Sahib Abbas

Sahib Abbas
Personal information
Full name Sahib Abbas Hassan
Date of birth (1969-11-03) 3 November 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Karbala, Iraq
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Al-Jamahir
1990–1991 Karbalaa
1991–1993 Salahaddin (42)
1993–1998 Al-Zawra (62)
1998–1999 Nejmeh (4)
1999–2000 Salam Zgharta (14)
2001 Al-Hussein Irbid (5)
2001–2002 Al-Talaba (18)
2002–2003 Al-Hussein Irbid (1)
2003 Al-Ahli Manama
2003–2004 Al-Shabab Manama (21)
2004–2009 Karbalaa (50)
2006–2007Afrin (loan)
2009–2010 Al-Sinaa (5)
2011–2012 Karbalaa[1] (0)
International career
1996–2001 Iraq 8 (2)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Al-Hindiya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sahib Abbas Hassan (Arabic: صاحب عباس حسين; born 3 November 1969) is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented Iraq at the 1996 Asian Cup, and also played for various clubs in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, and Syria.[2]

  1. ^ "اللاعب الدولي السابق ...يكسر قرار اعتزاله ...ويقود كرة كربلاء من جديد". Kooora.com. 5 November 2011.
  2. ^ "The forgotten story of … the striker saved by football in Saddam's Iraq". theguardian.com.