Yunis Mahmud
| Yunis Mahmud | ||
 Yunis Mahmud, 2012
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| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Yunis Mahmud Khalif | |
| birthday | March 2, 1983 | |
| place of birth | Kirkuk , Iraq | |
| position | striker | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1997-1999 | ad dibs | |
| 1999-2001 | Kirkuk FC | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2001-2003 | at-Talaba | |
| 2003-2004 | al-Wahda | |
| 2004-2006 | al-Khor Sports Club | |
| 2006-2008 | al-Gharafa | |
| 2008 | al-Arabi | |
| 2008-2011 | al-Gharafa | |
| 2011–2012 | Al-Wakrah SC | |
| 2013 | Al-Sadd | |
| 2013 | al-Ahli | |
| 2015 | Erbil SC | |
| 2015-2016 | Al-Talaba SC | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2001-2002 | Iraq U-19 | 8 (4) |
| 2003-2006 | Iraq U-23 | 33 (21) |
| 2002-2016 | Iraq | 148 (58) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Yunis Mahmud Chalif ( Arabic يونس محمود خلف, DMG Yūnis Maḥmūd Ḫalif , according to the English transcription Younis Mahmoud Khalef ; * March 2, 1983 in Kirkuk ) is a former Iraqi soccer player .
Career
society
Mahmud began his career at ad-Dibs Electric and then moved to the then third division club ad-Dibs before moving to second division FC Kirkuk in 1999. There he had a large share in Kirkuk's rise to the Iraqi Super League with 19 goals . In 2001 he moved to the traditional Baghdad club at-Talaba and from there to al-Wahda in the United Arab Emirates. Another station was Al-Khor Sports Club in Qatar , where he scored 30 goals in 51 games.
In the summer of 2006 Mahmud signed a two-year contract with al-Gharafa . The transfer fee was not disclosed, but Mahmud is officially the most expensive Iraqi player and the most expensive player from the Arab world in the Qatari league. In the 2006/07 season he was the top scorer in Qatar.
National team
In the Iraqi national team , Mahmud played 75 times (for the first time on July 19, 2002) and scored 29 goals. He was also part of the Iraqi squad at the 2004 Olympic Games , where he made it 3-2 for Iraq in the game against Portugal (final score 4-2). At the 2004 Asian Cup he scored a goal.
In the final of the 2007 Asian Cup , he and his team beat three-time Asian champions Saudi Arabia 1-0 in Jakarta. As captain of the team, he scored the winning goal with a header in the 71st minute. He was also named top scorer and best player of the tournament.
Mahmud's other successes include winning the West Asian Championship in 2002, the West Asian Games in 2005 and the silver medal at the Asian Games in 2006 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Japan 1-0 Iraq , iraqsport.wordpress.com , accessed 29. September 2012
Web links
- Official homepage of Yunis Mahmud (Arabic and English)
- Overview of all international matches and goals on rsssf.com
- Yunis Mahmud in the database of weltfussball.de
- Yunis Mahmud in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mahmud, Yunis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mahmud Chalif, Yunis (full name); يونس محمود (Arabic); Mahmoud Khalef, Younis (English) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iraqi soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kirkuk , Iraq |