Syria, Ukraine, and China, which takes real resolve. Middle Eastern sport rarely reaches Western coverage, so I suspect his true significance was cultural as much as athletic: the kind of player who filled arenas simply because he was there. Rising from Sagesse SC to become a national symbol is a heavyweight legacy. I am always drawn to athletes who shoulder a country's pride, and he clearly did exactly that.

Overview

Fadi El Khatib (Arabic: فادي الخطيب; born 1 January 1979), nicknamed the "Lebanese Tiger", and "Abu Jihad" is a Lebanese former basketball player. He began his career with Sagesse SC in the Lebanese Basketball League and went on to play for several other teams in Lebanon, as well as professionally abroad in Syria, Ukraine, and China.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Fadi El Khatib
Name (Japanese): ファディ・エル・ハティブ
Reading: ふぁでぃ・える・はてぃぶ
Born: January 1, 1979 (age 47)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Goat
Origin: Shheem, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon
Blood type: Private
Height: 198 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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