Abbas Obeid

Abbas Obeid
Personal information
Full name Abbas Obeid Jassim
Date of birth 10 December 1973 (1973-12-10) (age 38)
Place of birth Iraq
Playing position Retired (Former Midfielder)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1996-1997 Anyang LG Cheetahs 27 (3)
1997-2001 Pohang Steelers 61 (6)
2001-2007 Bahrain Club
National team
1995-2001 Iraq 28 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Abbas Obeid Jassim (Arabic: عباس عبيد جاسم ‎), born 1979 in Iraq, is an Iraqi football player. He played for FC Seoul and Pohang Steelers of the South Korean K-League, then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs and Pohang Atoms. He also was selected 28 times for the Iraq national football team where he scored 7 goals. Abbas was a football analyst on Dubai-sports TV channel during the 2007 Asian Cup and was remembered for breaking down in tears on a live broadcast after the Iraqi victory in the final of the tournament.

His younger brother is Haidar Obeid and he was also part of the Iraq national team.

Club career

International goals

Results list Iraq's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
March 12, 1995 Calcutta  India 1 goal 1-1 1995 Nehru Gold Cup
March 14, 1995 Calcutta  Thailand 1 goal 3-1 1995 Nehru Gold Cup
July 14, 1995 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 2 goals 2-1 1995 Merdeka Cup
November 24, 1996 Genoa  Indonesia 1 goal 4-1 Friendly match
May 23, 2000 Amman  Lebanon 1 goal 2-1 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship
October 24, 2000 Beirut  Japan 1 goal 1-4 2000 AFC Asian Cup

External links

1 Hassan • 2 Mahmoud • 3 Abdul-Ridha • 4 Hanoon • 5 Muhsin • 6 Aziz • 7 Hassb • 8 Mohammed • 9 Abdul-Jabar • 10 A. Obeid • 11 Jeayer • 12 Hashim • 13 Rahim • 14 Salem • 15 Drain • 16 H. Obeid • 17 Adan • 18 Assad • 20 Fawzi • 21 Abdul-Hussein • 22 Radhi • 25 Abu Al-Hail • Coach: Živadinović