Saadi Toma Explained

Saadi Toma
Fullname:Saadi Toma Jirjes
Birth Date:25 April 1955
Birth Place:Baghdad, Iraq
Position:Striker
Years1:1976–1986
Clubs1:Al Quwa Al Jawiya
Nationalyears1:1979–1986
Nationalteam1:Iraq
Nationalcaps1:11
Manageryears1:1989–1990
Manageryears2:1990–1991
Manageryears10:2005–2007
Manageryears11:2010–2011
Managerclubs1:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya U-16
Managerclubs11:Zakho FC

Saadi Toma Jirjes (Syriac: ܣܥܕܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ) (born 25 April 1955) is an Iraqi former football player and coach.

He played during his professional career at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and made 10 appearances with the Iraqi national team.He Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. He also trained a number of Iraqi and Arab football clubs. and was an assistant coach to both the national and the U-23 football Iraqi squads.[1]

Saadi Toma made headlines by refusing to return to Iraq and applying for asylum in Australia after a match against the Australian U-23 national team.[2]

He returned to Iraq and managed in 2010 as a manager of Zakho FC before resigning indefinitely for medical reasons.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: الصفار. كمال. ar:سعدي توما يفتح قلبه بعد عامين من الصمت ويكشف الأسرار. http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php?topic=346322.0. Ankawa.com. 14 November 2011. ar.
  2. News: Salaheddin. Sinan. Three players and assistant coach of Iraq's Olympic soccer team seek asylum in Australia. 14 November 2011. USA Today. 19 November 2007.
  3. Web site: ar:الملاعب: باسم قاسم يقود كرة زاخو. http://www.alitthad.com/paper.php?name=News&file=article&sid=93524. Al-Itihad. 14 November 2011. ar.