Abderraouf Zarabi

Abderraouf Zarabi (born 26 March 1979) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made 22 appearances for the Algeria national team.

Club career

Hibernian Zarabi was born in Algiers, Algeria. He signed with the Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in January 2008, but was released from his contract at the end of the 2007–08 season.

Nîmes Zarabi decided to return to French football, signing a contract with newly promoted Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique. On 1 August 2008, he made his debut for the club, starting in a Ligue 2 match against Brest.

Personal life Abderraouf is the son of former Algeria international and NA Hussein Dey star Abdelaziz Zarabi. His younger brother Kheireddine Zarabi is also a footballer.

After retiring from professional football, Zarabi settled in Nîmes, France, where he founded the Univers Football Academy. Under his management, the academy's youth team achieved a historic promotion to the U17 National level in 2026. During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, he also worked as a media pundit, sharing his analysis ahead of the group stage matchs for Algerian national team.

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