Ibrahim Salim Saad

Ibrahim Salim Saad (born 1972[1]) is an Iraqi international football goalkeeper.

Ibrahim Salim
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Salim Saad
Date of birth 1972 (age 48–49)
Place of birth Iraq
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Salahaddin FC
2000 Al-Talaba
2001 FK Dubočica 12 (0)
2001–2002 Arbil FC
2002–2003 Al-Wahda Sana
National team
1993–1994 Iraq 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

In the 1990s he was playing in Lebanon,[1] before returning to Iraq where he played first in Salahaddin FC[1] and, after one season, moved to Al-Talaba.[1] In the winter-break of the 2000-2001 season, Ibrahim went to Serbia and played half a season in the Second League club FK Dubočica from Leskovac, where he had 12 league appearances.[1] In 2001, he signed for Arbil FC,[1] before moving, in 2002 to Yemen to represent the capital Sana'a club Al-Wahda.[1]

International career

Ibrahim Salim Saad was a part of the Iraq national football team. Among others, he participated in the so-called Agony of Doha match, held in Doha, Qatar on 28 October 1993, between Iraq and Japan,[2] in the qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, that finished draw 2-2, and in which he was the Iraqi goalkeeper.[3] Unfortunately for Ibrahim, Iraq ended up not qualifying. He also played in the same qualifiers against PR Korea[4] Saudi Arabia[5] and Iran.[6]

References
  1. Career statistics at RSSSF
  2. Ibrahim Salim Saad at 11v11.com
  3. Iraq vs Japan match report at FIFA.com, retrieved 7-3-2017
  4. PR Korea vs Iraq match report at FIFA.com, retrieved 7-3-2017
  5. Iraq vs Saudi Arabia match report at FIFA.com, retrieved 7-3-2017
  6. Iran vs Iraq match report at FIFA.com, retrieved 7-3-2017

External sources
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