Umar al-Ghamdi

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Umar al-Ghamdi
Personnel
birthday April 11, 1979
place of birth Mecca ,  Saudi Arabia
size 176 cm
position Defensive Midfield
Juniors
Years station
0000-1999 Ittihad FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1999-2010 al-Hilal
2010-2015 al-Shabab 81 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2000-2008 Saudi Arabia 66 (0)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of career

ʿUmar al-Ghamdi ( Arabic عمر الغامدي, DMG ʿUmar al-Ġāmdī , according to the English transcription Omar Al-Ghamdi ; * April 11, 1979 in Mecca ) is a former Saudi Arabian soccer player . He won the Saudi Arabian championship five times and took part in the 2006 World Cup.

Career

Although al-Ghamdi comes from the youth of the top club al-Ittihad , he moved to the capital club al-Hilal at the age of 21 . The greatest international success at club level for him was winning the Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 2002. There were also four national championships and seven cup wins.

From 2000 to 2008, the flexible defensive midfielder was also part of the Saudi Arabian national team . Omar al-Ghamdi was regularly deployed there and was also part of Saudi Arabia's World Cup squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. It was his second World Cup, having played in all three games in his country in 2002.

In 2010 al-Ghamdi left al-Hilal and switched to league rival al-Shabab . There he won his fifth championship title in 2012. He ended his career in 2015.

Title / Achievements

  • Asian-Cup-Winners'-Cup winner: 2002
  • Saudi Arabian champion: 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012
  • Saudi Arabian Cup Winner: 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010

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personal data
SURNAME al-Ghamdi, Umar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Al-Ghamdi, Omar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saudi Arabian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Mecca