Salih Sadir
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Salih Sadir Salih Al-Sadoun ' onMouseout='HidePop("90675")' href="/topics/Iraq">Iraq
) is an Iraq
i midfielder
. He currently plays for Safa Beirut SC. Previously, Sadir played with Rah Ahan F.C. in the Iran Pro League on loan. He also plays for the Iraq national football team
since 2003. His younger brothers are Ayad Sadir
(Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
) and Qaed Sadir (Najaf FC).
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, is one of Iraq’s most gifted individuals, who excelled playing for the Olympic
team in the qualifying rounds – his performances compensated for the absence of Nashat Akram
in Iraq’s midfield. Before the war, he was named one of the two best players in the 2003-2004 season by an Iraqi FA panel and became a regular in Stange’s Olympic squad making his debut in the 2-1 defeat to Qatar in the former Oman and Perth Glory coach’s first game in charge of Iraq. Saleh Sadeer was one of Bernd Stange
’s favourite players when the German first arrived in Iraq
. He scored an important goal in the 1-1 draw with Vietnam
in Hanoi
that helped Iraq to progress to the second round. He started his playing career with Sha’abiya team Nasour Al-Jumhuriya before joining Al-Najaf where he progressed through the youth ranks under coach Zuhair Khadim. In 1999, he was promoted into the first team by Najih Hemoud and became a regular. Under coach Hemoud, Al-Najaf became one of Iraq’s most entertaining teams with Saleh Sadeer – and captain Falah Hassan
, Abbas Wahoudi, Saeed Muhsin, Ali Hashim and Qasim Jalout. In 2003 after the war, he moved to Talaba where he made several outstanding performances in the Arab Champions League
– which earned him a move to Egyptian giants Zamalek for next season. After playing one season with Al Zamalek, he joined Lebanon league champions Al-Ansar where he helped them to two consecutive Lebanon league titles.
Total:
2006-07
2008-09
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
) is an Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
. He currently plays for Safa Beirut SC. Previously, Sadir played with Rah Ahan F.C. in the Iran Pro League on loan. He also plays for the Iraq national football team
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
since 2003. His younger brothers are Ayad Sadir
Ayad Sadir
Ayad Sadir Salih Al-Sadoun is an Iraqi football defender playing for Al-Shorta football club in Iraq. His older brother Salih Sadir is a national team player and his younger brother Qaed Sadir is a goalkeeper for Najaf FC....
(Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Air Force Club or Nadi Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya is a football club based in Baghdad, Iraq. "Al Quwa Al Jawiya" is Arabic for "Air Force". It was the first club to be found in Iraq on July 4, 1931 under the name of "Gipsy Moth," by a group of Iraqi flight policemen from the RAF Base of Hinaidi...
) and Qaed Sadir (Najaf FC).
Club career
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The talented player from the southern city of NajafNajaf
Najaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate...
, is one of Iraq’s most gifted individuals, who excelled playing for the Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
team in the qualifying rounds – his performances compensated for the absence of Nashat Akram
Nashat Akram
Nashat Akram Abid Ali is an Iraqi professional footballer who is currently playing for Lekhwiya. He is an Iraqi international. He usually plays as a midfielder. Akram is one of Iraq's promising young prospects, and has been linked with Manchester City and Sunderland...
in Iraq’s midfield. Before the war, he was named one of the two best players in the 2003-2004 season by an Iraqi FA panel and became a regular in Stange’s Olympic squad making his debut in the 2-1 defeat to Qatar in the former Oman and Perth Glory coach’s first game in charge of Iraq. Saleh Sadeer was one of Bernd Stange
Bernd Stange
Bernd Stange is a German football manager currently managing Belarus.Stange was born in a Sorbian town of Saxony. He started playing at an early age and was called into the East German youth team...
’s favourite players when the German first arrived in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. He scored an important goal in the 1-1 draw with Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
in Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
that helped Iraq to progress to the second round. He started his playing career with Sha’abiya team Nasour Al-Jumhuriya before joining Al-Najaf where he progressed through the youth ranks under coach Zuhair Khadim. In 1999, he was promoted into the first team by Najih Hemoud and became a regular. Under coach Hemoud, Al-Najaf became one of Iraq’s most entertaining teams with Saleh Sadeer – and captain Falah Hassan
Falah Hassan
Falah Hassan is a former Iraqi international football player.Early lifeFalah Hassan was born in 1951 in the village of Mimouna, in a district of Qalat Salih...
, Abbas Wahoudi, Saeed Muhsin, Ali Hashim and Qasim Jalout. In 2003 after the war, he moved to Talaba where he made several outstanding performances in the Arab Champions League
Arab Champions League
The Arab Champions League is a football tournament for clubs in the Arab world. It was inspired by the UEFA Champions League.The Arab Champions League was first known as the Arab Club Champions Cup, and established in 1982. In 2001, it merged with the Arab Cup Winners' Cup to form the new Prince...
– which earned him a move to Egyptian giants Zamalek for next season. After playing one season with Al Zamalek, he joined Lebanon league champions Al-Ansar where he helped them to two consecutive Lebanon league titles.
Salih Sadir with Al-Ansar
Last update: 26 June 2008- Played 53 matches in Lebanon league, scored 29 goals.
- Played 9 matches in Lebanon Cup, scored 6 goals.
- Played 3 matches in Lebanon Elite Cup, scored 2 goals.
- Played 17 matches in the AFC Cup/Arab CL, scored 4 goal.
Total:
- Played 82 matches, scored 41 goals.
Country
- 2007 Asian Cup winners
- 4th place in 2004 Athens OlympicsFootball at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...
Clubs
2005-06- 2005-06Lebanese Premier League 2005-06The 2005–06 Season of the Lebanese Premier League was the 58th season of Top-Flight League association football in Lebanon. This season featured ten clubs once more from across the nation...
Champions with Al-Ansar - Lebanese FA CupLebanese FA CupThe Lebanese FA Cup is the top knockout tournament in Lebanese football. The most successful team is Al-Ansar, winning 12 titles.- Finals :*1938 : Al Nahda FC *1939 : Helmi Sport*1940 : Helmi Sport*1941 : Al Nahda FC...
2006 Champion with Al-Ansar
2006-07
- 2006-07Lebanese Premier League 2006-07The Lebanese Premier League 2006/07 season was the 59th season in the Lebanese Premier League. Al-Ansar won the 13th and so far latest title in the Lebanese Premier League by flying to the end of the season, 4 points clear of the nearest team, Safa Sporting Club and winning 2 consecutive titles...
Champions with Al-Ansar - Lebanese FA CupLebanese FA CupThe Lebanese FA Cup is the top knockout tournament in Lebanese football. The most successful team is Al-Ansar, winning 12 titles.- Finals :*1938 : Al Nahda FC *1939 : Helmi Sport*1940 : Helmi Sport*1941 : Al Nahda FC...
2007 Champion with Al-Ansar
2008-09
- Lebanese Elite Cup 2008Lebanese Elite Cup 2008The Lebanese Elite Cup 2008 was the 11th edition of this football tournament in Lebanon. It was held from August 27 to September 11, 2008 in Beirut and Sidon. This tournament includes the five best teams from the 2007-08 Saison and the Cup Winner...
Champions with Al-Ahed - Lebanese Super CupLebanese Super Cup-Winners:*1996 : Al-Ansar*1997 : Al-Ansar*1998 : Al-Ansar*1999 : Al-Ansar*2000 : Nejmeh*2002 : Nejmeh*2004 : Nejmeh*2008 : Al-Ahed*2009 : Nejmeh*2010 : Al-Ahed-External Links:...
Champions with Al-Ahed 2008 - Lebanese FA CupLebanese FA CupThe Lebanese FA Cup is the top knockout tournament in Lebanese football. The most successful team is Al-Ansar, winning 12 titles.- Finals :*1938 : Al Nahda FC *1939 : Helmi Sport*1940 : Helmi Sport*1941 : Al Nahda FC...
Champion with Al-Ahed 2009
Indivsual
- 2007 West Asian Championship MVP
- 2007 West Asian Championship Topscorer
- 2006-07 Lebanese Premier League 2006-07Lebanese Premier League 2006-07The Lebanese Premier League 2006/07 season was the 59th season in the Lebanese Premier League. Al-Ansar won the 13th and so far latest title in the Lebanese Premier League by flying to the end of the season, 4 points clear of the nearest team, Safa Sporting Club and winning 2 consecutive titles...
's Best Player with Al-Ansar - 2007-08 Lebanese Premier League 2007-08Lebanese Premier League 2007-08The Lebanese Premier League 2007/08 season is the 60th season in the Lebanese Premier League. The Championship was decided on the final matchday, when Al-Ansar and Nejmeh tied each other 1–1 while Al Ahed defeated Tadamon Sour 2–1 to win its first championship title...
's Best Player with Al-Ansar - 2007-08 Lebanese Premier League 2007-08Lebanese Premier League 2007-08The Lebanese Premier League 2007/08 season is the 60th season in the Lebanese Premier League. The Championship was decided on the final matchday, when Al-Ansar and Nejmeh tied each other 1–1 while Al Ahed defeated Tadamon Sour 2–1 to win its first championship title...
's Top Assister with Al-Ansar - 2007-08 Lebanese Premier League 2007-08Lebanese Premier League 2007-08The Lebanese Premier League 2007/08 season is the 60th season in the Lebanese Premier League. The Championship was decided on the final matchday, when Al-Ansar and Nejmeh tied each other 1–1 while Al Ahed defeated Tadamon Sour 2–1 to win its first championship title...
's Best Forward with Al-Ansar - 2008-09 Lebanese Premier League 2008-09's Best Player with Al-Ahed
- 2008-09 Lebanese Premier League 2008-09's Top Scorer with Al-Ahed
- 2008-09 Lebanese Premier League 2008-09's Best Forward with Al-Ahed