Alaa Kadhim (born 1 July 1970) is an Iraqi football striker who played for both the Iraq[1] and Talaba SC, where he was also the club president.[2]

Alaa Kadhim
Personal information
Full nameAlaa Kadhim Jabur
Date of birth (1970-07-01) 1 July 1970 (age 53)
Place of birthIraq
Position(s)Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1990Al Sinaa
1990–1993Talaba SC
1993–1997Al-Taawun
1997–2007Talaba SC
International career
1993–1999Iraq20(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alaa was one of the best Iraqi strikers during the 90s during Iraq’s 1994 World Cup qualifying campaign. During the games, Alaa scored 7 goals, including the winner in the 2-1 win over Iran.

The forward started his career with Al-Sinaa before moving to Talaba in 1990. After his exploits for the national team during the qualifiers in Doha, he was offered a contract by Qatari club Al-Taawon (now Al-Khor) to play for them.

He made a few appearances for Iraq during the disastrous 1998 World Cup qualifiers losing both games to Kazakhstan, after helping Iraq win the 1997 Nehru Cup in India. Alaa was recalled to the national team by Najih Humoud and captained the team to the 1999 International Friendly Tournament, his last games for Iraq.[3]

Personal

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He is the father of footballer Ameer Kinani.

Career statistics

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International goals

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Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 May 1993Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid  Yemen2–01–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.6–1
3.28 May 1993Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid  Pakistan3–08–0
4.6–0
5.14 June 1993Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu  Jordan3–04–0
6.15 October 1993Khalifa International Stadium, Doha  North Korea1–02–3
7.2–0
8.22 October 1993  Iran2–12–1
9.30 March 1997Kaloor International Stadium, Cochin  China2–02–01997 Nehru Cup

References

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  1. ^ Agony amid drama in Doha Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ FIFA lifts sanctions
  3. ^ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001.