Abdullah Al-Deayea Explained

Abdullah Al-Deayea
Fullname:	Abdullah Abdulaziz Al-Deayea
Birth Date:	1 December 1961
Birth Place:	Ha'il, Saudi Arabia
Position:	Goalkeeper
Years1:	1979–1992
Clubs1:	Al-Tai
Years2:	1992–1997
Clubs2:	Al-Hilal
Nationalyears1:	1984–1990
Nationalteam1:	Saudi Arabia
Nationalcaps1:	58
Nationalgoals1:	0

Abdullah Al-Deayea (Arabic: عبدالله الدعيع, born 1 December 1961) is a retired Saudi Arabian professional football goalkeeper who played for Al-Tai and Al-Hilal.^{[1] [2]} He is the elder brother of the former goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea and the father of Saudi footballers Bader Al-Deayea and Sultan Al-Deayea.^[3] Mohamed started off as a handball player and came to football at the age of 15 as a striker, following the advice of Abdullah.^[4]

Honours

Al-Tai

• Saudi First Division

1984–85

• Saudi Second Division

1976–77

Al-Hilal

• Saudi Premier League

1995–96

• Saudi Crown Prince Cup

1995

• Saudi Federation Cup

1992–93, 1995–96

• Asian Cup Winners' Cup

1996–97

• Arab Club Champions Cup

1994, 1995

Saudi Arabia

• AFC Asian Cup

1984, 1988

Notes and References

1. Web site: عبدالله الدعيع - Abduallah Al-Deoaya .
2. Web site: عمالقة حراسـة المرمى ماركة مسجّلة لأبنـاء الدعيع .
3. Web site: عبدالله الدعيع لـ "الوطن": ابني بدر أخذ مني الحماس ومن عمه البرود ... .
4. News: Saudi keeper has world caps record in sight . June 1, 2002 . Daily Times (Pakistan) . 2009-04-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614133912/http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_1-6-2002_pg2_10 . June 14, 2011 . "...Abdullah al-Deayea was a goalkeeper in the Saudi national team which won the Asian Cup in 1984 and 1988."