Badr Bilal

Badr Bilal (Arabic: بدر بلال born 4 November 1962) is a Qatari former striker who played for Al Sadd.^[1] He is currently a sports analyst.

Badr Bilal

Bilal in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Badr Al-Majid Bilal Salem
Date of birth	(1962-11-04) 4 November 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Qatar
Position	Striker
Youth career
–1977	Al Sadd
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1991	Al Sadd
International career
1981	Qatar U–20	6	(3)
1981–1986	Qatar	11	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Bilal started his career at Al Sadd in 1977.^[2][3] He rose through the ranks and eventually became a starter when he was a teenager. In 1979, he shared the top goal-scorer award in the 1979/80 season with 5 goals alongside Mansour Muftah, Sharif Abdul-Hamed, and Hamdan Hamed.^[3]

In 1982, he scored a crucial goal in the Emir Cup final that year while filling in for an injured Ali Behzad. He went on to win 23 official football championships with Al Sadd.^[4][3] Bilal also won the 1988–89 Asian Club Championship with Al Sadd against Al-Rasheed in the final, scoring several times throughout the tournament.

International career

Due to his performances at Al Sadd, he was selected to play for the Qatar U–20 team which came runners-up in the 1981 FIFA Youth World Cup.^[5] During the tournament, he scored 3 goals in 6 matches.^[6] against Poland U-20 and USA U-20 in the group stage and also against England U-20 in the semi-finals.^[7]

Bilal would go on to represent Qatar national team in the 1980s, where he participated in the 1984 and 1986 editions of the Arabian Gulf Cup.^[8]

Personal life

He has 9 children, Laila is the oldest and the youngest is Jassim, Alongside Bilal, Mohammed, Khalifa, Aisha, Munira, Dana and Shahad.^[9]

Honours

Club

• Al-Sadd
  • Qatari League (6): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89
  • Emir Cup (6): 1977–78, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91
    • Runners-up (2): 1982–83, 1986–87
  • Sheikh Jassim Cup (8): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990
  • Asian Club Championship (1): 1988–89
  • Individual: Top goal-scorer (shared) – 1979–80, 5 goals

International

• FIFA World Youth Championship:
  • runners-up (1): 1981