Ibrahim Salim Saad

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 50–51)
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

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

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
  1. "ستار خلف هز شباك سريلانكا فهاجمته الصحافة" (in Arabic). almadapaper.net. 10 November 2010.
  2. حارس المرمى العراقي إبراهيم سالم (in Arabic)
  3. 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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