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.