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Sahib Abbas
Personal information
Full name	Sahib Abbas Hassan
Date of birth	3 November 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth	Karbala, Iraq
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1990	Al-Jamahir
1990–1991	Karbalaa
1991–1993	Salahaddin
1993–1998	Al-Zawra
1998–1999	Nejmeh
1999–2000	Salam Zgharta
2001	Al-Hussein Irbid
2001–2002	Al-Talaba
2002–2003	Al-Hussein Irbid
2003	Al-Ahli Manama
2003–2004	Al-Shabab Manama
2004–2009	Karbalaa
2006–2007	→ Afrin (loan)
2009–2010	Al-Sinaa
2011–2012	Karbalaa
International career
1996–2001	Iraq
Managerial career
2010–2011	Al-Hindiya
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Sahib Abbas Hassan (Arabic: صاحب عباس حسين; born 3 November 1969) 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.^[2]

Club career

Sahib Abbas was considered one of the best Iraqi strikers of his generation.^[3] After beginning his career at Karbalaa,^[4]^[5] Abbas moved to Salahaddin in 1991,^[5] playing as the main-choice striker.^[4] In 1993 he moved to Al-Zawraa^[5]—where he made his name—helping the club, featuring the likes Hussam Fawzi and Essam Hamad, to two consecutive league and cup doubles in 1995 and 1996.^[3]^[4]

In 1998, he joined top Lebanese club Al-Nejmeh,^[5] playing there for a season without hitting the headlines.^[3] After an unimpressive season with the ‘Reds’, he joined lowly club Salam Zghorta in 1999,^[5] a team battling to keep its 1st division status.^[3] 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.^[3] After becoming Lebanese joint top scorer with Al-Ansar's Brazilian Toninho Cruz, winning the Golden Boot,^[5] he returned to Iraq and joining Al-Talaba, winning a league and cup double in 2002.^[3]

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 177 Iraqi league goals.^[6]

International career

Abbas was a member of the 1996 Asian Cup squad and the 1998 World Cup qualifying team.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abbas goal.

List of international goals scored by Sahib Abbas
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 June 1997	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Pakistan	4–1	6–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	20 June 1997	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Pakistan	6–1	6–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Al-Zawra

Al-Talaba

Al-Ahli Manama

Bahraini King's Cup: 2003

Al-Shabab Manama

Bahraini King's Cup: 2004

Individual

Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer: 1999–2000^[a]
Iraqi Premier League top goalscorer: 2005–06

Notes

^ Tied with Toninho dos Santos

Bibliography

Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

^ "اللاعب الدولي السابق ...يكسر قرار اعتزاله ...ويقود كرة كربلاء من جديد". Kooora.com. 5 November 2011.
^ "The forgotten story of … the striker saved by football in Saddam's Iraq". theguardian.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2003.
^ ^a ^b ^c "نجوم في الذاكرة..صاحب عباس مهاجم ماكر". almadapaper.net.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "صاحب عباس.. نورس متميز يرنو لنهاية سعيدة أمام الصقور". almadapaper.net.
^ "لاعب عربي أنقذته موهبته من الإعدام …إنجلترا تحتفي به ! - هاي كورة". hihi2.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

External links

Sahib Abbas at National-Football-Teams.com
Sahib Abbas at Global Sports Archive
Sahib Abbas at FootballDatabase.eu
Sahib Abbas at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
Sahib Abbas at Eurosport.com

[elite-top-7] Tied with Toninho dos Santos

[1] "اللاعب الدولي السابق ...يكسر قرار اعتزاله ...ويقود كرة كربلاء من جديد". Kooora.com. 5 November 2011.

[2] "The forgotten story of … the striker saved by football in Saddam's Iraq". theguardian.com.

[:0-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2003.

[:1-4] "نجوم في الذاكرة..صاحب عباس مهاجم ماكر". almadapaper.net.

[:2-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "صاحب عباس.. نورس متميز يرنو لنهاية سعيدة أمام الصقور". almadapaper.net.

[6] "لاعب عربي أنقذته موهبته من الإعدام …إنجلترا تحتفي به ! - هاي كورة". hihi2.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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+{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
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 | name           = Sahib Abbas
 | image          =
-| caption        =
+| caption        = Abbas in 2022
 | fullname       = Sahib Abbas Hassan
-| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1972|1|1|df=yes}}
+| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|3|df=yes}}
 | birth_place    = [[Karbala]], Iraq
 | death_date     =
 | height         =
 | position       = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
-| years1         = 1988–1990 | clubs1  = [[Al-Jamahir SC|Al-Jamahir]]                     | caps1  = | goals1  =
+| years1         = 1988–1990 | clubs1  = [[Al-Jamahir SC|Al-Jamahir]]                 | caps1  = | goals1  =
 | years2         = 1990–1991 | clubs2  = [[Karbalaa FC|Karbalaa]]                     | caps2  = | goals2  =
 | years3         = 1991–1993 | clubs3  = [[Salahaddin FC|Salahaddin]]                 | caps3  = | goals3  = 42
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 | years7         = 2001      | clubs7  = [[Al-Hussein SC (Irbid)|Al-Hussein Irbid]]   | caps7  = | goals7  = 5
 | years8         = 2001–2002 | clubs8  = [[Al-Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]]                   | caps8  = | goals8  = 18
-| years9         = 2002–2003 | clubs9  = [[Al-Ahli Club (Manama)|Al-Ahli Manama]]     | caps9  = | goals9  =
+| years9         = 2002–2003 | clubs9  = [[Al-Hussein SC (Irbid)|Al-Hussein Irbid]]   | caps9  = | goals9  = 1
-| years10         = 2003–2004 | clubs10  = [[Al-Shabab Club (Manama)|Al-Shabab Manama]] | caps10  = | goals10  = 21
+| years10        = 2003      | clubs10 = [[Al-Ahli Club (Manama)|Al-Ahli Manama]]     | caps10 = | goals10 =
-| years11        = 2004–2009 | clubs11 = [[Karbalaa FC|Karbalaa]]                     | caps11 = | goals11 = 50
+| years11        = 2003–2004 | clubs11 = [[Al-Shabab Club (Manama)|Al-Shabab Manama]] | caps11 = | goals11 = 21
-| years12        = 2007–2008 | clubs12 = → [[Afrin SC|Afrin]] (loan)                  | caps12 = | goals12 =
+| years12        = 2004–2009 | clubs12 = [[Karbalaa FC|Karbalaa]]                     | caps12 = | goals12 = 50
-| years13        = 2009–2010 | clubs13 = [[Al-Sinaa SC|Al-Sinaa]]                     | caps13 = | goals13 = 5
+| years13        = 2006–2007 | clubs13 = → [[Afrin SC|Afrin]] (loan)                  | caps13 = | goals13 =
-| years14        = 2011–2012 | clubs14 = [[Karbalaa FC|Karbalaa]]                     | caps14 = | goals14 = 0
+| years14        = 2009–2010 | clubs14 = [[Al-Sinaa SC|Al-Sinaa]]                     | caps14 = | goals14 = 5
+| years15        = 2011–2012 | clubs15 = [[Karbalaa FC|Karbalaa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=29486423|publisher=Kooora.com|title=اللاعب الدولي السابق ...يكسر قرار اعتزاله ...ويقود كرة كربلاء من جديد|date=5 November 2011}}</ref>                | caps15 = | goals15 = 0
-| manageryears1        = 2010–2011 | managerclubs1 = [[Al-Hindiya SC|Al-Hindiya]]
-| nationalyears1 = 1996–2001 | nationalteam1 = [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]   | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 3
+| nationalyears1 = 1996–2001 | nationalteam1 = [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]   | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 2
+| manageryears1  = 2010–2011 | managerclubs1 = [[Al-Hindiya SC|Al-Hindiya]]
 }}
-'''Sahib Abbas Hassan''' ({{lang-ar|صاحب عباس حسين}}; born 1 January 1972) is an Iraqi former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. He represented [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] at the [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|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.
+'''Sahib Abbas Hassan''' ({{lang-ar|صاحب عباس حسين}}; born 3 November 1969) is an Iraqi former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. He represented [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] at the [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996 Asian Cup]], and also played for various clubs in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, and Syria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/22/sahib-abbas-the-striker-saved-by-football-in-saddam-hussein-iraq|title=The forgotten story of … the striker saved by football in Saddam’s Iraq|publisher=theguardian.com}}</ref>
 == Club career ==
-Sahib Abbas was considered one of the best Iraqi strikers of his generation.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|author=Hassanin Mubarak|title=Player Database|url=http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030408193552/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=11|archive-date=April 8, 2003|publisher=iraqsport.com}}</ref> After beginning his career at [[Karbalaa FC|Karbalaa]],<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=نجوم في الذاكرة..صاحب عباس مهاجم ماكر"|url=https://almadapaper.net/view.php?cat=85868|website=almadapaper.net}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=صاحب عباس.. نورس متميز يرنو لنهاية سعيدة أمام الصقور"|url=https://almadapaper.net/view.php?cat=106209|website=almadapaper.net}}</ref> Abbas moved to [[Salahaddin FC|Salahaddin]] in 1991,<ref name=":2" /> playing as the main-choice striker.<ref name=":1" /> In 1993 he moved to [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]<ref name=":2" />—where he made his name—helping the club, featuring the likes [[Hussam Fawzi]] and [[Essam Hamad]], to two consecutive league and cup doubles in 1995 and 1996.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
+Sahib Abbas was considered one of the best Iraqi strikers of his generation.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|author=Hassanin Mubarak|title=Player Database|url=http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030408193552/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=11|archive-date=April 8, 2003|publisher=iraqsport.com}}</ref> After beginning his career at [[Karbalaa FC|Karbalaa]],<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=نجوم في الذاكرة..صاحب عباس مهاجم ماكر|url=https://almadapaper.net/view.php?cat=85868|website=almadapaper.net}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=صاحب عباس.. نورس متميز يرنو لنهاية سعيدة أمام الصقور|url=https://almadapaper.net/view.php?cat=106209|website=almadapaper.net}}</ref> Abbas moved to [[Salahaddin FC|Salahaddin]] in 1991,<ref name=":2" /> playing as the main-choice striker.<ref name=":1" /> In 1993 he moved to [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]<ref name=":2" />—where he made his name—helping the club, featuring the likes [[Hussam Fawzi]] and [[Essam Hamad]], to two consecutive league and cup doubles in 1995 and 1996.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
-In 1998, he joined top Lebanese club [[Nejmeh SC|Al-Nejmeh]],<ref name=":2" /> playing there for a season without hitting the headlines.<ref name=":0" /> After an unimpressive season with the ‘Reds’, he joined lowly club [[Salam Zghorta]] in 1999,<ref name=":2" /> a team battling to keep its 1st division status.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /> After becoming Lebanese joint top scorer with Al-Ansar’s Brazilian Toninho Cruz, winning the Golden Boot,<ref name=":2" /> he returned to Iraq and joining [[Al-Talaba]], winning a league and cup double in 2002.<ref name=":0" />
+In 1998, he joined top Lebanese club [[Nejmeh SC|Al-Nejmeh]],<ref name=":2" /> playing there for a season without hitting the headlines.<ref name=":0" /> After an unimpressive season with the ‘Reds’, he joined lowly club [[Salam Zghorta]] in 1999,<ref name=":2" /> a team battling to keep its 1st division status.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /> After becoming Lebanese joint top scorer with Al-Ansar's Brazilian Toninho Cruz, winning the Golden Boot,<ref name=":2" /> he returned to Iraq and joining [[Al-Talaba]], winning a league and cup double in 2002.<ref name=":0" />
-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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=لاعب عربي أنقذته موهبته من الإعدام …إنجلترا تحتفي به ! - هاي كورة|url=http://hihi2.com/2019/03/22/p1203369.html|access-date=2020-10-24|website=hihi2.com}}</ref>
+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 177 Iraqi league goals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=لاعب عربي أنقذته موهبته من الإعدام …إنجلترا تحتفي به ! - هاي كورة|url=http://hihi2.com/2019/03/22/p1203369.html|access-date=2020-10-24|website=hihi2.com}}</ref>
 == International career ==
-He was a member of the 1996 [[Asian Cup]] squad and the disastrous 1998 World Cup qualifying team.
+Abbas was a member of the [[1996 Asian Cup]] squad and the [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 World Cup qualifying]] team.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
 ==Career statistics==
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 ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
 |-
+| 1 || rowspan="2" |20 June 1997 || rowspan="2" |[[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]], Iraq
-| 1 || 11 August 1996 || [[King Abdullah Stadium]], [[Amman]], Jordan||{{fb|PAK}} || 1–0 || 3–0  || [[1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
-|-
-| 2 || rowspan="2" |20 June 1997 || rowspan="2" |[[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]], Iraq
 | rowspan="2" |{{fb|PAK}}|| 4–1 || rowspan="2"| 6–1  || rowspan="2"  |[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
 |-
-| 3 || 6–1
+| 2 || 6–1
 |}
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 '''Individual'''
-* [[List of Lebanese Premier League top scorers|Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer]]: [[1999–2000 Lebanese Premier League|1999–2000]]{{Efn|Tied with [[Toninho dos Santos (footballer, born 1980)|Toninho dos Santos]]|name=elite-top}}
+* [[List of Lebanese Premier League top scorers|Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer]]: [[1999–2000 Lebanese Premier League|1999–2000]]{{Efn|Tied with [[Toninho dos Santos (footballer, born 1965)|Toninho dos Santos]]|name=elite-top}}
 * [[Iraqi Premier League]] top goalscorer: [[2005–06 Iraqi Premier League|2005–06]]
-'''Records'''
-* [[Iraqi Premier League]] all-time goalscorer: 177 goals
 == Notes ==
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 ==External links==
 * {{NFT player|27123}}
+* {{GSA player|sahib-abbas/302076}}
 * {{FootballDatabase.eu|136871}}
 * {{Goalzz|12153}}
 * [https://www.eurosport.com/football/sahib-abbas_prs229818/person.shtml Sahib Abbas] at Eurosport.com
-* [https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/sahib-abbas/302076/ Sahib Abbas] at globalsportsarchive.com
-* [http://www.playmakerstats.com/jogador.php?id=196077 Sahib Abbas] at playmakerstats.com
 {{Iraq squad 1996 AFC Asian Cup}}
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbas, Sahib}}
-[[Category:1972 births]]
+[[Category:1969 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:People from Karbala]]
-[[Category:Iraqi footballers]]
+[[Category:Iraqi men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Association football forwards]]
+[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
-[[Category:Iraqi Premier League players]]
+[[Category:Al-Jamahir SC players]]
+[[Category:Karbala SC players]]
+[[Category:Salahaddin SC players]]
 [[Category:Al-Zawraa SC players]]
-[[Category:Iraqi expatriate footballers]]
-[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Lebanon]]
-[[Category:Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon]]
-[[Category:Lebanese Premier League players]]
 [[Category:Nejmeh SC players]]
 [[Category:Salam Zgharta FC players]]
-[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Jordan]]
-[[Category:Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Jordan]]
 [[Category:Al-Hussein SC (Irbid) players]]
 [[Category:Al-Talaba SC players]]
-[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Bahrain]]
-[[Category:Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain]]
-[[Category:Bahraini Premier League players]]
 [[Category:Al-Ahli Club (Manama) players]]
-[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Syria]]
+[[Category:Al-Shabab Club (Manama) players]]
-[[Category:Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Syria]]
-[[Category:Syrian Premier League players]]
 [[Category:Afrin SC players]]
-[[Category:Iraq international footballers]]
+[[Category:Al-Sinaa SC players]]
+[[Category:Al-Hindiya SC players]]
+[[Category:Iraq Stars League players]]
+[[Category:Lebanese Premier League players]]
+[[Category:Jordanian Pro League players]]
+[[Category:Bahraini Premier League players]]
+[[Category:Iraq men's international footballers]]
 [[Category:1996 AFC Asian Cup players]]
 [[Category:Lebanese Premier League top scorers]]
+[[Category:Iraqi expatriate men's footballers]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Syria]]
+[[Category:Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon]]
+[[Category:Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Jordan]]
+[[Category:Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain]]
+[[Category:Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Syria]]