Hamad Al-Montashari Explained

Hamad Al-Montashari
Fullname:Hamad Mohsen Al-Montashari
Birth Date:22 June 1982
Birth Place:Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height:[1]
Position:Centre back
Years1:2001–2016
Clubs1:Al-Ittihad
Caps1:300
Goals1:61
Nationalyears1:2002–2011
Nationalteam1:Saudi Arabia
Nationalcaps1:54
Nationalgoals1:8
Club-Update:June 22, 2011
Nationalteam-Update:June 22, 2011

Hamad Mohsen Al-Montashari (also spelled Al-Montazeri; Arabic: حمد المُنتشري, Hamad al-Muntasharī; born 22 June 1982) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who spent his entire career for Al-Ittihad. A central defender, Al-Montashari became the 2005 Asian Football Player of the Year, finishing ahead of Uzbekistani Maksim Shatskikh in the polls.[2] He represented Saudi Arabia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and two AFC Asian Cups.

Honours

International

Saudi Arabia

2005

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 4 December 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051219093824/http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls . 19 December 2005 . dead .
  2. Web site: Al Montashari named Asian Player of the Year. 5 January 2013. World Soccer. 13 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011809/http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/al-montashari-named-asian-player-of-the-year. dead.