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{{Short description|Jordanian football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ra'fat Ali
| image = 
| image_size = 250px
| fullname = Ra'fat Ali Jabr
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|5|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]
| currentclub    = [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]]
| years1 = 1993–2014
| clubs1 = [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]]
| caps1 =332
| goals1 =88 
| years2 = 2011
| clubs2 = → [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] (loan)
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1997–2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]]
| nationalcaps1 = 45
| nationalgoals1 = 12
| manageryears1  = 2017
| managerclubs1   = [[Mansheyat Bani Hasan]]
| manageryears2  = 2017–2019
| managerclubs2   = [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat U19]]
| manageryears3  = 2019–2021
| managerclubs3   = [[Al-Karmel SC|Al-Karmel]]
| manageryears4  = 2024–
| managerclubs4   = [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]]
}}

'''Ra'fat Ali Jabr''' ({{langx|ar|رأفت علي جبر}}) (born 20 May 1975) is a [[Jordan]]ian retired footballer of [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] origin. He is the current assistant manager of [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ra'fat Ali begins his first training|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1101916&pg=1&o=n3006309|access-date=2022-04-19|archive-date=2022-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419203553/https://www.kooora.com/?n=1101916&pg=1&o=n3006309|url-status=live}}</ref> He was nicknamed '''The Artist''' and '''Picasso''' due to his skillful plays, mainly assists and goal scoring.

Coming through the youth system, Ra'fat Ali debuted for the senior side of [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] on 1993 where he was able to attract admiration from the fans quickly, despite the fact that the team was filled with big stars, through time Rafat establishing himself as one of the best players in Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Ra'fat Ali|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=922044&pg=1&o=n3006309|access-date=2022-04-19|archive-date=2022-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419203553/https://www.kooora.com/?n=922044&pg=1&o=n3006309|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, Ra'fat Ali joined [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] for 160 Thousand Dollars as a loan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kuwait SC Includes the Jordanian Ra'fat Ali for 160 Thousand Dollars|url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=111959&o=n3006309&pg=3|access-date=2013-04-27|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220110/http://www.kooora.com/?n=111959&o=n3006309&pg=3|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, Ra'fat Ali announced his retirement.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ra'fat Ali Announces His International Retirement|url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=63508&o=n3006309&pg=3|access-date=2013-04-27|archive-date=2017-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825104427/http://www.kooora.com/?n=63508&o=n3006309&pg=3|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Participation in international tournaments==

===In Pan Arab Games===
*[[1997 Pan Arab Games]] 
*[[1999 Pan Arab Games]]

===In Arab Nations Cup===
*[[1998 Arab Nations Cup]] 
*[[2002 Arab Nations Cup]]

===In WAFF Championships===
*[[2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2000 WAFF Championship]]  
*[[2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2002 WAFF Championship]] 
*[[2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2007 WAFF Championship]]

==International goals==
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || September 24, 1998 || [[Doha]] || {{fb|Libya|1977}} || 2–1 || Win || [[1998 Arab Nations Cup]]
|-
| 2 || August 17, 1999 || [[Amman]] || {{fb|Oman}} || 2–0 || Win || [[1999 Pan Arab Games]]
|- 
| 3 || October 27, 2000 || [[Amman]] || {{fb|China}} || 1–1 || Draw || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| 4 || February 14, 2006 || [[Amman]] || {{fb|Kazakhstan}} || 2–0 || Win || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|- 
| 5 || July 21, 2006 || [[Amman]] || {{fb|Iraq}} || 2–1 || Win || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| 6 || July 30, 2006 || [[Amman]] || {{fb|Syria}} || 3–0 || Win || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| 7 || July 30, 2006 || [[Amman]] || {{fb|Syria}} || 3–0 || Win || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| 8 || July 30, 2006 || [[Amman]] || {{fb|Syria}} || 3–0 || Win || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| 9 || August 16, 2006 || [[Amman]] || {{fb|UAE}} || 2–1 || Loss || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 10 || October 11, 2006 || [[Lahore]] || {{fb|Pakistan}} || 3–0 || Win || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 11 || November 15, 2006 || [[Amman]] || {{fb|Oman}} || 3–0 || Win || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 12 || January 28, 2008 || [[Amman]] || {{fb|Lebanon}} || 4–1 || Win || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|}

==Retirement==
Ra'fat retired after winning the [[Jordan League]] and [[Jordan FA Cup]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ra'fat Ali Announces His International Retirement|url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=63508&o=n3006309&pg=3|access-date=2013-04-27|archive-date=2017-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825104427/http://www.kooora.com/?n=63508&o=n3006309&pg=3|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT}}
* [http://www.kooora.com/?player=6309 kooora.com]
* {{FIFA|182987}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Jordanian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Jordan men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Jordanian Pro League players]]
[[Category:Kuwait Premier League players]]
[[Category:Al-Wehdat SC players]]
[[Category:Kuwait SC players]]
[[Category:Jordanian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Jordanian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait]]
[[Category:Jordanian people of Palestinian descent]]
[[Category:Footballers from Amman]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Al-Wehdat SC managers]]


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