Khalid Mohammed Sabbar (; born 23 February 1973) is an

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in the 1996 Asian Cup. Professionally he played for Al Zawra, Al Shorta, Arbil FC, Kirkuk FC and Al Ramadi. Sabbar is remembered for scoring the 20-yard winner over Iran at the 1996 Asian Cup in Dubai, U.A.E. The goal scored helped Iraq to a 2–0 lead, came after good build-up play on the left of the Iranian box by Hussam Fawzi and Qahtan Chathir, the ball was eventually laid back for Khalid, who had only come on 20 minutes earlier as a substitute, his powerful shot found the back of the net and the celebrations began, Khalid sank to one knee and wept in delight. He made his name during the 1996 Olympic qualifiers, where Iraq was only a game away from qualifying for Atlanta Olympics, the team which included goalkeeper Saad Nassir, defender Haidar Mahmoud, midfielder Abbas Obaid and strikers Qahtan Chathir and Hussam Fawzi lost 1–0 to Saudi Arabia in extra-time in a play-off.

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International goals

''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''

Coaching career

Sabbar left Al-Kahrabaa FC the in November of the 2018–2019 season, after one win out of 8 games in the league.

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* 1973 births Living people Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers 1996 AFC Asian Cup players Al-Zawraa SC players Erbil SC players Al-Shorta SC players Men's association football defenders {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub