Mohammad Afash
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammad Nasser Afash | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Aleppo, Syria | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1993 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo | ||
1993–1996 | Proodeftiki | 89 | (28) |
1996–2004 | Ionikos | 196 | (19) |
2004–2005 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo | ||
International career | |||
1989–2004 | Syria | 27 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mohammad Nasser Afash (Arabic: محمد عفش; born 31 October 1966) is a Syrian retired footballer, who played as a midfielder. He started his career for Al-Ittihad Aleppo, before moving to Greece, where he spent 11 years for rivals Proodeftiki and Ionikos. He finished his career with Al-Ittihad Aleppo. Afash has represented Syria, getting capped 27 times and scoring 9 goals.
Club career
[edit]Afash is one of the most notable Syrian football exports. Beginning his career with Al-Ittihad, he moved to Greece in 1993 to play for Proodeftiki before joining Ionikos in the 1996–97 season.[1] He returned to Al-Ittihad in 2004.
International career
[edit]Afash made seven appearances for the senior Syria national football team in qualifying matches for the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup.[2] He was a member of the Syria squad at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals.[3]
He also played for Syria at the 1989 and 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship[2]
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 2 July 1993 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | Taiwan | 5–0 | 8–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) |
2. | 6–0 | |||||
3. | 19 August 1999 | Amman, Jordan | Oman | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1999 Arab Games |
4. | 23 August 1999 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Libya | 1-0 | 1-1 | |
5. | 25 August 1999 | Amman, Jordan | United Arab Emirates | 2-1 | 2-2 | |
6. | 30 April 2001 | Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria | Philippines | 9–0 | 12–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7. | 7 May 2001 | Laos | 1–0 | 11–0 | ||
8. | 10–0 | |||||
9. | 18 May 2001 | Oman | 2–2 | 3–3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ a b Mohamad Afash – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Asian Nations Cup 1996 Final Tournament - Extended File". RSSSF. 15 December 2006.
External links
[edit]- Mohammad Afash at National-Football-Teams.com