Yassir Raad

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Yassir Raad
Personal information
Full name Yassir Raad Mohammed
Date of birth March 1, 1983 (1983-03-01) (age 25)
Place of birth    Iraq
Height 176
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Flag of Iraq Arbil FC
Number 3
Youth clubs
 ??-??
 ??-2005
Flag of Iraq Al-Esteqlal
Flag of Iraq Al-Shorta
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005-2006
2006-
Flag of Iraq Al-Zawraa
Flag of Iraq Arbil FC
   
National team2
2004 to present Iraq 24 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of December 10, 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 17 May 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Yassir Raad Mohammed (Arabic: ياسر رعد محمد‎) (born 01 March 1983) is an Iraqi defender who plays for Arbil.

The left-side Al-Zawraa player is capable of playing in defence, as well as midfield. Yassir has been one of the Iraqi league's top defenders for the past four years, having played for Al-Defaa Al-Jawiya (now Al-Esteqlal), Al-Shorta, Al-Zawraa and now Arbil FC. He was first selected for the Olympic team by Wathik Naji in October, 2002. The former Iraqi national coach picked a squad of twenty-four players from a list of 217 players; A month later, German coach Bernd Stange took over the team and Yassir made his international debut for Iraq in the 2-2 draw with Bahrain in Doha. At the end of the war, Yassir played at the 2003 Arab Club Championship in Cairo, where he played against Kuwait SC, Al-Jaish and Zamalek, which would be one of his last appearances for the Police Club before he moved to Al-Zawraa. He was recalled by coach Adnan Hamad and played a part in the side’s 5-1 demolition of Al-Nasr at the Emir Abdullah Al-Faisal Cup in Abha, the team reached went all the way to the final where they beat Morocco 1-0. He was used sparely by coach Hamad making only two appearances in the Qualifiers for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, as well as giving him a starting place in the friendly against South Korea in Seoul in April.

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