Sadiq Saadoun Abdul-Ridha (; born 12 June 1972) is an Iraqi former

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who played as a defender. At club level, he has played for

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in South Korea and

Al-Talaba SC Al-Talaba Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known a ...

in Iraq. Internationally Saadoun represented

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

in the

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. He missed the

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in the United Arab Emirates, but was recalled by Milan Zivadinovic for the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon. He also scored 4 goals in the

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edition of the friendly international tournament

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, which was won by Iraq.

Career statistics

International

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

Managerial career

Saadoun has managed many teams, Al-Talaba (Iraq), Al-Hussein (Iraq), and is coaching Al-Diwaniya (Iraq) now.

Al-Diwaniya

Saadoun signed for Al-Diwaniya in August of the 2019-2020 season, after the leave of Razzaq Farhan.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

* * Iraqi men's footballers Iraqi expatriate men's footballers Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players Al-Shorta SC players Al-Khutoot Al-Jawiya SC players Salahaddin SC players Al-Talaba SC players Iraq men's international footballers Men's association football defenders 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Living people 1972 births K League 1 players FC Seoul players Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Akhaa Ahli Aley FC players Lebanese Premier League players Al-Talaba SC managers {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub