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 | 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) |
2016 | Peachtree City MOBA | 8 | (3) |
National team | |||
2007–2014 | Palestine | 15 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2016 - Present | Peachtree City MOBA (Assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2016. |
Omar Jarun (Arabic: عمر جعرون; born 10 December 1983) is a former Palestinian footballer and current assistant coach of PDL team Peachtree City MOBA.
Jarun has played professionally in the United States, Canada, Poland, Belgium, and India.
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. He was raised in Peachtree City, Georgia.
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.
He was released by Pogon on 1 March 2011.
Jarun signed with FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League on 29 March 2011.