Sahib Abbas

{{short description|Iraqi footballer (born 1969)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sahib Abbas | image = | caption = Abbas in 2022 | fullname = Sahib Abbas Hussein | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Karbala]], Iraq | death_date = | height = | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | years1 = 1988–1990 | clubs1 = [[Al-Jamahir SC|Al-Jamahir]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1990–1991 | clubs2 = [[Karbalaa FC|Karbalaa]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1991–1993 | clubs3 = [[Salahaddin FC|Salahaddin]] | caps3 = | goals3 = 42 | years4 = 1993–1998 | clubs4 = [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawra]] | caps4 = | goals4 = 62 | years5 = 1998–1999 | clubs5 = [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] | caps5 = | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 1999–2000 | clubs6 = [[Salam Zgharta FC|Salam Zgharta]] | caps6 = | goals6 = 14 | years7 = 2001 | clubs7 = [[Al-Hussein SC (Irbid)|Al-Hussein Irbid]] | caps7 = | goals7 = 5 | years8 = 2001–2002 | clubs8 = [[Al-Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]] | caps8 = | goals8 = 18 | years9 = 2002–2003 | clubs9 = [[Al-Hussein SC (Irbid)|Al-Hussein Irbid]] | caps9 = | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2003 | clubs10 = [[Al-Ahli Club (Manama)|Al-Ahli Manama]] | caps10 = | goals10 = | years11 = 2003–2004 | clubs11 = [[Al-Shabab Club (Manama)|Al-Shabab Manama]] | caps11 = | goals11 = 21 | years12 = 2004–2009 | clubs12 = [[Karbalaa FC|Karbalaa]] | caps12 = | goals12 = 50 | years13 = 2006–2007 | clubs13 = → [[Afrin SC|Afrin]] (loan) | caps13 = | goals13 = | years14 = 2009–2010 | clubs14 = [[Al-Sinaa SC|Al-Sinaa]] | caps14 = | goals14 = 5 | years15 = 2011–2012 | clubs15 = [[Karbalaa FC|Karbalaa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=29486423|publisher=Kooora.com|title=اللاعب الدولي السابق ...يكسر قرار اعتزاله ...ويقود كرة كربلاء من جديد|date=5 November 2011}}</ref> | caps15 = | goals15 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1996–2001 | nationalteam1 = [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs1 = [[Al-Hindiya SC|Al-Hindiya]] }}

'''Sahib Abbas Hussein Abdul-Redha Al-Tameemi''' ({{langx|ar|صَاحِب عَبَّاس حُسَيْن عَبْد الرِّضَا التَّمِيمِيّ}}; born 3 November 1969) is an Iraqi former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. He represented [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] at the [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996 Asian Cup]], and also played for various clubs in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, and Syria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/22/sahib-abbas-the-striker-saved-by-football-in-saddam-hussein-iraq|title=The forgotten story of … the striker saved by football in Saddam’s Iraq|publisher=theguardian.com}}</ref>

== Club career == Sahib Abbas was considered one of the best Iraqi strikers of his generation.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|author=Hassanin Mubarak|title=Player Database|url=http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030408193552/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=11|archive-date=April 8, 2003|publisher=iraqsport.com}}</ref> After beginning his career at [[Karbalaa FC|Karbalaa]],<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=نجوم في الذاكرة..صاحب عباس مهاجم ماكر|url=https://almadapaper.net/view.php?cat=85868|website=almadapaper.net}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=صاحب عباس.. نورس متميز يرنو لنهاية سعيدة أمام الصقور|url=https://almadapaper.net/view.php?cat=106209|website=almadapaper.net}}</ref> Abbas moved to [[Salahaddin FC|Salahaddin]] in 1991,<ref name=":2" /> playing as the main-choice striker.<ref name=":1" /> In 1993 he moved to [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]<ref name=":2" />—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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

In 1998, he joined top Lebanese club [[Nejmeh SC|Al-Nejmeh]],<ref name=":2" /> playing there for a season without hitting the headlines.<ref name=":0" /> After an unimpressive season with the ‘Reds’, he joined lowly club [[Salam Zghorta]] in 1999,<ref name=":2" /> a team battling to keep its 1st division status.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /> After becoming Lebanese joint top scorer with Al-Ansar's Brazilian Toninho Cruz, winning the Golden Boot,<ref name=":2" /> he returned to Iraq and joining [[Al-Talaba]], winning a league and cup double in 2002.<ref name=":0" />

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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=لاعب عربي أنقذته موهبته من الإعدام …إنجلترا تحتفي به ! - هاي كورة|url=http://hihi2.com/2019/03/22/p1203369.html|access-date=2020-10-24|website=hihi2.com}}</ref>

== International career == Abbas was a member of the [[1996 Asian Cup]] squad and the [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 World Cup qualifying]] team.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

==Career statistics==

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

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" |+ List of international goals scored by Sahib Abbas ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || rowspan="2" |20 June 1997 || rowspan="2" |[[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]], Iraq | rowspan="2" |{{fb|PAK}}|| 4–1 || rowspan="2"| 6–1 || rowspan="2" |[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 2 || 6–1 |}

'''Al-Talaba''' * [[Iraqi Premier League]]: [[2001–02 Iraqi Elite League|2001–02]] * [[Iraq FA Cup]]: [[2001–02 Iraq FA Cup|2001–02]]

'''Al-Ahli Manama''' * [[Bahraini King's Cup]]: 2003

'''Al-Shabab Manama''' * [[Bahraini King's Cup]]: 2004

'''Individual''' * [[List of Lebanese Premier League top scorers|Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer]]: [[1999–2000 Lebanese Premier League|1999–2000]]{{Efn|Tied with [[Toninho dos Santos (footballer, born 1965)|Toninho dos Santos]]|name=elite-top}} * [[Iraqi Premier League]] top goalscorer: [[2005–06 Iraqi Premier League|2005–06]]

== Notes == {{Notelist}}

==Bibliography== * {{Cite book|last=Al-Sabti|first=Ali|title=Iraqi League History 1974-2011|year=2014|location=Iraq}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{NFT player|27123}} * {{GSA player|sahib-abbas/302076}} * {{Goalzz|12153}} * [https://www.eurosport.com/football/sahib-abbas_prs229818/person.shtml Sahib Abbas] at Eurosport.com

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