Sahib Abbas Hussein Abdul-Redha Al-Tameemi (; born 3 November 1969) is an Iraqi former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a striker. He 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 ...

at the

1996 Asian Cup The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was the 11th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between 4 and 21 Decembe ...

, and also played for various clubs in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, and Syria.

Club career

Sahib Abbas was considered one of the best Iraqi strikers of his generation. After beginning his career at Karbalaa, Abbas moved to Salahaddin in 1991, playing as the main-choice striker. In 1993 he moved to

Al-Zawraa Al-Zawra'a Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Utayfia, Karkh District (near Tigris River), Baghdad. Their football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Al-Zawra'a have won the most ...

—where he made his name—helping the club, featuring the likes

Hussam Fawzi Hussam Fawzi Naji Hammoudi Al-Jameeli (; born 3 September 1974) is an Iraqi football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was the captain of the Iraq national team. Playing career Hussam was a leader of the Iraqi strikeforce ...

and Essam Hamad, to two consecutive league and cup doubles in 1995 and 1996. In 1998, he joined top Lebanese club Al-Nejmeh, playing there for a season without hitting the headlines. After an unimpressive season with the ‘Reds’, he joined lowly club Salam Zghorta in 1999, a team battling to keep its 1st division status. 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. After becoming Lebanese joint top scorer with Al-Ansar's Brazilian Toninho Cruz, winning the Golden Boot, he returned to Iraq and joining

Al-Talaba 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 ...

, winning a league and cup double in 2002. 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.

International career

Abbas was a member of the

squad and the 1998 World Cup qualifying team.

Career statistics

International

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

Honours

Al-Zawra *

Iraqi Premier League The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Asso ...

: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 *

Iraq FA Cup The Iraq Cup (), commonly known as the Iraq FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in men's domestic Football in Iraq, Iraqi football organised by the Iraq Football Association. Firs ...

: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98 Al-Talaba *

: 2001–02 *

: 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 *

top goalscorer: 2005–06

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at Eurosport.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbas, Sahib 1969 births Living people People from Karbala Iraqi men's footballers Men's association football forwards Al-Jamahir SC players Karbala SC players Salahaddin SC players Al-Zawraa SC players Nejmeh SC players Salam Zgharta FC players Al-Hussein SC (Irbid) players Al-Talaba SC players Al Ahli Club (Manama) players Al-Shabab Club (Manama) players Afrin SC players Al-Sinaa SC players Al-Hindiya SC players Iraq Stars League players Lebanese Premier League players Jordanian Pro League players Bahraini Premier League players Iraq men's international footballers 1996 AFC Asian Cup players Lebanese Premier League top scorers Iraqi expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain Expatriate men's footballers in Syria Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Syria