Abbas Obeid

Midfielder, Football player

1973 –

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Who is Abbas Obeid?

Abbas Obeid Jassim, born 1979 in Iraq, is an Iraqi football player. He played for FC Seoul and Pohang Steelers of the South Korean K-League, then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs and Pohang Atoms. He also was selected 28 times for the Iraq national football team where he scored 7 goals. Abbas was a football analyst on Dubai-sports TV channel during the 2007 Asian Cup and was remembered for breaking down in tears on a live broadcast after the Iraqi victory in the final of the tournament.

His younger brother is Haidar Obeid and he was also part of the Iraq national team.

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Born
Dec 10, 1973
Iraq
Nationality
  • Iraq
Lived in
  • Iraq

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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