Saeb Jendeya (Arabic: صائب جندية) (born May 13, 1975 in Gaza, Gaza Strip) is a former Palestinian footballer and coach.

Saeb Jendeya
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-05-13) May 13, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Gaza, Palestine
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Palestine (manager)
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Saeb Jendeya
Medal record
Men's beach soccer
Representing  Palestine
Asian Beach Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Haiyang Team

He played as a defender. He has 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]

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

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]

Palestine results

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# Date Venue Opponent Result Goalscorers Competition
2014
1 October 6, 2014 Siliguri, India   India 3-2 Friendly
2 October 12, 2014 Lahore, Pakistan   Pakistan 2–0 Friendly

International goals

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Saeb Jendeya: International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 August 1999 Amman, Jordan   Libya 2–2 2–2 1999 Pan Arab Games
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References

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