Ibrahim Salim Saad (Arabic: إبراهيم سالم سعد; born 1972[3]) is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Ibrahim Salim Saad
Personal information
Date of birth 1972 (age 51–52)
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Al-Talaba (goalkeeper coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Al-Shorta
1990–1991 Al-Karkh
1991–1993 Al-Shorta
1993–1994 Salahaddin (1[1])
1994–1995 Al-Karkh (3[1])
1995–1996 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1996–1997 Al-Zawraa
1997–1999 Al-Shorta
1999–2000 Salahaddin
2000–2001 Al-Talaba
2001 FK Dubočica 12 (0)
2001 Riada Wal Adab[2]
2001–2002 Erbil
2002 Al-Wehda
International career
1993–1995 Iraq 5 (0)
Managerial career
2019 Al-Talaba (goalkeeper)
2021– Al-Talaba (goalkeeper)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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In the 1990s, Salim Saad was playing in Lebanon,[3] before returning to Iraq where he played first at Salahaddin[3] and, after one season, moved to Al-Talaba.[3] In the winter-break of the 2000–01 season, Salim Saad went to Serbia and played half a season in the Second League club FK Dubočica from Leskovac, where he had 12 league appearances.[3] In 2001, he signed for Erbil,[3] before moving, in 2002 to Yemen to represent the capital Sanaa club Al-Wahda.[3]

International career

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Salim Saad was a part of the Iraq national team. Among others, he participated in the "Agony of Doha" match, held in Doha, Qatar on 28 October 1993, between Iraq and Japan,[4] 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.[5] Iraq ended up not qualifying. He also played in the same qualifiers against North Korea[6] Saudi Arabia[7] and Iran.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ستار خلف هز شباك سريلانكا فهاجمته الصحافة" (in Arabic). almadapaper.net. 10 November 2010.
  2. ^ حارس المرمى العراقي إبراهيم سالم (in Arabic)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Career statistics at RSSSF
  4. ^ Ibrahim Salim Saad at 11v11.com
  5. ^ Iraq vs Japan match report at FIFA.com, retrieved 7-3-2017
  6. ^ PR Korea vs Iraq match report at FIFA.com, retrieved 7-3-2017
  7. ^ Iraq vs Saudi Arabia match report at FIFA.com, retrieved 7-3-2017
  8. ^ Iran vs Iraq match report at FIFA.com, retrieved 7-3-2017

External sources

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