Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi Explained

Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
Fullname:Mohammed Saleh Al-Khilaiwi
Height:1.83m (06feet)
Birth Date:1971 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Death Place:Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Position:Defender
Years1:1989–2002
Years2:2003
Years3:2003–2005
Years4:2006–2009
Clubs1:Al-Ittihad
Clubs2:Al Arabi
Clubs3:Al-Ahli
Clubs4:Ohod
Caps1:432
Goals1:19
Nationalyears1:1996
Nationalteam1:Saudi Arabia Olympic (O.P.)
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1992–2001
Nationalteam2:Saudi Arabia
Nationalcaps2:163
Nationalgoals2:3

Mohammed Saleh Al-Khilaiwi (Arabic: محمد الخليوي;‎ 21 August 1971 – 13 June 2013) was a Saudi football defender from Saudi Arabia. At the club level, he played mostly for Al-Ittihad in his home country.[1]

Career

Between 1992 and 2001, Al-Khilaiwi played for Saudi Arabia national football team. He played a total of 163[2] [3] [4] games for the national team. He's the 2nd overall among Saudi Arabians players with most caps. His name is also listed among the list of footballers with 100 or more caps He played at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he was sent off against France. Zinedine Zidane was also sent off later in the same match. He was a participant in the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1995 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup and 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.

He also participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[5]

Honours

Club

Al Ittihad

1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01

1991, 1997, 2001

1997, 1999

1999

1998–99

2001

International

Saudi Arabia

Death

Al-Khilaiwi died on the night of Thursday, 13 June 2013 in Al-Salam hospital in Jeddah. He died from a heart failure.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: وفاة محمد الخليوى مدافع اتحاد جدة السعودى. Alwafd.org . 2013-06-14.
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/khilaiwi-intl.html Mohamed Saleh Al-Khilaiwi – Century of International Appearances
  3. http://ksa-team.com/english/players.php?id=3 Mohammed Saleh AL KHLAIWI – Saudi Team Website
  4. Web site: FIFA Century Club at 19.07.2018 . 22 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180724183541/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/fifa-century-club-men-1.pdf?cloudid=mugr48naxxn0n5x4qege . 24 July 2018 . dead .
  5. Web site: Sports Reference. Mohamed Saleh Al-Khilaiwi Statistics and Biography. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104442/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/mohamed-saleh-al-khilaiwi-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2009-04-16.
  6. Web site: FIFA President mourns Al Khlaiwi's death. https://web.archive.org/web/20130619132627/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/president/news/newsid=2109633/. dead. 19 June 2013. FIFA. 14 June 2013.