Hamad Al-Montashari ( ar, حمد المُنتشري, ''Hamad al-Muntasharī'') (born June 22, 1982) is a Saudi Arabian

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er for

Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic language, Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to: Sports Football Libya *Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier *Al Ittihad Gheryan, a f ...

. Al-Montashari, a

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, was declared the 2005 Asian Football Player of the Year, defeating

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and

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striker Maksim Shatskikh . With Al-Ittihad, Al-Montashari won the 2004 and 2005

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Champions Leagues. On June 1, 2007 in the

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final, Al-Montashari scored a last minute winning goal for Al-Ittihad that gave them their 7th league title. He is considered to be one of Ittihad's longest tenured players.

Honours

International

;Saudi Arabia *

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* * 1982 births Living people Saudi Arabian footballers Saudi Arabia international footballers 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players Ittihad FC players Asian Footballer of the Year winners Sportspeople from Jeddah Association football central defenders Saudi Professional League players {{SaudiArabia-footy-defender-stub