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Find sources: "Sami Al-Jaber" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Sami Al-Jaber Al-Jaber in 2013 Personal information Full name Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber Date of birth (1972-12-11) 11 December 1972 (age 53) Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Position Forward Youth career 1986–1988 Al-Hilal Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1989–2007 Al-Hilal 270 (101) 2000 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 4 (0) Total 274 (101) International career 1992–2006 Saudi Arabia 156 (46) Managerial career 2011–2012 Al-Hilal (assistant) 2012–2013 Auxerre (assistant) 2013–2014 Al-Hilal 2015 Al-Wahda 2016–2017 Al-Shabab Medal record Men's football Representing Saudi Arabia AFC Asian Cup Winner 1996 Runner-up 2000 FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up 1992 Arabian Gulf Cup Winner 1994 Winner 2002 * Club domestic league appearances and goals **Sami Abdullah Mohammed Al-Jaber** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): سَامِي عَبْد الله مُحَمَّد الْجَابِر; born 11 December 1972) is a Saudi Arabian [football manager](/source/Manager_(association_football)) and former professional [player](/source/Footballer) who played as a [striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)). He spent the entirety of his career with [Al-Hilal](/source/Al-Hilal_FC), apart from a five-month loan to English club [Wolverhampton Wanderers](/source/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C.). Al-Jaber is his country's second highest international goal-scorer with 46 goals in 156 internationals from 1992 to 2006. He appeared in four consecutive [FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup) tournaments, from 1994 to 2006, scoring in three of them. He was also a member of the Saudi squad which won the [AFC Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup) in 1996. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Saudi footballers ever. ## Club career Al-Jaber made his Al-Hilal debut in 1989 and spent nearly 20 years at the club. In 2000, he joined [Wolverhampton Wanderers](/source/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C.) on loan,[1] where he made just five appearances in five months.[2] After the club learned that Al-Jaber's father had been taken seriously ill, he was allowed to join the United Arab Emirates side Al-Ain on loan, and this was to spell the end of his time in England.[3] Even so, to this day Al-Jaber remains one of the very few Saudi footballers to have played outside their homeland. On 21 January 2008, Al-Hilal held a [testimonial](/source/Testimonial_match) for Al-Jaber against English [Premier League](/source/Premier_League) giants [Manchester United](/source/Manchester_United_F.C.). Al-Jaber scored a penalty en route to a 3–2 victory over the visitors, in his last game for the club.[4] ## International career On 27 May 1998, Al-Jaber made his [100th international appearance](/source/List_of_men's_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps) in a friendly against Norway. At 25 years, four months and 16 days old, this made him the youngest male footballer to reach 100 caps.[5] After gaining a runners-up medal in the [2000 Asian Cup](/source/2000_AFC_Asian_Cup), he appeared in the [2002 World Cup](/source/2002_FIFA_World_Cup) but only played in one game, a 0–8 hammering by [Germany](/source/Germany_national_football_team). He was ruled out of the rest of the competition when his appendix burst and he had to be rushed to hospital.[6] ## Managerial career Al-Jaber was named as assistant coach of [Al-Hilal](/source/Al-Hilal_FC) in 2009, one year after he retired from professional football. He worked under notable coaches like [Eric Gerets](/source/Eric_Gerets), [Gabriel Calderon](/source/Gabriel_Calderon) and [Thomas Doll](/source/Thomas_Doll). In 2012, he became assistant coach of [Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2) side [Auxerre](/source/AJ_Auxerre). On 27 May 2013, Al-Jaber was named the manager of [Al-Hilal](/source/Al-Hilal_FC), replaced former coach [Zlatko Dalić](/source/Zlatko_Dali%C4%87). He became the first Saudi coach to manage Al-Hilal after 14 years of [Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani](/source/Khalil_Ibrahim_Al-Zayani) in 1999. After his first season in his new career, he was ranked 19th in Football Coach World ranking, even though Al-Hilal decided to replace him. On 19 July 2014, [Al Arabi](/source/Al_Arabi_SC_(Doha)) announced his appointment as technical manager. ## Personal life Al-Jaber is an advocate of football reforms, having criticised the Saudi Football Federation for its protectionist policy that prevented Saudi talents from going abroad to play better football after Saudi Arabia became the first team to be knocked out of [2002 FIFA World Cup](/source/2002_FIFA_World_Cup).[7] ## Career statistics ### International - *Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Jaber goal.* List of international goals scored by Sami Al-Jaber[8] No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 16 September 1992 Latakia, Syria Kuwait 2–0 1992 Arab Nations Cup Group Stages 2 18 April 1993 Singapore New Zealand 3–1 Friendly 3 24 April 1993 Singapore New Zealand 1–0 Friendly 4 1 May 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Macau 6–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier 5 17 September 1993 Khobar, Saudi Arabia Thailand 4–0 Friendly 6 28 October 1993 Doha, Qatar Iran 4–3 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier 7 30 March 1994 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Chile 2–2 Friendly 8 27 April 1994 Athinai, Greece Greece 5–1 Friendly match 9 25 June 1994 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States Morocco 2–1 1994 FIFA World Cup 10 19 October 1994 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia United States 2–1 Friendly 11 6 November 1994 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1–1 12th Arabian Gulf Cup 12 10 December 1994 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Poland 2–1 Friendly 13 8 October 1995 Washington DC, United States United States 4–3 Friendly 14 28 October 1995 Matsuyama, Japan Japan 2–1 Friendly 15 19 October 1996 Muscat, Oman Qatar 2–2 13th Arabian Gulf Cup 16 5 December 1996 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Thailand 6–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage 17 16 December 1996 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates China 4–3 1996 AFC Asian Cup Quarter-finals 18 31 March 1997 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Chinese Taipei 6–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 19 20 21 25 September 1997 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Mali 5–1 Friendly 22 23 9 May 1998 Cannes, France Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Friendly 24 12 May 1998 Nice, France Iceland 1–1 Friendly 25 17 May 1998 Cannes, France Namibia 2–1 Friendly 26 24 June 1998 Bordeaux, France South Africa 2–2 1998 FIFA World Cup 27 31 May 2000 Győr, Hungary Hungary 2–2 Friendly 28 5 October 2000 Zarqa, Jordan China 2–0 Friendly 29 10 February 2001 Dammam, Saudi Arabia Bangladesh 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 30 12 February 2001 Dammam, Saudi Arabia Vietnam 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 31 32 33 15 February 2001 Dammam, Saudi Arabia Mongolia 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 34 10 July 2001 Singapore Singapore 3–0 Friendly 35 36 15 September 2001 Bangkok, Thailand Thailand 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 37 21 September 2001 Manama, Bahrain Bahrain 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 38 21 October 2001 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thailand 4–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 39 16 January 2002 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Kuwait 1–1 15th Arabian Gulf Cup 40 20 January 2002 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Bahrain 3–1 15th Arabian Gulf Cup 41 14 May 2002 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Senegal 3–2 Friendly 42 9 February 2005 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 43 8 June 2005 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 44 45 15 March 2006 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Iraq 2–2 Friendly 46 14 June 2006 Munich, Germany Tunisia 2–2 2006 FIFA World Cup ## Honours **Al-Hilal** - [Saudi Premier League](/source/Saudi_Premier_League): [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_Saudi_Premier_League), [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_Saudi_Premier_League), [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_Saudi_Premier_League), [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Saudi_Premier_League), [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Saudi_Premier_League) - [Crown Prince Cup](/source/Crown_Prince_Cup): [1995](/source/1995_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Cup), [2000](/source/2000_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Cup), [2003](/source/2003_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Cup), [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Cup), [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Cup) - [Saudi Federation Cup](/source/Saudi_Federation_Cup): 1990, 1993, 1996, 2000 - [Saudi Founder's Cup](/source/Saudi_Founder's_Cup): [2000](/source/Saudi_Founder's_Cup) - [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League): [2000](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_Asian_Club_Championship) - [Asian Cup Winners Cup](/source/Asian_Cup_Winners_Cup): [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_Asian_Cup_Winners'_Cup), [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Asian_Cup_Winners'_Cup) - [Asian Super Cup](/source/Asian_Super_Cup): [1997](/source/1997_Asian_Super_Cup) - [Arab Champions League](/source/Arab_Champions_League): [1994](/source/1994_Arab_Club_Champions_Cup), [1995](/source/1995_Arab_Club_Champions_Cup) - [Arab Super Cup](/source/Arab_Super_Cup): [2001](/source/2001_Arab_Super_Cup) - [GCC Club Cup](/source/GCC_Club_Cup): [1998](/source/15th_GCC_Club_Championship) - [Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup](/source/Saudi-Egyptian_Super_Cup): [2001](/source/Saudi-Egyptian_Super_Cup) **Saudi Arabia** - [AFC Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup): [1996](/source/1996_AFC_Asian_Cup); runner-up: [2000](/source/2000_AFC_Asian_Cup) - [FIFA Confederations Cup](/source/FIFA_Confederations_Cup) runner-up: [1992](/source/1992_King_Fahd_Cup) - [Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/Arabian_Gulf_Cup): [1994](/source/12th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup), [2002](/source/15th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) **Individual** - AFC Player of the Month: February 1998[9] - AFC Goal of the Month: April 1998[10] - [Saudi Premier League](/source/Saudi_Premier_League) top scorer: [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_Saudi_Premier_League) (16), [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_Saudi_Premier_League) (19) - [Arab Champions League](/source/Arab_Champions_League) top scorer: [1994](/source/1994_Arab_Club_Champions_Cup) (7), [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Arab_Champions_League) (9) - [Arab Club Champions Cup](/source/Arab_Club_Champions_Cup) Best Player: [1994](/source/1994_Arab_Club_Champions_Cup) - [Gulf Club Champions Cup](/source/Gulf_Club_Champions_Cup) top scorer: [1998](/source/1998_Gulf_Club_Champions_Cup) - [Arab Club Champions Cup](/source/Arab_Club_Champions_Cup) All-time top scorer - [Arab Super Cup](/source/Arab_Super_Cup) top scorer: [2001](/source/2001_Arab_Super_Cup) - [AFC Fans' All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup](/source/Asian_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup#Notable_players): 2020[11] ## See also - [List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps](/source/List_of_men's_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Wollaston, Steve (30 April 2020). ["Who is Sami Al-Jaber? The former Wolves player eyed for Newcastle United role"](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/wolverhampton-wanderers-sami-al-jaber-15141134). *BirminghamLive*. Retrieved 2 December 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Dixon, Jamie. ["AL-JABER COMPLETES LOAN SPELL"](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2202903/al-jaber-completes-loan-spell). *Sky Sports*. Retrieved 2 December 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Evans, Nic. ["AL-JABER GIVEN UAE LOAN"](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2198109/al-jaber-given-uae-loan). *Sky Sports*. Retrieved 2 December 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Report: Al Hilal 3 United 2"](http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=525644). Manchester United FC. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Bryant, Tom; Gardner, Alan; Dart, James (5 December 2007). 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Al-Dosari 3 Al-Alawi 4 Al-Roomi 5 Al-Khilaiwi 6 Anwar 7 Al-Owairan 8 Al-Bishi 9 Idris 10 Al-Jaber 11 Al-Mehallel 12 Al-Anazi 14 Massad 15 Al-Thunayan 16 Al-Hazaa 17 M. Al-Dosari 20 Al-Razgan 21 Al-Shujaa 22 Al-Mugahwi 23 Jamil 24 Al-Qahtani Coach: Nelsinho v t e Saudi Arabia squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Al-Deayea 2 Al-Dosari 3 Al-Khilaiwi 4 Zubromawi 5 Jamil 6 Anwar 7 Al-Ghesheyan 8 Al-Bishi 9 Abdullah (c) 10 Al-Owairan 11 Al-Mehallel 12 Al-Jaber 13 Abd Al-Jawad 14 Massad 15 Al-Dawod 16 Jebreen 17 Al-Taifi 18 Al-Anazi 19 Saleh 20 Idris 21 Al-Sadiq 22 Al-Helwah Coach: Solari v t e Saudi Arabia squad – 1995 King Fahd Cup 1 Al‑Deayea 2 R. Al-Muwallid 3 Al-Khilaiwi 4 Sulaiman 5 Jamil 6 Anwar 7 Al‑Ghesheyan 8 Al-Saleh 9 Al-Jaber 10 Al-Owairan 11 Al-Mehallel 12 Khreish 13 Awad 14 K. Massad 15 Al-Dawod 16 H.Hadi 17 Al-Dosari 18 Al-Alawi 19 Al-Sadiq 20 Saleh Coach: Al-Kharashy v t e Saudi Arabia squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners (3rd title) 1 Al‑Deayea 2 Sheliah 3 Al-Khilaiwi 4 Sulaiman 5 Jamil 6 Anwar 8 Al-Temawi 9 Al-Jaber 10 Al‑Mehallel 12 Mater 13 Abdulghani 14 Massad 15 Al-Thunayan 16 K. Al-Owairan 17 Al-Karni 19 Al-Rashaid 20 Saleh 21 Al-Sadiq 24 Al-Zahrani 25 A. Al-Jumaan Coach: Vingada v t e Saudi Arabia squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Al-Deayea 2 Sheliah 3 Al-Khilaiwi 4 Sulaiman 5 Jamil 6 Mater 7 Suwayed 8 Al-Temawi 9 Al-Jaber 10 S. Al-Owairan 11 Al-Mehallel 12 Al-Dokhi 13 Abdulghani 14 Massad (c) 15 Al-Sadiq 16 K. Al-Owairan 17 Al-Sahafi 18 Al-Zahrani 19 O. Al-Dosari 20 Saleh 21 Al-Jam'an Coach: Pfister v t e Saudi Arabia squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Al-Deayea 2 Sheliah 3 Al-Khilaiwi 4 Zubromawi 5 Jamil 6 Anwar 7 Suwayed 8 Al-Dosari 9 Al-Jaber 10 S. Al-Owairan 11 Al-Mehallel 12 Mater 13 Abdulghani 14 Massad 15 Al-Thunayan (c) 16 K. Al-Owairan 17 Al-Dokhi 18 Al-Temyat 19 Al-Janoubi 20 Saleh 21 Al-Sadiq 22 Al-Antaif Coach: Parreira & Al-Kharashy v t e Saudi Arabia squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup runners-up 1 Al‑Deayea 2 Sheliah 3 Al-Khilaiwi 4 Sulaiman 5 Al-Muwallid 6 Al-Ghamdi 8 Noor 9 Al-Jaber 11 O. Al-Dosari 12 Al-Dokhi 13 Al-Saqri 14 Al-Otaibi 16 Al-Shehri 17 Al-Waked 18 Al-Temyat 19 Idris 20 Al-Shalhoub 21 Al-Antaif 22 Al-Khojali 23 Khaleel 28 A. Al-Jumaan 29 Al-Meshal Coach: Máčala v t e Saudi Arabia squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Al-Deayea 2 Sheliah 3 Tukar 4 Zubromawi 5 Al-Harthi 6 Al-Shehri 7 Suwayed 8 Noor 9 Al-Jaber (c) 10 Al-Shalhoub 11 Al-Dosari 12 Al-Dokhi 13 Abdulghani 14 Al-Khathran 15 Al-Jumaan 16 Al-Owairan 17 Al-Waked 18 Al-Temyat 19 Al-Ghamdi 20 Al-Yami 21 Zaid 22 Al-Khojali 23 Al-Thagafi Coach: Al-Johar v t e Saudi Arabia squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Al-Deayea 2 Al-Dokhi 3 Tukar 4 Al-Montashari 5 Al-Qadi 6 Al-Ghamdi 7 Ameen 8 Noor 9 Al-Jaber (c) 10 Al-Shalhoub 11 Al-Harthi 12 Al-Khathran 13 Abdulghani 14 Kariri 15 Al-Bahri 16 Aziz 17 Eid 18 Al-Temyat 19 Massad 20 Al-Qahtani 21 Zaid 22 Khouja 23 Mouath Coach: Paquetá Managerial positions v t e Al Hilal SFC – managers Sultan (1957–60) Jobarat (1960) Salem (1960–76) Smith (1976–78) Amaral (1978) Zagallo (1978–79) Filho (1981–82) Kubala (1982–84) Espinosa (1984–85) Noagira (1986) Minelli (1986–87) Borrás (1987–88) Candinho (1988–89) Carlos (1989) Santana (1989–90) Tavares (1990–91) Cedinho (1991–92) Lazaroni (1992–93) Bernardi (1993) Nelsinho (1993–94) Lopes (1994) Bernardi (1994–95) Lazaroni (1995) Van Hanegem (1995–96) Joubert (1996) Jozić (1996–97) Ferreira (1997) Bernardi (1997) Balaci (1997–98) Hollmann (1998–99) Al-Zayani (1999) Sandri (1999) Iordănescu (1999–2000) Balaci (2000–01) Sušić (2001) Artur Jorge (2001–02) Maturana (2002) Balaci (2002–03) De Mos (2003–04) Al-Ajlani (2004) Bernardi (2004) Paquetá (2004–05) Barroso (2005–06) Candinho (2006) Peseiro (2006–07) Paquetá (2007) Cerezo (2007) Olăroiu (2007–09) Leekens (2009) Gerets (2009–10) Calderón (2010–11) Doll (2011–12) Hašek (2012) Kombouaré (2012–13) Dalić (2013) Al-Jaber (2013–14) Reghecampf (2014–15) Donis (2015–16) Matosas (2016) Díaz (2016–18) Brownc (2018) Jesus (2018–19) Mamić (2019) Chamusca (2019) Lucescu (2019–21) Micale (2021) Morais (2021) Jardim (2021–22) R. Díaz (2022–23) E. Díazc (2023) Jesus (2023–25) Inzaghi (2025–) (c) = caretaker manager v t e Al Wahda FC – managers Toulan (1979–84) Mohajerani (1984–86) Halilović (1991–92) El-Gohary (1995–96) Bonfrère (1998–99) Krol (1999) Davidovic (1999–00) Israël (2000–01) Bonfrère (2001–02) Van der Zouwenc (2002) Muratoğlu (2002–03) Fringer (2003) Courbis (2003) Israël (2003–04) Abdel-Halim (2004) Hollmann (2005–06) Tardy (2006) Köppel (2006) Bonfrère (2007–08) Hickersberger (2008–10) Bölöni (2010) Tite (2010) Hickersberger (2010–12) Ivanković (2012–13) Hickersberger (2013) Jarolím (2013) Peseiro (2013–15) Al-Jaber (2015) Aguirre (2015–17) Reghecampf (2017–18) ten Cate (2018–19) Steijn (2019) Jiménez (2019–20) Wotte (2020) Rašović (2020–21) ten Cate (2021) Dufrennes (2021–22) Carvalhal (2022) Jiménez (2022–23) Buitenwegc (2023) Mosimane (2023) Buitenwegc (2023–24) Tufegdžić (2024) Deila (2024) Milanič (2024–25) Morais (2025) Milanič (2026) Al-Abdooli (2026) Chamusca (2026–) (c) = caretaker manager v t e Al Shabab Club – managers Abou-Regaila (1970–71) El Wahsh (1977–78) Scolari (1984–85) J. Pereira (1986) Joubert (1987) Sandri (1989) Campos (1990–91) Sandri (1992) Geninho (1993) Wortmann (1994) Sevastyanenko (1995–96) Fernandez (1996–97) Oscar (1998) Alves (1998–99) Francisco (1999) Arthur Bernardes (2001–02) Zé Mário (2004–06) Romeo (2005–06) Al-Ajlani (2006) Coelho (2006–07) Morais (2007) Trossero (2007–08) Pumpido (2008) Trossero (2008–09) Pacheco (2009–10) Ferreirac (2010) Fossati (2010) Trossero (2011) Preud'homme (2011–13) Ferrera (2013–14) Souayahc (2014) Morais (2014) Stumpf (2014–15) Pacheco (2015) Abdulrahmanc (2015) Gutiérrez (2015–16) Al-Jabal (2016) Al-Jaber (2016–17) Carreño (2017–18) Al-Koronic (2018) Șumudică (2018–19) Almirón (2019) Luis García (2019–20) Caixinha (2020–21) Inarejos (2021) Chamusca (2021–22) Șumudică (2022) Moreno (2022–23) Keizer (2023) Brownc (2023) Bišćan (2023) Al-Subaiec (2023) V. Pereira (2024) Terim (2024–25) Alguacil (2025–26) Zekri (2026–) (c) = caretaker manager --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sami Al-Jaber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_Al-Jaber) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_Al-Jaber?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.