Fadi Afash

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Fadi Afash
Personal information
Full name Fadi Afash
Date of birth January 4, 1974 (1974-01-04) (age 34)
Place of birth    Aleppo, Syria
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club unattached
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
 ??-??
 ??-2001
2002-2004		 California Gold
Utah Blitzz
Portland Timbers		  ? (?)
 ? (?)
53 (27)   
National team2
 ??-?? Syria  ? (?)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 14:35, 21 January 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 14:04, 21 January 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Fadi Afash (born January 4, 1974 in Syria) is a former football (soccer) player with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.

Afash is perhaps best known among Timbers fans for scoring the "sunshine goal".

He also had spells with California Gold (then the Stanislaus County Cruisers) and the Utah Blitzz.

[edit] Arrest

On January 21, 2007 Afash was arrested on suspicion of identity theft, forgery and first-degree theft, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 17 months in Clark County Jail.


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