Sadiq Saadoun Abdul-Ridha (Arabic: صادق سعدون عبد الرضا; born 12 June 1972) is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sadiq Saadoun Abdul-Ridha | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 1990–1991 | Al-Khutoot | ||
| 1991–1993 | Salahaddin | ||
| 1993–1996 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 1996 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 13 | (1) |
| 1996–1998 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 1997–1998 | →Al-Shorta (loan) | ||
| 1998–1999 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 1999–2000 | Akhaa Ahli Aley | ||
| 2000–2005 | Al-Talaba | ||
| International career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Iraq | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Talaba (Assist. Coach) | ||
| 2019 | Al-Hussein | ||
| 2019 | Al-Diwaniya | ||
| 2021 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Assist. Coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
At club level, he has played for Anyang LG Cheetahs in South Korea and Al-Talaba SC in Iraq. Internationally Saadoun represented Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He missed the 1996 Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, but was recalled by Milan Zivadinovic for the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon.[1] He also scored 4 goals in the 1997 edition of the friendly international tournament Nehru Cup, which was won by Iraq.
Career statistics edit
International edit
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 June 1997 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |  Kazakhstan |
1–0 | 1–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Managerial career edit
Saadoun has managed many teams, Al-Talaba (Iraq), Al-Hussein (Iraq), and is coaching Al-Diwaniya (Iraq) now.
Al-Diwaniya edit
Saadoun signed for Al-Diwaniya in August of the 2019-2020 season, after the leave of Razzaq Farhan.
Managerial statistics edit
- As of match played 6 November 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Al-Talaba | 22 April 2018 | 18 July 2018 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26.7 | |
| Al-Hussein | 11 May 2019 | 23 July 2019 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8.3 | |
| Al-Diwaniya | 31 August 2019 | 22 October 2019 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 40.0 | |
| Total | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 24.3 | — | ||
References edit
- ^ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2001.
External links edit
- Sadiq Saadoun – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Sadiq Saadoun at National-Football-Teams.com
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