Sahib Abbas

Sahib Abbas Hussein Abdul-Redha Al-Tameemi (Arabic: صَاحِب عَبَّاس حُسَيْن عَبْد الرِّضَا التَّمِيمِيّ; born 3 November 1969) is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented Iraq at the 1996 Asian Cup, and also played for various clubs in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, and Syria.^[2]

Sahib Abbas

Personal information
Full name	Sahib Abbas Hussein
Date of birth	(1969-11-03) 3 November 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Karbala, Iraq
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1990	Al-Jamahir
1990–1991	Karbalaa
1991–1993	Salahaddin		(42)
1993–1998	Al-Zawra		(62)
1998–1999	Nejmeh		(4)
1999–2000	Salam Zgharta		(14)
2001	Al-Hussein Irbid		(5)
2001–2002	Al-Talaba		(18)
2002–2003	Al-Hussein Irbid		(1)
2003	Al-Ahli Manama
2003–2004	Al-Shabab Manama		(21)
2004–2009	Karbalaa		(50)
2006–2007	→ Afrin (loan)
2009–2010	Al-Sinaa		(5)
2011–2012	Karbalaa[1]		(0)
International career
1996–2001	Iraq	8	(2)
Managerial career
2010–2011	Al-Hindiya
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Sahib Abbas was considered one of the best Iraqi strikers of his generation.^[3] After beginning his career at Karbalaa,^[4][5] Abbas moved to Salahaddin in 1991,^[5] playing as the main-choice striker.^[4] In 1993 he moved to Al-Zawraa^[5]—where he made his name—helping the club, featuring the likes Hussam Fawzi and Essam Hamad, to two consecutive league and cup doubles in 1995 and 1996.^[3][4]

In 1998, he joined top Lebanese club Al-Nejmeh,^[5] playing there for a season without hitting the headlines.^[3] After an unimpressive season with the ‘Reds’, he joined lowly club Salam Zghorta in 1999,^[5] a team battling to keep its 1st division status.^[3] Thanks to Sahib's devastating performances the club avoided relegated with Sahib scoring 14 goals in 22 games, quite an achievement considering the team only scored 32 goals all season.^[3] After becoming Lebanese joint top scorer with Al-Ansar's Brazilian Toninho Cruz, winning the Golden Boot,^[5] he returned to Iraq and joining Al-Talaba, winning a league and cup double in 2002.^[3]

He continued to play for clubs in Jordan, Bahrain and Syria and in 2012, Sahib finally hung up his boots with his home city club Karbala finishing his career with 177 Iraqi league goals.^[6]

International career

Abbas was a member of the 1996 Asian Cup squad and the 1998 World Cup qualifying team.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abbas goal.

List of international goals scored by Sahib Abbas

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 June 1997	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Pakistan	4–1	6–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2				6–1

Honours

Al-Zawra

• Iraqi Premier League: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
• Iraq FA Cup: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98

Al-Talaba

• Iraqi Premier League: 2001–02
• Iraq FA Cup: 2001–02

Al-Ahli Manama

• Bahraini King's Cup: 2003

Al-Shabab Manama

• Bahraini King's Cup: 2004

Individual

• Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer: 1999–2000^[a]
• Iraqi Premier League top goalscorer: 2005–06

Notes

1. Tied with Toninho dos Santos

Bibliography

• Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)