Abbas Obeid

Abbas Obeid
Personal information
Full name	Abbas Obeid Jassim
Date of birth	10 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
–1995	Al Talaba
1996–1997	Anyang LG Cheetahs
1997	→ Pohang Steelers (loan)
1998–2001	Pohang Steelers
2002–2007	Bahrain SC
International career
1995–1996	Iraq U23
1995–2001	Iraq
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abbas Obeid Jassim (Arabic: عباس عبيد جاسم), born on December 10, 1973 in Baghdad, Iraq, is an Iraqi football player. He played for Anyang LG Cheetahs and Pohang Steelers of the South Korean K League. He also was selected 28 times for the Iraq national football team where he scored 7 goals. Abbas was a football analyst on Dubai-sports TV channel during the 2007 Asian Cup and was remembered for breaking down in tears on a live broadcast after the Iraqi victory in the final of the tournament.

Abbas Obiad stormed on to the international scene in the Merdeka Independence Anniversary Tournament in 1995 in Kuala Lumpur scoring on his Olympic debut in a 2-2 draw against South Korea U-23, he repeated the feat two days later in his second game against the hosts, beating three players and placing the ball past the keeper in a 2-1 win, his performances grabbed the attention of the coach of South Korean club Anyang LG Cheetahs and after only three games for Iraq's Olympic team, he and defender Sadiq Saadoun (who also scored against the South Koreans) joined Anyang LG Cheetahs for £80,000 at the end of 1995, in the first football transaction between the two countries.

His performances in his first season earned him a move to Pohang Steelers in July 1997. In 1998 he scored the controversial penalty in a penalty shoot-out win over Dalian of China which helped Steelers became Asian Club Champions. Abbas starred at the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon where his performances earned him a place in the Asian XI voted by the AFC.^[1]

His younger brother is Haidar Obeid Jassim and he was also part of the Iraq national team.

Club career

1996–1997 Anyang LG Cheetahs
1997–2001 Pohang Steelers
2002–2007 Bahrain Club

International goals

Results list Iraq's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	March 12, 1995	Calcutta	India	1 goal	1-1	1995 Nehru Cup
2.	July 14, 1995	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	2 goals	2-1	1995 Merdeka Cup
3.	July 14, 1995	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	2 goals	2-1	1995 Merdeka Cup
4.	August 7, 1999	Dushanbe	Kyrgyzstan	2 goals	4-1	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.	August 7, 1999	Dushanbe	Kyrgyzstan	2 goals	4-1	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.	May 23, 2000	Amman	Lebanon	1 goal	2-1	2000 WAFF
7.	October 24, 2000	Beirut	Japan	1 goal	1-4	2000 AFC Asian Cup

References

^ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2001. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

External links

Abbas Obeid – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
Abbas Obeid – FIFA competition record (archived)
Abbas Obeid at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2001. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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