Najwan Ghrayib
Arab-Israeli association former footballer of Palestinian descent
Najwan Ghrayib (Arabic: نجوان غريب, Hebrew: נג'ואן גרייב; born January 30, 1974) is an Israeli former footballer and former manager of his hometown club Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. Between 2009 and 2010, he was the assistant manager at Maccabi Ahi Nazareth to John Gregory, his former boss at Aston Villa.
Club career
Israel
Ghrayib came up through the youth ranks at Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, and finally got his debut in 1992 at the age of 18 playing for them in the Liga Alef, the third tier of Israeli football. His consistently strong performances won him a move to Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Haifa in 1994, where he won the championship with them in his first season there. A short stint at Maccabi Petah Tikva in 1995 followed, after which he made another move to Hapoel Haifa in 1997.
England
After a successful season at Hapoel Haifa, Ghrayib received interest from English club Tottenham Hotspur. He was set to join the team for the 1999–2000 FA Premier League season, and even appeared on the PlayStation video game FA Premier League Stars as a Tottenham player, however his proposed transfer eventually fell through. That is when Aston Villa decided to make an offer after club scout Ross MacLaren declared him to be the best left back he had ever seen. Aston Villa paid £1 million for his transfer but Ghrayib saw very little first-team action and was sold back to Hapoel Haifa for just £150,000 in February 2001.
Return to Israel
His return to Hapoel Haifa saw him spend another two years at the club before moving back to his boyhood club Maccabi Ahi Nazareth for one season, winning promotion back to the Israeli Premier League with them before moving again to Hapoel Petah Tikva.
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