Youssef El Haddaqui Rabil

Youssef El Haddaqui Rabil
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport 5-a-side football
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is El Haddaqui and the second or maternal family name is Rabil.

Youssef El Haddaqui Rabil (born December 28, 1988) is a 5-a-side football player from Spain.

Personal

He was born December 28, 1988. He has a disability: he is blind and is a B1 type sportperson.[1]

From the Catalan region of Spain,[2] he was a recipient a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[3]

In 2013, he was awarded the bronze Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[4][5][6]

5-a-side football

El Haddaqui is affiliated with the FCEC sport federation.[7] In 2011, he represented Spain in the Turkey hosted European Championships. His team was faced Turkey, Russia and Greece in the group stage.[8][9] The Italian hosted European Championships was played in June 2012, and were the last major competition for him and his team prior to the start of the Paralympic Games. He was coached in the competition by Miguel Ángel Becerra, and participated in daily fitness activities to help with preparations for the Championship and Paralympic Games. On June 7, he took a medical test to clear participation in the Paralympic Games.[10] He played 5-a-side football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1-0.[1][11] The bronze medal game was watched by Infanta Elena and President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee.[12] In the team's opening game against Great Britain, the game ended in a 1-1 draw.[13]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  2. "MARCA" (in Spanish). Wap.marca.com. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  3. "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  4. "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  5. "Michelle Alonso Morales, entre las grandes del deporte espaĂąol" (in Spanish). Diario de Avisos. October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  6. "El recuerdo a María de Villota marca la entrega de Reales Órdenes al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  7. "JUEGOS PARALÍMPICOS LONDRES 2012 FUTBOL SALA LONDRES (INGLATERRA) 22 DE AGOSTO AL 11 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Spain: FEDC. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  8. "España busca en Turquía recuperar el cetro europeo y la plaza para los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres 2012 :: Deportes :: Fútbol" (in Spanish). Periodista Digital. 2011-04-16. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  9. "Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos" (in Spanish). Frecuenciadigital.es. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  10. "Boletín del Comité Paralímpico Español" (in Spanish). Comité Paralímpico Español. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  11. "JJ.PP. Londres 2012 — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Csd.gob.es. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  12. "El malagueρo Gaitαn da el bronce a Espaρa en Londres — La Opinión de Málaga" (in Spanish). Laopiniondemalaga.es. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  13. "El equipo de fútbol-5 para ciegos empata con Gran Bretańa en su debut" (in Spanish). Paralimpiadaslondres.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.