Abdullah Al-Wuhaib (Arabic: عبد الله الوهيّب; 1959-28 December 2007) was a Saudi Arabian handball player, who played in Al-Arabi, he achieved several accomplishments, with his team and played from 1974 till 1993. In 2009, a biography about him was published by the name Wuhaiba the iron hand.[1]

Abdullah Al-Wuhaib
Personal information
Born 1959
Unaizah, Saudi Arabia
Nationality Saudi Arabian
Number 10
Senior clubs
Years Team
1975–1993
Al-Arabi
National team
Years Team
1975–1993
Saudi Arabia

Career

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He started practicing the game when he was a student in the middle school level with the encouragement of physical education teacher Mr. Ibrahim Al-Turki, and Al-Arabi Club coach Ali Alcrdoon, and coach Mohammed Bastawisi, and made several achievements in several games including athletics.

National team

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He joined in the national team with the youth team between 1976 / 1975, then he was upgraded to the first team where he achieved several positions in the runner-up in a number of official tournaments and friendly,[clarification needed] and achieved fifth top scorer in world military championship and was named the best player in the Cup of Palestine in 1979, and the best player in the Arab cup. He participated in the Friendship Championship held in Kuwait with the Gulf team, and won the tournament's top scorer.

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