Sahib Abbas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sahib Abbas Hassan | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Karbala, Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Karbalaa | ||
| 1991–1993 | Salahaddin | ||
| 1993–1998 | Al-Zawra | ||
| 1998–1999 | Nejmeh | (4) | |
| 1999–2000 | Salam Zgharta | (14) | |
| 2001 | Al-Hussein Irbid | ||
| 2001–2002 | Al-Talaba | (19) | |
| 2002–2003 | Al-Ahli Manama | ||
| 2002–2003 | Al-Shabab Manama | ||
| 2004–2009 | Karbalaa | (50) | |
| 2006–2007 | → Afrin (loan) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Sinaa | (5) | |
| 2010–2011 | Al-Hindiya | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Iraq | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sahib Abbas Hassan (Arabic: صاحب عباس حسين; born 1 January 1972) 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. The player's tally of 177 goals in the Iraqi Premier League is an all-time record.
Club career
Sahib Abbas was one of the best Iraqi strikers of his generation. He made his name with Al-Zawraa helping the club, featuring the likes Hussam Fawzi and Essam Hamad to two consecutive league and cup doubles in 1995 and 1996.
In 1998, he joined top Lebanese club Al-Nejmeh, playing there for a season without hitting the headlines. After an unimpressive season with the ‘Reds’, he joined lowly club Salam Zghorta in 1999, a team battling to keep its 1st division status. Thanks to Sahib’s devastating performances the club avoided relegated with Sahib scoring 14 goals in 22 games, quite an achievement considering the team only scored 32 goals all season. After becoming Lebanese joint top scorer with Al-Ansar’s Brazilian Toninho Cruz, winning the Golden Boot, he returned to Iraq and joining Al-Talaba, winning a league and cup double in 2002.[1]
He continued to play for clubs in Jordan, Bahrain and Syria and in 2012, Sahib finally hung up his boots with his home city club Karbala finishing his career with a record 177 Iraqi league goals.
International career
He was a member of the 1996 Asian Cup squad and the disastrous 1998 World Cup qualifying team.
Honours and achievements
Club
Al-Zawra
Al-Talaba
Al-Ahli Manama
- Bahraini King's Cup: 2003
Al-Shabab Manama
- Bahraini King's Cup: 2004
Individual
Performances
Records
Iraq
- Iraqi Premier League all-time goalscorer: 177 goals
Notes
- ^ Tied with Toninho Santos
References
- ^ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2003.
External links
- Sahib Abbas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Template:FootballDatabase.eu
- Sahib Abbas at Eurosport.com
- Sahib Abbas at globalsportsarchive.com
- Sahib Abbas at playmakerstats.com
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Karbala
- Iraqi footballers
- Association football forwards
- Iraqi Premier League players
- Al-Zawraa SC players
- Iraqi expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Lebanon
- Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Nejmeh SC players
- Salam Zgharta FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Jordan
- Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Jordan
- Al-Hussein SC (Irbid) players
- Al-Talaba SC players
- Expatriate footballers in Bahrain
- Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
- Bahraini Premier League players
- Al-Ahli Club (Manama) players
- Expatriate footballers in Syria
- Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Syria
- Syrian Premier League players
- Afrin SC players
- Iraq international footballers
- 1996 AFC Asian Cup players