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Iraqi footballer

Younis Abed Ali
Personal information
Full name Younis Abed Ali Sadkhan
Date of birth (1968-08-01) 1 August 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Al-Thawra, Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Al-Shorta SC (Technical Advisor)
Youth career
1979–1983 Al-Shorta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Al-Shorta (3)
1986–1990 Al-Rasheed (15)
1990–1997 Al-Shorta (118)
1997–1998 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3)
1998–1999 Al-Shorta (14)
1999–2000 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi (4)
International career
1984–1985 Iraq U16 16 (0)
1985–1988 Iraq U20 22 (5)
1987–1992 Iraq U23 11 (0)
1988–1992 Iraq 27 (1)
Managerial career
2003–2005 Al-Shorta
2006–2007 Al-Samawa
2007–2008 Al-Naft
2010–2011 Al-Shorta
2021– Al-Shorta (Technical Ad.)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Younis Abed Ali (Arabic: يونس عبد علي) (born 1968 in Al-Thawra, Baghdad) is an Iraqi former football forward who played for Iraq in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, 1988 Arab Nations Cup in Amman and 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup in Kuwait.

Club career

In 1979 Younis began playing for Academy of Al-Shorta Club, and in 1983 moved to play for the Premier League with the first team. In the 1986–87 season, he moved to Al-Rasheed Club to achieve his most successful titles. He won three Premier League titles, two FA Cup trophies, Arab Club Championship title and runner-up title of Asian Champions League. In the 1990–91 season, he returned to his first club Al-Shorta, winning the title of top scorer in the 1993–94 season with 36 goals, a record until now. In the 1997–98 season he moved to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and later moved to Al-Difaa Al-Jawi to retire in 2001; during those seasons, Younis scored 157 league goals.

International career

In 1984, Yunis started playing for the Iraq U16, and then played for the 1985 AFC U-16 Championship in Qatar.

He was called by coach Wathiq Naji to play in the 1988 AFC Youth Championship qualification in Maldives and then in the 1988 AFC Youth Championship in Qatar, he won the championship title with the team, and also won the top scorer title.

He was called by coach Ammo Baba to play in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and under the leadership of the same coach, his first appearance with the national team was against Sudan in a friendly in 1987, then playing in the 1988 Arab Nations Cup in Amman, where he won the championship title with the team, he scored a goal against Jordan. He was called by coach Anwar Jassam to play in the 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup in Kuwait, where he won the championship title with the team.

International goals

Iraq national football team goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 July 1988 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Jordan 2–0 3–0 1988 Arab Nations Cup

Honors

Club

Al-Rasheed

International

Iraq U20
Iraq

Individual

References

  1. ^ "A concert in honor of the former international player Younis Abed Ali". iraqicp.com (in Arabic). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Superstars in our memory". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  3. ^ Al-Delfi, Hisham Gati (3 April 2016). "Interview with Younis Abed Ali". albayyna-new.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. "Iraqi Football History". niiiis.com (in Arabic). 3 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

External links

Iraq Stars League top scorers
Iraq football squad – 1984 Summer Olympics
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Iraq football squad – 1988 Summer Olympics
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