Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber (Arabic: سامي الجابر; 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.
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 careeredit
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 careeredit
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 lifeedit
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 statisticsedit
Internationaledit
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]
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^Bryant, Tom; Gardner, Alan; Dart, James (5 December 2007). "Football: The Knowledge - the fastest ever century of international caps". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^Alosaimi, Najah (21 January 2008). "'Sam 6' Regarded as Kingdom's Best". Arab News. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
^Church, Michael (9 June 2002). "Why you don't see Saudi players in Europe". The Guardian.
^Roberto Mamrud & Naim Albakr. "Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Sami Al Jaber news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Sami Abdullah Al Jaber Arabic سامي الجابر 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 Sami Al JaberAl Jaber in 2013Personal informationFull nameSami Abdullah Al JaberDate of birth 1972 12 11 11 December 1972 age 51 Place of birthRiyadh Saudi ArabiaHeight1 77 m 5 ft 10 in Position s ForwardYouth career1986 1988Al HilalSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1989 2007Al Hilal270 101 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers loan 4 0 Total274 101 International career1992 2006Saudi Arabia156 46 Managerial career2011 2012Al Hilal assistant 2012 2013Auxerre assistant 2013 2014Al Hilal2015Al Wahda2016 2017Al ShababMedal record Men s football Representing Saudi Arabia AFC Asian Cup Winner 1996 Runner up 2000 FIFA Confederations Cup Runner up 1992 Gulf Cup of Nations Winner 1994 Winner 2002 Club domestic league appearances and goals 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 Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Managerial career 4 Personal life 5 Career statistics 5 1 International 6 Honours 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksClub career editAl 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 editOn 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 editAl 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 Dalic 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 editAl 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 editInternational edit 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 nbsp Kuwait 2 0 1992 Arab Nations Cup Group Stages 2 18 April 1993 Singapore nbsp New Zealand 3 1 Friendly 3 24 April 1993 Singapore nbsp New Zealand 1 0 Friendly 4 1 May 1993 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia nbsp Macau 6 0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier 5 17 September 1993 Khobar Saudi Arabia nbsp Thailand 4 0 Friendly 6 28 October 1993 Doha Qatar nbsp Iran 4 3 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier 7 30 March 1994 Riyadh Saudi Arabia nbsp Chile 2 2 Friendly 8 27 April 1994 Athinai Greece nbsp Greece 5 1 Friendly match 9 25 June 1994 East Rutherford New Jersey United States nbsp Morocco 2 1 1994 FIFA World Cup 10 19 October 1994 Dhahran Saudi Arabia nbsp United States 2 1 Friendly 11 6 November 1994 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates nbsp United Arab Emirates 1 1 1994 Gulf Cup of Nations 12 10 December 1994 Riyadh Saudi Arabia nbsp Poland 2 1 Friendly 13 8 October 1995 Washington DC United States nbsp United States 4 3 Friendly 14 28 October 1995 Matsuyama Japan nbsp Japan 2 1 Friendly 15 19 October 1996 Muscat Oman nbsp Qatar 2 2 1996 Gulf Cup of Nations 16 5 December 1996 Dubai United Arab Emirates nbsp Thailand 6 0 1996 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage 17 16 December 1996 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates nbsp China 4 3 1996 AFC Asian Cup Quarter finals 18 31 March 1997 Jeddah Saudi Arabia nbsp Chinese Taipei 6 0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 19 20 21 25 September 1997 Riyadh Saudi Arabia nbsp Mali 5 1 Friendly 22 23 9 May 1998 Cannes France nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 Friendly 24 12 May 1998 Nice France nbsp Iceland 1 1 Friendly 25 17 May 1998 Cannes France nbsp Namibia 2 1 Friendly 26 24 June 1998 Bordeaux France nbsp South Africa 2 2 1998 FIFA World Cup 27 31 May 2000 Gyor Hungary nbsp Hungary 2 2 Friendly 28 5 October 2000 Zarqa Jordan nbsp China 2 0 Friendly 29 10 February 2001 Dammam Saudi Arabia nbsp Bangladesh 3 0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 30 12 February 2001 Dammam Saudi Arabia nbsp Vietnam 5 0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 31 32 33 15 February 2001 Dammam Saudi Arabia nbsp Mongolia 6 0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 34 10 July 2001 Singapore nbsp Singapore 3 0 Friendly 35 36 15 September 2001 Bangkok Thailand nbsp Thailand 3 1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 37 21 September 2001 Manama Bahrain nbsp Bahrain 4 0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 38 21 October 2001 Riyadh Saudi Arabia nbsp Thailand 4 1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 39 16 January 2002 Riyadh Saudi Arabia nbsp Kuwait 1 1 2002 Gulf Cup of Nations 40 20 January 2002 Riyadh Saudi Arabia nbsp Bahrain 3 1 2002 Gulf Cup of Nations 41 14 May 2002 Riyadh Saudi Arabia nbsp Senegal 3 2 Friendly 42 9 February 2005 Tashkent Uzbekistan nbsp Uzbekistan 1 1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 43 8 June 2005 Riyadh Saudi Arabia nbsp Uzbekistan 3 0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 44 45 15 March 2006 Riyadh Saudi Arabia nbsp Iraq 2 2 Friendly 46 14 June 2006 Munich Germany nbsp Tunisia 2 2 2006 FIFA World CupHonours editAl Hilal Saudi Premier League 1989 90 1995 96 1997 98 2001 02 2004 05 Crown Prince Cup 1995 2000 2003 2004 05 2005 06 Saudi Federation Cup 1990 1993 1996 2000 Saudi Founder s Cup 2000 AFC Champions League 2000 Asian Cup Winners Cup 1996 97 2001 02 Asian Super Cup 1997 Arab Champions League 1994 1995 Arab Super Cup 2001 Gulf Club Champions Cup 1998 Saudi Egyptian Super Cup 2001 Saudi Arabia AFC Asian Cup 1996 runner up 2000 FIFA Confederations Cup runner up 1992 Gulf Cup of Nations 1994 2002 Individual AFC Player of the Month February 1998 9 AFC Goal of the Month April 1998 10 Saudi Premier League top scorer 1989 90 16 1992 93 19 Arab Champions League top scorer 1994 7 2004 05 9 Arab Club Champions Cup Best Player 1994 Gulf Club Champions Cup top scorer 1998 Arab Club Champions Cup All time top scorer Arab Super Cup top scorer 2001 AFC Fans All time XI at the FIFA World Cup 2020 11 See also editList of men s footballers with 100 or more international capsReferences edit Wollaston Steve 30 April 2020 Who is Sami Al Jaber The former Wolves player eyed for Newcastle United role BirminghamLive Retrieved 2 December 2021 Dixon Jamie AL JABER COMPLETES LOAN SPELL Sky Sports Retrieved 2 December 2021 Evans Nic AL JABER GIVEN UAE LOAN Sky Sports Retrieved 2 December 2021 Report Al Hilal 3 United 2 Manchester United FC 21 January 2008 Retrieved 8 February 2009 Bryant Tom Gardner Alan Dart James 5 December 2007 Football The Knowledge the fastest ever century of international caps The Guardian Retrieved 2 December 2021 Alosaimi Najah 21 January 2008 Sam 6 Regarded as Kingdom s Best Arab News Retrieved 8 February 2009 Church Michael 9 June 2002 Why you don t see Saudi players in Europe The Guardian Roberto Mamrud amp Naim Albakr Sami Abdullah Al Jaber Century of International Appearances RSSSF Retrieved 23 November 2013 Super Sami strikes gold Asian Football Confederation 14 May 1998 Archived from the original on 14 May 1998 Sami does it again Asian Football Confederation 19 February 1999 Archived from the original on 19 February 1999 The best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup announced Asian Football Confederation 7 July 2020 Archived from the original on 16 January 2021 Retrieved 19 May 2021 External links editsami al jaber injured Sami Al Jaber at AlHilal com Sami Al Jaber FIFA competition record archived Sami Al Jaber at Soccerbase nbsp Sami Al Jaber at Soccerway 1 Official Website nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sami Al Jaber Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sami Al Jaber amp oldid 1216149958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
