Khalid Salman

Khalid Salman
Personal information
Full nameKhalid Salman Mahra Al-Muhannadi
Date of birth5 April 1962
Place of birthQatar
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1975–1980Al Sadd
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1980–1998Al Sadd
National team
1981–1991, 1998Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Khalid Salman Al-Muhannadi (Arabic: خالد محمد سلمان المحري المهندي ; born 5 April 1962, in Qatar) is a former Qatari footballer, playing and scoring in World Youth Championships, various Gulf Cups and the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was part of a golden generation of Qatari footballers in the eighties and nineties along with Mansoor Muftah, Ibrahim Khalfan, Mahmoud Soufi, Adel Khamis and many more. His most memorable matches include those against Brazil in the World Youth Championship (he scored a hat-trick) and against France at the 1984 Olympics. He retired from football in September of 1998, playing his retirement match against Sudan under national team coach Luiz Gonzaga. The match ended 1–1.[1]

Career

Club career

He played for Al-Sadd at club level. His free-kick goal in the Asian Club Championship 1988-89 final gave Al-Sadd their first Asian title.

International career

Salman represented the Qatar olympic team at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and scored a brace against France, which account for the only two goals Qatar scored during the tournament. He also played for the Qatar national football team at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals, scoring a goal in the group stage.[2]

Television

He currently works as an analyst for various Gulf sports channels, especially Al-Kass, where he appears in the Al Majlis talk show.

References

  1. ↑ "تعادل قطر والسودان وفوز كبير للامارات على ليبيا". daharchives.alhayat.com. 19 September 1998. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Hyung-Jin Yoon (15 August 2005). "Asian Nations Cup 1988 Final Tournament - Full Details". RSSSF.

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