Saad Qais

Saad Qais (Arabic: سعد قيس نعمان), is an Iraqi former professional footballer born in 1967 who played in the Iraqi national team (1987–1993).[1]

Saad Qais
Personal information
Full name Saad Qais Nuaman
Date of birth (1967-07-02) 2 July 1967
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Al Shorta 56 (22)
1985–1990 Al Rasheed 82 (45)
1990–1991 Al-Shorta 27 (11)
1991–1993 Al Karkh 29 (18)
1993–1994 Al Rayyan 25 (20)
1994–1997 CA Batna
1997–2001 Al-Shorta
2001–2005 SAFK Fagernes
International career
1986–1993 Iraq 50 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Saad was one of the star Iraqi players of the late 1980s and through the 1990s. He first made his name with Al-Shorta in the early 1980s, he later joined Al-Rasheed helping them win the League, cup and the Arab Club Championship in 1988 and another league title in 1989. He later revealed that he was forced to join the club by Uday Hussein, who punished the team after every loss.[2]

He played in the Iraqi Olympic side in Seoul and the Gulf Cup in 1988.

Saad captained Al-Shorta to the Iraqi league title in 1998. In early 2001, he retired from football.[3]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 February 1990Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City United Arab Emirates2–22–210th Arabian Gulf Cup
2.18 August 1992Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid Ethiopia6–013–01992 Jordan Tournament
3.12–0
4.28 April 1993Stadium, Ulsan South Korea2–22–2Friendly
5.26 May 1993Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid Yemen5–16–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.28 May 1993 Pakistan1–05–1
7.5–0
8.16 June 1993Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu Yemen2–03–0
9.18 June 1993 Pakistan1–04–0
10.2–0

References

  1. "Fra Iraks midtbane til Saddams torturkammer". Dagbladet. 11 March 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. "سعد قيس الهداف السابق لمنتخب العراق وشباب باتنة للنصر". annasronline.com (in Arabic). 26 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001.


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