Alaa Kadhim

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Alaa Kadhim
Personal information
Full name Alaa Kadhim Jabur
Date of birth (1970-07-01) 1 July 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth Iraq
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1990 Al Sinaa
1990–1993 Talaba SC
1993–1997 Al-Taawun
1997–2007 Talaba SC
International career
1993–1999 Iraq 20 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alaa Kadhim (born 1 July 1970) is an Iraqi football striker who played for both the Iraq [1] and Talaba SC, where he was also the club president. [2]

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Alaa was one of the best Iraqi strikers during the 90s during Iraq’s 1994 World Cup qualifying campaign. During the games, Alaa scored 7 goals, including the winner in the 2-1 win over Iran.

The forward started his career with Al-Sinaa before moving to Talaba in 1990. After his exploits for the national team during the qualifiers in Doha, he was offered a contract by Qatari club Al-Taawon (now Al-Khor) to play for them.

He made a few appearances for Iraq during the disastrous 1998 World Cup qualifiers losing both games to Kazakhstan, after helping Iraq win the 1997 Nehru Cup in India. Alaa was recalled to the national team by Najih Humoud and captained the team to the 1999 International Friendly Tournament, his last games for Iraq. [3]

Personal

He is the father of footballer Ameer Kinani.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 May 1993 Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 2–01–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.6–1
3.28 May 1993 Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3–08–0
4.6–0
5.14 June 1993 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 3–04–0
6.15 October 1993 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1–02–3
7.2–0
8.22 October 1993Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2–12–1
9.30 March 1997 Kaloor International Stadium, Cochin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2–02–0 1997 Nehru Cup

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References

  1. ↑ Agony amid drama in Doha Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ FIFA lifts sanctions
  3. ↑ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001.
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