Omar Jarun
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Memphis Tigers | ||
| 2004–2005 | Dayton Flyers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | Fort Wayne Fever | 6 | (1) |
| 2005 | Chicago Fire Premier | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 45 | (1) |
| 2008 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Flota Świnoujście | 32 | (1) |
| 2010 | Pogoń Szczecin | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | FC Tampa Bay | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Arka Gdynia | 20 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Charleroi | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Ottawa Fury | 16 | (2) |
| 2015 | Bharat FC | 13 | (3) |
| Total | 179 | (10) | |
| National team | |||
| 2007–2014 | Palestine[1] | 16 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Omar Jarun (Arabic: عمر جعرون;[2] born 10 December 1983) is a Palestinian former footballer who played as a central defender.
Jarun played professionally in the United States, Canada, Poland, Belgium, and India.
Early and personal life
Jarun was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait to an American mother and a Jordan-born father of Palestinian descent; Jarun's paternal grandfather hailed from Tulkarem. Jarun emigrated to the United States prior to the First Gulf War in 1990; his family moved after bombs went off and missiles were shot near their apartment.[3] He was raised in Peachtree City, United States.[4][5]
Career
Club career
Jarun played college soccer for the University of Memphis and the University of Dayton, and has played club football for Fort Wayne Fever, Chicago Fire Premier, Atlanta Silverbacks, Vancouver Whitecaps, Flota Świnoujście, Pogoń Szczecin, FC Tampa Bay, Arka Gdynia and Charleroi.[1]
He was released by Pogon on 1 March 2011.[6]
Jarun signed with FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League on 29 March 2011.[7]
Jarun after brief spell with FC Tampa Bay he signed a contract with Arka Gdynia, under Petr Nemec, who was the manager that brought Jarun to Poland when he was the Flota Świnoujście manager.[8]
On 7 January 2014 Jarun signed for NASL club Ottawa Fury FC.[5][9]
Jarun signed for I-League club Bharat FC on 20 March 2015 for a 18-month deal completing the club's Asian player quota.[10][11]
In June 2015 he announced his retirement from professional football.[12][13]
International career
Jarun made his international debut for the Palestinian national team in 2007,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, AFC Challenge Cup, WAFF Championship.[14]
References
- 1 2 3 Omar Jarun at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ جعرون: الكرة الفلسطينية تطورت بشكل كبير (in Arabic). FIFA. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ Montague, James (2014). Thirty-one nil : on the road with football's outsiders : a World Cup odyssey. Bloomsbury. p. 20. ISBN 9781408158845.
- ↑ Dayton Flyers Host Valparaiso Crusaders in Final Tune Up Before Regular Season
- 1 2 "Fury FC Add Size and Experience at Centre Back Position Signing Omar Jarun". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ↑ Omar Jarun odchodzi z Pogoni 1.03.2011, pogonszczecin.info
- ↑ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=238
- ↑ Jarun zagra w Arce Gdynia 10.07.2011, futbol.pl
- ↑ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=6108
- ↑ "Palestine international Omar Jarun becomes Bharat FC's fourth foreign player". 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ Shah, Harsh (13 March 2015). "Bharat FC sign Palestine international Omar Jarun". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/bharatfc/status/608148566607945728
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/mumbai-vs-bharat-fc/1981078/report
- ↑ Omar Jarun – FIFA competition record