Qusai Munir
Qusai Munir ( Arabic قصي منير, DMG Quṣayy Munīr ; Born April 12, 1981 in Nasiriyya ) is an Iraqi soccer player . He currently plays for the Qatar Sports Club in the Qatar Stars League .
The midfielder began his career in 1998 at the age of 17 with the Baghdad first division club as-Sinaa , where he played 5 seasons in the Iraqi league . After the Gulf War, he moved to city rivals al-Quwa al-Jawiya , where Munir only spent a year and then moved to Al-Khor Sports Club in the Qatari and later to Al-Hazm in the Saudi Arabian league. In 2006 he returned to Iraq and signed a contract with FC Arbil, with whom he became Iraqi champions in 2007. In the same year he moved back abroad. In 2008 he signed with the Qatar Sports Club .
He made his international debut for the Iraqi national team in 2002. In 2004 Munir took part in the Asian Cup, where he scored his first goal in a 3-2 win over Turkmenistan. In the same year he was also part of the Iraqi Olympic team, which finished fourth in Athens . In 2005 he won the West Asian Games with the Iraqi team. On July 15, 2006 Munir sustained an injury during a friendly against Syria, which is why he was out for almost a year. It was not until July 13, 2007 that he played an international match again.
For the 2007 Asian Cup , he was initially only appointed as a reserve player, but was able to join the team a few days before the start of the tournament. In the final round, he completed five of the six Iraqi games and was Asian champions together with the team. He played a total of 74 games and scored 5 goals for the Iraqi team (as of August 2012)
Web links
- Qusai Munir in the database of weltfussball.de
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Munir, Qusai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iraqi soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nasiriyya |