Yassir Raad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Yassir Raad

Iraqi footballer

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1983

Place of Birth: Iraq

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Iraq

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Yassir Raad

  • Yassir Raad Mohammed (Arabic: ???? ??? ?????) (born 25 June 1983 in Iraq) is an Iraqi defender who plays for Sulaymaniya FC. The left-side Al-Zawraa player is capable of playing in defence, as well as midfield.
  • Yassir has been one of the Iraqi league's top defenders for the past four years, having played for Al-Defaa Al-Jawiya (now Al-Esteqlal), Al-Shorta, Al-Zawraa and now Arbil FC.
  • He was first selected for the Olympic team by Wathik Naji in October, 2002.
  • The former Iraqi national coach picked a squad of twenty-four players from a list of 217 players; A month later, German coach Bernd Stange took over the team and Yassir made his international debut for Iraq in the 2-2 draw with Bahrain in Doha.
  • At the end of the war, Yassir played at the 2003 Arab Club Championship in Cairo, where he played against Kuwait SC, Al-Jaish and Zamalek, which would be one of his last appearances for the Police Club before he moved to Al-Zawraa.
  • He was recalled by coach Adnan Hamad and played a part in the side’s 5-1 demolition of Al-Nasr at the Emir Abdullah Al-Faisal Cup in Abha, the team reached went all the way to the final where they beat Morocco 1-0.
  • He was used sparely by coach Hamad making only two appearances in the Qualifiers for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, as well as giving him a starting place in the friendly against South Korea in Seoul in April.

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