Salih Sadir

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Salih Sadeer
Personal information
Full name	Salih Sadeer Al Sadoun
Date of birth	August 21, 1982 (1982-08-21) (age 25)
Place of birth	Najaf Iraq
Playing position	Attacking midfielder, Second striker Playmaker
Club information
Current club	Al-Ansar
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2003 2003-04 2004-05 2005-present	Najaf FC Al Talaba El Zamalek Al-Ansar	? (?) ? (?) 11 (2) 80 (41)
National team2
2003-	Iraq	43 (11)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Salih Sadeer Al Sadoun (Arabic: صالح سدير السعدون‎) (born August 21, 1982, in Iraq) is an Iraqi midfielder. Sader plays currently with Al-Ansar in Lebanon, his number in Iraq national football team is number 6.

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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.

[edit] Salih Sadir with Al-Ansar

Last update: 22 May 2008

• Played 51 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 80 matches, scored 41 goals.

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• 2007 Asian Cup winners

[edit] External links

• Player profile - national-football-teams.com
• The Saleh Sadeer Thread
• Saleh Sadeer on iraqsport.com
• Asian Cup Profile

Awards
Preceded by Ali Daie	West Asian Championship Topscorer 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Ali Daie	West Asian Championship MVP 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by N/A	Lebanese Premier League top Assister 2006	Succeeded by Incumbent

v • d • e Iraq squad - 2007 AFC Asian Cup Champions 1 Ahmad Ali • 2 Ghulam • 3 Bassim • 4 Khaldoun • 5 Nashat • 6 Sadir • 7 Ali Abbas • 8 Kobi • 9 Nasser • 10 Younis • 11 Hawar • 12 H. Abdul-Razzaq • 13 Karrar • 14 H. Abdul-Amir • 15 Ali Rehema • 16 Mnajed • 17 Luay • 18 Mahdi • 19 Haitham • 20 Nabeel • 21 Qusay • 22 Noor • 23 M. Kassid • Coach: Jorvan Vieira