Salih Sadir

Football player infobox
playername = Salih Sadir


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fullname = Salih Sadir Al-Sadoun
height = 165 cm
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|8|21
cityofbirth = Najaf
countryofbirth =Iraq
currentclub = Al-Ahed
clubnumber =
position = Attacking midfielder, Second striker
Playmaker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2008
2008-Present
clubs = Najaf FC
Al Talaba
El Zamalek
Al-Ansar
Al-Ahed
caps(goals) = 0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
11 0(2)
82 (41)
2 (4)
nationalyears = 2003-
nationalteam = Iraq
nationalcaps(goals) = 45 (11)
pcupdate = 27 September, 2008
ntupdate = 22 June 2008

Salih Sadir Al Sadoun ( _ar. صالح سدير السعدون) (born August 21, 1982, in Iraq) is an Iraqi midfielder. Sadir plays currently with Al-Ahed in Lebanon, his number in Iraq national football team is number 6.

Info

The talented player from the southern city of Najaf, 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.

alih 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.

Honours

Country

* 2007 Asian Cup winners

Clubs

* Lebanese Premier League Champions with Al-Ansar 2005-06, 2006-07
* Lebanese FA Cup Champion with Al-Ansar 2006, 2007
* Lebanese Elite Cup Champions with Al-Ahed 2008
* Lebanese Super Cup Champions with Al-Ahed 2008

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=8676 Player profile - national-football-teams.com]
* [http://www.aliraqi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=75723 The Salih Sadir Thread]
* [http://www.iraqsport.com/imgdb/displayimage.php?album=4&pos=14 Salih Sadir on iraqsport.com]
* [http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/tournament/player_pop.asp?sqid=950&sqnm=Iraq&ccd=IRQ&max=22&no=11 Asian Cup Profile]
* [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=213713/index.html Profil On FIFA.com]