Rabie Jamil Najib El Kakhi (; born 9 August 1984) is a football coach and former player. Born in Venezuela, he represented Lebanon internationally as a goalkeeper in both football and futsal.
Club career El Kakhi began his career at Safa. He moved to Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2011, simultaneously playing futsal for Sadaka in 2011. He was nominated among the best five futsal goalkeepers for 2011.
El Kakhi joined Nejmeh on 23 September 2015, on a five-year contract. On 4 August 2017, El Kakhi moved to Ansar; he returned to Safa on 8 August 2019. On 18 July 2021, El Kakhi announced his retirement. He returned from retirement on 12 February 2022, moving to Safa for a third time. He played eight games in 2021–22 and 15 games in 2022–23.
International career Having already represented the Lebanon national futsal team, El Kakhi returned to the team for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Vietnam.
Coaching career On 3 August 2021, El Kakhi was appointed goalkeeper coach of Akhaa Ahli Aley. He remained until February 2022, when he returned to play football.
Honours Safa Lebanese Elite Cup: 2009 Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2007–08, 2010–11 Lebanese Challenge Cup runner-up: 2022
Nejmeh Lebanese FA Cup: 2015–16 Lebanese Elite Cup: 2016 Lebanese Super Cup: 2016
Individual Lebanese Premier League Best Save: 2004–05
See also List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon
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