Saad Qais Nuaman (), is an Iraqi former professional footballer born in 1967 who played in the Iraqi national team (1987–1993). Saad was one of the star Iraqi players of the late 1980s and through the 1990s. He first made his name with Al-Shorta in the early 1980s, he later joined Al-Rasheed helping them win the League, cup and the Arab Club Championship in 1988 and another league title in 1989. He later revealed that he was forced to join the club by

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, who punished the team after every loss. He played in the Iraqi Olympic side in Seoul and the Gulf Cup in 1988. Saad captained Al-Shorta to the Iraqi league title in 1998. In early 2001, he retired from football.

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International goals

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

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1967 births Living people Footballers from Baghdad Iraqi men's footballers Iraqi expatriate men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Iraq Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Al-Shorta SC players Al-Rayyan SC players Al-Karkh SC players CA Batna players Qatar Stars League players Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Men's association football wingers {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub