Saad Qais ( ar, سعد قيس نعمان), is an Iraqi former professional footballer born in 1967 who played in the Iraqi national team (1987–1993). Saad was one of the star Iraqi players of the late 1980s and through the 1990s. He first made his name with Al-Shorta in the early 1980s, he later joined Al-Rasheed helping them win the League, cup and the Arab Club Championship in 1988 and another league title in 1989. He later revealed that he was forced to join the club by

Uday Hussein Uday Saddam Hussein ( ar, عدي صدام حسين; 18 June 1964 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi politician and the eldest son of Saddam Hussein. He held numerous positions as a sports chairman, military officer and businessman, and was the head ...

, who punished the team after every loss. He played in the Iraqi Olympic side in Seoul and the Gulf Cup in 1988. Saad captained Al-Shorta to the Iraqi league title in 1998. In early 2001, he retired from football.

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International goals

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1967 births Living people Sportspeople from Baghdad Iraqi footballers Iraqi expatriate footballers Iraq international footballers Olympic footballers of Iraq Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Al-Shorta SC players Al-Rayyan SC players Al-Karkh SC players CA Batna players Qatar Stars League players Expatriate footballers in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Algeria Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Association football wingers {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub