Rateb Al-Awadat

{{Short description|Jordanian footballer (1970–2021)}} {{Multiple issues| {{more footnotes|date=July 2017}} {{Sources|date=July 2017}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rateb Al-Awadat | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1970|10|13}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|03|26|1970|10|13|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Amman]], [[Jordan]] | height = | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Defender (association football)|Left back]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1987–2006 | clubs1 = [[Al-Faisaly (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | nationalyears1 = 1998–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] | nationalcaps1 = 46 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2008–2010 | managerclubs1 = [[Al-Faisaly (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] (youth) | manageryears2 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs2 = [[Al-Faisaly (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] | manageryears3 = 2013 | managerclubs3 = [[Al-Fayha FC|Al-Fayha]] | manageryears4 = 2013–2015 | managerclubs4 = [[Al-Sheikh Hussein FC|Al-Sheikh Hussein]] | manageryears5 = 2015–2021 | managerclubs5 = [[Al-Faisaly (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] }}

'''Rateb Al-Awadat''' ({{langx|ar|راتب العوضات}}; 13 October 1970 – 26 March 2021) was a [[Jordan]]ian [[association football|footballer]] who played as a left back. He started his career with [[Marka refugee camp|Hittin (Marka) Refugee camp]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-27|title=الأسرة الرياضية تودع الراحل راتب العوضات بالحزن والدموع|url=https://alghad.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%88/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Alghad|language=ar|archive-date=28 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328041538/https://alghad.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%88/|url-status=live}}</ref> team then joined [[Al-Faisaly (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] until he retired and became a coach.

==Career== Rateb Al-Awadat played his entire career for [[Al-Faisaly (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] from 1987 to 2006. He was part of the [[Jordan national football team|Jordanian national team]] from 1998 to 2008, where he earned 46 caps scoring one goal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jfa.jo/jfao/arsh_playerm.php?id=1&id1=166&title=%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA&lang= |title=راتب العوضات |website=jfa.jo |language=Arabic }}</ref>

The mark of Rateb's retirement in playing football took place in an international friendly match between his national team Jordan against [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] in [[Amman]] on 28 January 2008, when Jordan won 4–1. Rateb played the first 5 minutes of the match. As the match referee blew his whistle after the first 5 minutes to stop the match for Rateb to leave the field, Rateb gave the captain armband to his old international teammate [[Hatem Aqel]] as well as his #4 jersey to his old teammate of Al-Faisaly [[Qusai Abu Alieh]].

==International goals== :''Score and result list Jordan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Al-Awadat goal''.<ref>{{NFT|3499|access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ International goal scored by Rateb Al-Awadat |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 3 May 2001 || [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]], Jordan || {{fb|Chinese Taipei}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|6–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |}

==Personal life== In January 2021, Al-Awadat was treated for [[cancer]] at the [[Hadassah Medical Center]], Israel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alkhaleejtoday.co/saudi-arabia/5561714/Former-Al-Faisali-coach-refuses-to-receive-treatment-at-Israeli-Hadassah-Hospital.html |title=Former Al-Faisali coach refuses to receive treatment at Israeli Hadassah Hospital |website=Al Khaleej Today |date=2 January 2021 |access-date=5 January 2021 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109035019/https://alkhaleejtoday.co/saudi-arabia/5561714/Former-Al-Faisali-coach-refuses-to-receive-treatment-at-Israeli-Hadassah-Hospital.html |url-status=live }}</ref> as his Brother Khalid Al-Awadat Said in a Facebook live "that his brother didn’t know he was going to "Israel" as the transfer was done by the Jordanian authorities and his family thought he was going to Germany and he was refusing the treatment and wanted to go back to Jordan, because he refused to deal with the Israeli occupation."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohamed.AlSao|title=مفاجأة... راتب العوضات يرفض العلاج بسبب إسرائيل!|url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/sport/%D9%85%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A3%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8-%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84|access-date=2021-03-29|website=www.alaraby.co.uk/|language=ar|archive-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102192855/https://www.alaraby.co.uk/sport/%D9%85%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A3%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8-%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84|url-status=live}}</ref>

Al-Awadat died on 26 March 2021, aged 50.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 March 2021|title=الاردن: وفاة مدرب الفيصلي السابق راتب العوضات|url=https://paltoday.ps/ar/post/402596/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA|access-date=26 March 2021|website=فلسطين اليوم|language=ar|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142424/https://paltoday.ps/ar/post/402596/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==Sources== *[http://loved-ones.montadalhilal.com/t65-topic|Jordan Defeat Lebanon in a Friendly Marking the Retirement of Rateb Al-Awadat] *[http://www.kooora.com/?n=100848&o=n1000447&pg=61|Rateb Al-Awadat Head Coach of Al-Faisaly (Amman) After the Departure of Al-Yamani] *[http://www.kooora.com/?n=110914&o=n1000447&pg=60|Rateb Replaced By Tha'er Jassam as Head Coach of Al-Faisaly (Amman)] *[http://www.kooora.com/?n=164637&o=n3009092&pg=2|Rateb Al-Awadat Returns to Coaching Al-Faisaly (Amman) After the Resignation of Math'har Al-Saeed] *[http://www.kooora.com/?n=206960&o=n3038580&pg=1|Rateb Sacked Once Again and Replaced By Romanian Tita] *[http://www.kooora.com/?n=237188&o=n3009092&pg=1|Jordanian Rateb Al-Awadat Signs Up to Coach Al-Fayha' FC (KSA)] *[http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=267588&o=n3009092&pg=1|Rateb Al-Awadat Up to the Task of Coaching Al-Sheikh Hussein FC]

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