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| زعيــم جديــد | | تاريخ التسجيل: 12/03/2002 المكان: عنيزة
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Sami Al Jaber
Name: Sami Al Jaber
Nationality: Saudi Arabian
Date of birth: 11 December 1972
Height: 1.70m
Weight: 65kg
FIFA World Cup™ finals: 1994, 1998
Games played in FIFA World Cup™ finals: 5
Clubs: Al Hilal, Wolverhampton Wanderers
At the age of 15, Sami Al Jaber was already being pursued by many of Saudi Arabia's top clubs. His decision to join leading outfit Al Hilal was rewarded in 1988 in his second season, when he finished top goalscorer of the club's youth championship-winning team.
In 1990, he was called up for the full national side by Saudi coach Carlos Alberto Parreira (manager of Brazilian side that lifted the 1994 FIFA World Cup™) and in the same year scored his first international goal.
Four years later, he was an integral part of the Saudi team which successfully qualified for USA 94™. In the deciding game against Iran, he hit the net 3 times in an exciting 4 -3 win to help take a team from the Persian Gulf to a FIFA World Cup™ finals for the very first time.
Al Jaber began the '94 finals on the substitute's bench, but played in the second game against Morocco from the start. His goal in a 1-0 win - Saudi Arabia's first ever FIFA World Cup™ finals victory - paved the way to a quarter-final berth, where they finally went out of the competition at the hands of Sweden (1-3).
In 1996, Saudi Arabia won the Asian Cup, and two years later managed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup™ finals. In France, the 'Sons of the Desert' were unable to build on their successful performances of '94 although his goal in the 2-2 draw with South Africa made Al Jaber the first Asian player to score a goal in two consecutive finals.
Al Jaber's consistently impressive performances was by now attracting a good deal of attention among European scouts. In August 2000, he spent 5 months on loan with English first division side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The physical demands of the English game, however, proved a little much for Al Jaber - the first Saudi professional ever to ply his trade in English football. He spent much of his time out through injury and returned to Al Hilal somewhat disillusioned. Although Wolves wanted to extend his loan period by two months when he recovered from injury, the Al Hilal management turned down the offer.
He slotted easily back into Saudi football and remains one of the best and most popular players at his club. He is expected to go down in Saudi Arabian Football history by participating at his third FIFA World Cup ™ finals. |
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