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 (1972-07-01) 1 July 1972
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Al-Talaba SC (Goalkeeping coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988-1990 Al-Shorta SC
1990-1991 Al-Karkh SC
1991-1993 Al-Shorta SC
1993-1994 Salahaddin FC
1994-1995 Al-Karkh SC
1995-1996 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1996-1997 Al-Zawraa SC
1997-1999 Al-Shorta SC
1999-2000 Salahaddin FC
2000-2001 Al-Talaba
2001-2003 Arbil FC
International career
1993–1995 Iraq 4 (0)
Managerial career
2019 Al-Talaba SC (Goalkeeping coach)
2021– Al-Talaba SC (Goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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] It was a qualification game for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, that finished in a 2–2 draw, and in which Saad was the Iraqi goalkeeper.[3] Unfortunately for him, 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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