Mohammad Omar (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Omar Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shaddadi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Mumbai Tigers (Chief Executive Officer) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–2001 | Al Wasl | 93 | (57) |
| 2002 | Dhofar | ? | (1?) |
| 2002–2005 | Al Ain | 47 | (29) |
| 2005–2007 | Al-Jazira | 59 | (29) |
| 2008 | Al-Dhafra | 9 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Nasr | 21 | (13) |
| 2009–2010 | Ajman | 8 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Al Wasl | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–2009 | UAE | 102 | (28) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17/7/2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mohammed Omar Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shaddadi, known as Mohammad Omar (Arabic: محمد عمر, born November 11, 1976 in Dubai, UAE) is a retired [1] Emirati footballer, serving as the CEO for Mumbai Tigers F.C. in India.[2] He was the captain of the UAE national football team from 2002-2008. During his professional football career which spanned over 20 years he has played for many clubs including Al Wasl, Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Dhafra, Al-Nasr, and Ajman Club. In Summer 2010, Omar announced that he will move back to the club that he started with, Al Wasl FC to play a final season and retire.[3] In 2002 he joined Omani club, Dhofar and competed with them in the final of the Sultan Qaboos Cup, and scored the only goal for the team in a final which they eventually lost to neighbor's, Al-Nasr.
Mohammed Omar is the younger brother of the UAE's football legend Zuhair Bakhit.
Honors
Clubs
Al Wasl FC
- UAE League : UAE Football League 1996–97
Al Ain FC
- UAE League : 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04.
- AFC Champions League : 2002–03.
- UAE Super Cup: 2002/2003
International
- Gulf Cup of Nations : 2007 (Champions).
Individual
- UAE League : the second Top goalscorer 2008–09.
- Gulf Cup of Nations as captain.
Trivia
- He is the player who scored the only goal in an Al Ain FC friendly game against Juventus which ended 1-0.
- He scored the winning goal in the AFC Champions League Final in 2003 which was won by Al Ain FC.
- He scored Al Ain FC's 1000th League goal during the 2003/2004 season.
- He was the first Emarati Player to lift the Gulf Cup of Nations as captain when the United Arab Emirates national football team won the tournament in 2007.
- He holds the title of the UAE player who has moved to the most number of clubs, 7, throughout his career.
- He holds the title for the UAE player who has won the most number of tournaments with the different clubs he represented.
References
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| Preceded by Unknown |
UAE captain 2002–2008 |
Succeeded by Ismail Matar |
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