Khalid Salman Al-Muhannadi ( ar, خالد محمد سلمان المحري المهندي; born 5 April 1962) is a Qatari former
footballer, playing and scoring in
World Youth Championships, various
Gulf Cup
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s and the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
. He was part of a golden generation of Qatari footballers in the eighties and nineties along with
Mansoor Muftah
Mansour Muftah Faraj Bekhit Al-Abdullah, or simply Mansour Muftah ( ar, منصور مفتاح, born 1955) is a Qatari former footballer who played as a forward. He was the top scorer in the Qatar Stars League a record 7 times, as well as being ...
,
Ibrahim Khalfan,
Mahmoud Soufi
Mahmoud Yassen Soufi (20 October 1971 – 2 June 2019) was a Qatari association football, footballer. He competed in the Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics, men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Adel Khamis
Adel Khamis (born November 11, 1965) is a retired Qatari footballer.
Career
Khamis started his career in the youth teams of Al Gharafa in 1979. He eventually progressed to the senior squad in 1983, when the team was in the Qatari Second Division. ...
and many more. His most memorable matches include those against Brazil in the
World Youth Championship (he scored a hat-trick) and against France at the 1984 Olympics. He retired from football in September 1998, playing his retirement match against
Sudan
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under national team coach Luiz Gonzaga. The match ended 1–1.
Career
Club career
He played for
Al-Sadd at club level. His free-kick goal in the
Asian Club Championship 1988-89 final gave Al-Sadd their first Asian title.
International career
Salman represented the
Qatar olympic team at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and scored a brace against France, which account for the only two goals Qatar scored during the tournament. He also played for the
Qatar national football team at the
1988 AFC Asian Cup
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finals, scoring a goal in the group stage.
International goals
Television
Salman works as an analyst for various Gulf sports channels, especially
Al-Kass, where he appears in the ''Al Majlis'' talk show.
Ambassador for 2022 FIFA World Cup
Salman was selected as one of the local ambassadors for
2022 FIFA World Cup
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and its legacy programmes.
Comments on homosexuality
During an interview with German television channel
ZDF on 8 November 2022, Salman made comments about homosexuality, saying "during the World Cup, many things would come into the country. For example, let's talk about gays. The most important thing would be that everyone would accept that they come here. But they would have to accept our rules." Salman mentioned that he has problems with children seeing gay men. He argued that children would then learn something that would be not good. He said that being gay is "
haram" or forbidden, and described homosexuality as a "damage in the mind". The interview was stopped by a World Cup organizing committee press officer. His comments led to massive criticism in Germany. However, Salman later stated that his comments were misinterpreted and that "damage in the mind" was in relation to alcohol and not homosexuality.
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Khalid Salman – History – Al Sadd Club
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1962 births
Living people
Qatari footballers
Qatar international footballers
1984 AFC Asian Cup players
1988 AFC Asian Cup players
Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Qatar
Al Sadd SC players
Qatar Stars League players
Association football midfielders
Sports controversies