Ibrahim Salim Saad Explained

Ibrahim Salim Saad
Birth Place:Baghdad, Iraq
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Al-Talaba (goalkeeper coach)
Years1:1988–1990
Years2:1990–1991
Clubs2:Al-Karkh
Years3:1991–1993
Clubs3:Al-Shorta
Years4:1993–1994
Clubs4:Salahaddin
Goals4:1[1]
Years5:1994–1995
Clubs5:Al-Karkh
Goals5:3
Years6:1995–1996
Clubs6:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Years7:1996–1997
Clubs7:Al-Zawraa
Years8:1997–1999
Clubs8:Al-Shorta
Years9:1999–2000
Clubs9:Salahaddin
Years10:2000–2001
Years11:2001
Clubs11:FK Dubočica
Caps11:12
Goals11:0
Years12:2001
Clubs12:Riada Wal Adab[2]
Years13:2001–2002
Clubs13:Erbil
Years14:2002
Clubs14:Al-Wehda
Nationalyears1:1993–1995
Nationalteam1:Iraq
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2019
Managerclubs1:Al-Talaba (goalkeeper)
Manageryears2:2021–
Managerclubs2:Al-Talaba (goalkeeper)

Ibrahim Salim Saad (; born 1972[3]) is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: ستار خلف هز شباك سريلانكا فهاجمته الصحافة. ar. almadapaper.net. 10 November 2010.
  2. https://jawak.com/%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D8%A5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-13218 حارس المرمى العراقي إبراهيم سالم
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/players/iraq-players-abroad.html Career statistics
  4. https://www.11v11.com/players/ibrahim-salim-saad-208306/ Ibrahim Salim Saad
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308134103/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=758/match=2713/index.html Iraq vs Japan match report
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308134246/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=758/match=2699/index.html PR Korea vs Iraq match report
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308044204/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=758/match=2708/index.html Iraq vs Saudi Arabia match report
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308133911/http://es.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=758/match=2706/index.html Iran vs Iraq match report