Habib Jafar

Habib Jafar
Personal information
Full name Habib Jafar Aqal
Date of birth (1966-07-01) July 1, 1966
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Playing position Right Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Al Talaba
1985–1990 Al Rasheed
1990–1991 Al Tayaran
1991–1993 Al Talaba
1993–1995 Qatar
1995–1996 Al-Ittihad
1996–1998 Al-Wakrah
1998–2000 Al Ansar
2000–2003 Al Talaba
National team
1986–2001 Iraq 92 (27)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Habib Jafar (Arabic: حبيب حعفر‎‎) (born July 1, 1966) is a former Iraqi footballer. He was featured on the national team many times and is remembered for competing in various Gulf Cup competitions. In the 1988 Gulf Cup, he was voted as the best player of the competition. He became a regular of the national team at a young age and was almost even called up for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, but he was thought to be to unexperienced by then-coach, Evaristo de Macedo.[1]

He was a key player in the Iraqi national team during the late 1980s and through the 1990s. Habib first appeared in the national team in 1988, playing in the Arab Championship, Olympics in Seoul and the Gulf Cup, where he was voted as player of the tournament. Was an important part of a talented Iraqi side that nearly qualified for the World Cup in 1994.[2]

He spent his time with clubs in Iraq, and spent a 4-year spell in Qatar[3] with Al-Rayyan, Al-Ittihad (now known as "Al-Gharaffa"), and Al-Wakra, and in the latest part of his career, with Dhofar of Oman.

Retired from the international scene after being omitted from the Asian Cup squad in Lebanon in 2000, by Milan Zivadinovic, but was surprisingly brought back by Adnan Hamad after the sacking of Milan in February 2001. Habib was placed by the German-based Federation of Football History & Statistics as Iraq's 3rd best player of the century.[2]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001.
  3. ↑ http://www.aliraqi.org/forums/showthread.php?p=147635651 - Habib Jaafar 4-year spell in Qatar
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