Sami Al-Jaber

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Sami Abdullah Mohammed Al-Jaber (Template:Langx; born 11 December 1972) is a Saudi Arabian football manager and former professional player who played as a striker. He spent the entirety of his career with Al-Hilal, apart from a five-month loan to English club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Al-Jaber is his country's second highest international goal-scorer with 46 goals in 156 internationals from 1992 to 2006. He appeared in four consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments, from 1994 to 2006, scoring in three of them. He was also a member of the Saudi squad which won the AFC Asian Cup in 1996. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Saudi footballers ever.

Club career

Al-Jaber made his Al-Hilal debut in 1989 and spent nearly 20 years at the club. In 2000, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan,[1] where he made just five appearances in five months.[2] After the club learned that Al-Jaber's father had been taken seriously ill, he was allowed to join the United Arab Emirates side Al-Ain on loan, and this was to spell the end of his time in England.[3] Even so, to this day Al-Jaber remains one of the very few Saudi footballers to have played outside their homeland.

On 21 January 2008, Al-Hilal held a testimonial for Al-Jaber against English Premier League giants Manchester United. Al-Jaber scored a penalty en route to a 3–2 victory over the visitors, in his last game for the club.[4]

International career

On 27 May 1998, Al-Jaber made his 100th international appearance in a friendly against Norway. At 25 years, four months and 16 days old, this made him the youngest male footballer to reach 100 caps.[5]

After gaining a runners-up medal in the 2000 Asian Cup, he appeared in the 2002 World Cup but only played in one game, a 0–8 hammering by Germany. He was ruled out of the rest of the competition when his appendix burst and he had to be rushed to hospital.[6]

Managerial career

Al-Jaber was named as assistant coach of Al-Hilal in 2009, one year after he retired from professional football. He worked under notable coaches like Eric Gerets, Gabriel Calderon and Thomas Doll. In 2012, he became assistant coach of Ligue 2 side Auxerre.

On 27 May 2013, Al-Jaber was named the manager of Al-Hilal, replaced former coach Zlatko Dalić. He became the first Saudi coach to manage Al-Hilal after 14 years of Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani in 1999. After his first season in his new career, he was ranked 19th in Football Coach World ranking, even though Al-Hilal decided to replace him. On 19 July 2014, Al Arabi announced his appointment as technical manager.

Personal life

Al-Jaber is an advocate of football reforms, having criticised the Saudi Football Federation for its protectionist policy that prevented Saudi talents from going abroad to play better football after Saudi Arabia became the first team to be knocked out of 2002 FIFA World Cup.[7]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Jaber goal.
List of international goals scored by Sami Al-Jaber[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 September 1992 Latakia, Syria File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 2–0 1992 Arab Nations Cup Group Stages
2 18 April 1993 Singapore File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 3–1 Friendly
3 24 April 1993 Singapore File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1–0 Friendly
4 1 May 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau 6–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5 17 September 1993 Khobar, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 4–0 Friendly
6 28 October 1993 Doha, Qatar File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 4–3 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
7 30 March 1994 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 2–2 Friendly
8 27 April 1994 Athinai, Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 5–1 Friendly match
9 25 June 1994 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 2–1 1994 FIFA World Cup
10 19 October 1994 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2–1 Friendly
11 6 November 1994 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 1–1 12th Arabian Gulf Cup
12 10 December 1994 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 2–1 Friendly
13 8 October 1995 Washington DC, United States File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 4–3 Friendly
14 28 October 1995 Matsuyama, Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2–1 Friendly
15 19 October 1996 Muscat, Oman File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 2–2 13th Arabian Gulf Cup
16 5 December 1996 Dubai, United Arab Emirates File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 6–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
17 16 December 1996 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 4–3 1996 AFC Asian Cup Quarter-finals
18 31 March 1997 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei 6–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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21 25 September 1997 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali 5–1 Friendly
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23 9 May 1998 Cannes, France File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Friendly
24 12 May 1998 Nice, France File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 1–1 Friendly
25 17 May 1998 Cannes, France File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 2–1 Friendly
26 24 June 1998 Bordeaux, France File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 2–2 1998 FIFA World Cup
27 31 May 2000 Győr, Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 2–2 Friendly
28 5 October 2000 Zarqa, Jordan File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2–0 Friendly
29 10 February 2001 Dammam, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
30 12 February 2001 Dammam, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
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33 15 February 2001 Dammam, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
34 10 July 2001 Singapore File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 3–0 Friendly
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36 15 September 2001 Bangkok, Thailand File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
37 21 September 2001 Manama, Bahrain File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
38 21 October 2001 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 4–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
39 16 January 2002 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 1–1 15th Arabian Gulf Cup
40 20 January 2002 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 3–1 15th Arabian Gulf Cup
41 14 May 2002 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 3–2 Friendly
42 9 February 2005 Tashkent, Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
43 8 June 2005 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
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45 15 March 2006 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg Iraq 2–2 Friendly
46 14 June 2006 Munich, Germany File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 2–2 2006 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Al-Hilal

Saudi Arabia

Individual

See also

References

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