Saad Qais Explained

Saad Qais
Fullname:Saad Qais Nuaman
Birth Date:2 July 1967
Position:Left winger
Years1:1983–1985
Years2:1985–1990
Years3:1990–1991
Years4:1991–1993
Years5:1993–1994
Years6:1994–1997
Years7:1997–2001
Years8:2001–2005
Clubs3:Al-Shorta
Clubs5:Al Rayyan
Clubs6:CA Batna
Clubs7:Al-Shorta
Clubs8:SAFK Fagernes
Caps1:56
Caps2:82
Caps3:27
Caps4:29
Caps5:25
Goals1:22
Goals2:45
Goals3:11
Goals4:18
Goals5:20
Nationalyears1:1986–1993
Nationalteam1:Iraq
Nationalcaps1:50
Nationalgoals1:13

Saad Qais (Arabic: سعد قيس نعمان), is an Iraqi former professional footballer born in 1967 who played in the Iraqi national team (1987–1993).[1]

Saad was one of the star Iraqi players of the late 1980s and through the 1990s. He first made his name with Al-Shorta in the early 1980s, he later joined Al-Rasheed helping them win the League, cup and the Arab Club Championship in 1988 and another league title in 1989. He later revealed that he was forced to join the club by Uday Hussein, who punished the team after every loss.[2]

He played in the Iraqi Olympic side in Seoul and the Gulf Cup in 1988.

Saad captained Al-Shorta to the Iraqi league title in 1998. In early 2001, he retired from football.[3]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 February 1990 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City2–2 2–2 10th Arabian Gulf Cup
2. 18 August 1992 6–0 13–0 1992 Jordan Tournament
3. 12–0
4. 28 April 1993 Stadium, Ulsan2–2 2–2 Friendly
5. 26 May 1993 Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid5–1 6–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 28 May 1993 1–0 5–1
7. 5–0
8. 16 June 1993 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu2–0 3–0
9. 18 June 1993 1–0 4–0
10. 2–0

Notes and References

  1. News: Fra Iraks midtbane til Saddams torturkammer. Dagbladet. 11 March 2003. 2 November 2011.
  2. News: سعد قيس الهداف السابق لمنتخب العراق وشباب باتنة للنصر. annasronline.com. 26 December 2017. 28 November 2020. ar.
  3. Web site: iraqsport.com . Hassanin Mubarak . Player Database . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010618144139/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&Index=R . June 18, 2001 .