Khalid Mohammed Sabbar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995-1997 | Al Zawra | - | (-) |
| 2000-2005 | Al Shorta | - | (-) |
| 2005-2007 | Arbil FC | - | (-) |
| 2006-2009 | Kirkuk FC | - | (-) |
| 2008-2011 | Al Ramadi | - | (-) |
| International career | |||
| 1996-2002 | Iraq | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Khalid Mohammed Sabbar is an Iraqi football Defender who played for Iraq in the 1996 Asian Cup. Professionally he played for Al Zawra, Al Shorta, Arbil FC, Kirkuk FC and Al Ramadi.
Khalid Mohammed Sabbar is remembered for scoring the 20-yard winner over Iran at the 1996 Asian Cup in Dubai, U.A.E. The goal scored helped Iraq to a 2-0 lead, came after good build-up play on the left of the Iranian box by Hussam Fawzi and Qahtan Chathir, the ball was eventually laid back for Khalid, who had only come on 20 minutes earlier as a substitute, his powerful shot found the back of the net and the celebrations began, Khalid sank to one knee and wept in delight.
He made his name during the 1996 Olympic qualifiers, where Iraq was only a game away from qualifying for Atlanta Olympics, the team which included goalkeeper Saad Nassir, defender Haidar Mahmoud, midfielder Abbas Obaid and strikers Qahtan Chathir and Hussam Fawzi lost 1-0 to Saudi Arabia in extra-time in a play-off.[1]
References
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External links
- Khalid Mohammed Sabbar at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Khalid Mohammed Sabbar at footballzz.co.uk
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