Omar Jarun
Omar Jarun (Arabic: عمر جعرون;[2] born 10 December 1983) is a former Palestinian footballer who is the manager of PDL club Peachtree City MOBA.[3]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 December 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Peachtree City MOBA (manager) | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Memphis Tigers | 35 | (8) |
2004–2005 | Dayton Flyers | 39 | (19) |
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) |
2016–2017 | Peachtree City MOBA | 9 | (3) |
Total | 188 | (13) | |
National team | |||
2007–2014 | Palestine[1] | 15 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2017 | Peachtree City MOBA (assistant) | ||
2018– | Peachtree City MOBA | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2017 |
Jarun has 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 Jordanian-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.[4] He was raised in Peachtree City, Georgia.[5][6]
Playing 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.[7]
Jarun signed with FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League on 29 March 2011.[8]
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.[9]
On 7 January 2014 Jarun signed for NASL club Ottawa Fury FC.[6][10]
Jarun signed for I-League club Bharat FC on 20 March 2015 for an 18-month deal completing the club's Asian player quota.[11][12]
In June 2015 he announced his retirement from professional football.[13][14] However, on 16 April 2016, it was announced that Jarun joined Premier Development League club Peachtree City MOBA.[15]
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.[16]
Managerial career
Peachtree City MOBA
Following one season as a player for Peachtree City, Jarun became an assistant for the club prior to the 2017 PDL season, as owner Volker Harms took over manager duties. 2017 was a dismal season for MOBA, as they went 2-10-2 and finished last place in the division, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year. Jarun was named manager of the club for the 2018 season in November 2017, with former Jamaican international Nicholas Addlery being hired as an assistant. Alongside his duties as manager, Jarun is also a member of the MOBA youth coaching staff.[17]
References
- "Omar Jarun". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- جعرون: الكرة الفلسطينية تطورت بشكل كبير (in Arabic). FIFA. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- "Peachtree City MOBA on Twitter". Twitter.
- 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
- "Fury FC Add Size and Experience at Centre Back Position Signing Omar Jarun". Ottawa Fury FC. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. 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.
- Bharat FC [@BharatFC] (9 June 2015). "#BharatFC's Omar Jarun has announced his retirement from professional football! Thanks for everything BIG O! go well!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/mumbai-vs-bharat-fc/1981078/report
- Peachtree City MOBA [@MOBASacademy] (16 April 2016). "Former Pro Omar Jarun is joining PDL Team #PeachtreeCityMoba #path2pro" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Omar Jarun – FIFA competition record
- "MOBA Soccer Academy Announces 2018 PDL Team Peachtree City MOBA Coaches". MOBA Soccer Academy. November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.