Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber is a Saudi Arabian football manager and former professional player who played as a striker.
13 Facts About Sami Al-Jaber
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Sami Al-Jaber spent the entirety of his career with Al-Hilal apart from a five-month loan to English club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Sami Al-Jaber appeared in four consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments, from 1994 to 2006, scoring in three of them.
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Sami Al-Jaber was a member of the Saudi squads which won the AFC Asian Cup in 1996.
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Sami Al-Jaber is widely regarded as one of the greatest Saudi footballers ever.
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Sami Al-Jaber made his Al-Hilal debut in 1989 and spent nearly 20 years at the club.
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On 27 May 1998, Sami Al-Jaber made his 100th international appearance in a friendly against Norway.
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Sami Al-Jaber was ruled out of the rest of the competition when his appendix burst and he had to be rushed to hospital.
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Sami Al-Jaber was named as assistant coach of Al-Hilal in 2009, one year after he retired from professional football.
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Sami Al-Jaber worked under notable coaches like Eric Gerets, Gabriel Calderon and Thomas Doll.
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On 27 May 2013, Sami Al-Jaber was named the manager of Al-Hilal, replaced former coach Zlatko Dalic.
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Sami Al-Jaber became the first Saudi coach to manage Al-Hilal after 14 years of Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani in 1999.
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Sami 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.