Mohammad Omar (footballer)
Mohammed Omar Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shaddadi, known as Mohammad Omar (Arabic: محمد عمر, born November 11, 1976 in Dubai, UAE) is a retired [1] Emirati footballer, serving as the CEO for Mumbai Tigers F.C. in India.[2] He was the captain of the UAE national football team from 2002-2008. During his professional football career which spanned over 20 years he has played for many clubs including Al Wasl, Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Dhafra, Al-Nasr, and Ajman Club. In Summer 2010, Omar announced that he would move back to the club that he started with, Al Wasl FC to play a final season and retire.[3] In 2002, he joined Omani club, Dhofar and competed with them in the final of the Sultan Qaboos Cup, and scored the only goal for the team in a game which they eventually lost to neighbor's, Al-Nasr.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammed Omar Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shaddadi | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mumbai Tigers (Chief Executive Officer) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–2001 | Al Wasl | 93 | (57) |
2002 | Dhofar | 1 | (1) |
2002–2005 | Al Ain | 47 | (29) |
2005–2007 | Al-Jazira | 59 | (29) |
2008 | Al-Dhafra | 9 | (2) |
2008–2009 | Al-Nasr | 21 | (13) |
2009–2010 | Ajman | 8 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Al Wasl | ||
Total | 237 | (132) | |
National team‡ | |||
1996–2009 | UAE | 102 | (28) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17/7/2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17/7/2010 (UTC) |
Mohammed Omar is the younger brother of the UAE's football legend Zuhair Bakhit.
Honors
Al Wasl FC
- UAE League : UAE Football League 1996–97
Al Ain FC
- UAE League : 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04.
- AFC Champions League : 2002–03.
- UAE Super Cup: 2002/2003
International
- Gulf Cup of Nations : 2007 (Champions).
Individual
- UAE League : the second Top goalscorer 2008–09.
- Gulf Cup of Nations as captain.
References
- http://www.albayan.ae/sports/first/2011-06-13-1.1454907
- Upadhyay, Somesh (2012-05-27). "Dodsal FC gearing up to enter Indian football in style". Indian Football Blog. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- "Mohammad Omar Joins Al Wasl in few days". alittihad.ae (in Arabic). 2010-07-17.
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Zuhair Bakheet |
UAE captain 2002–2008 |
Succeeded by Ismail Matar |