Sami Al-Jaber
Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber (Arabic: سامي الجابر; born 11 December 1972) is a Saudi Arabian football manager and former professional player who played as a striker. He spent the entirety of his career with Al-Hilal, apart from a five-month loan to English club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Full name | Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1972-12-11) 11 December 1972 (age 51) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | 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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 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 in 1996. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Saudi footballers ever.