Hamzah Idris
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hamzah Idris Falatah | ||
Date of birth | 8 October 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Medina, Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1983–1985 | Ohud | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1997 | Ohud | 147 | (135) |
1997–2007 | Al Ittihad | 192 | (139) |
Total | 339 | (274) | |
National team‡ | |||
1992–2000 | Saudi Arabia | 70 | (30) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2010. |
Hamzah Idris Falatah (Arabic: حمزة إدريس فلاتة, born 8 October 1972) is a Saudi Arabian footballer of Kenyan descent. He used to play as a striker for Ohud from 1992 to 1995 and then for Al Ittihad until he retired in 2007.
For Saudi Arabia national team he participated at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1996 Summer Olympics[1] and at 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.[2]
He holds the national record for most goals scored in one season at 33 goals for the 1999-2000 season. The record still stands today, and he has received an award from FIFA in 3rd place for top goal scorers for that season.
He is currently an assistant coach for Al-Ittihad, He was number 9 for Al-Ittihad.
Honours
Club
Ohud
- Saudi First Division : 1991, 1993
Al Ittihad
- Saudi Premier League : 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007
- Saudi King Cup : 1997, 2001, 2004
- Saudi Federation Cup : 1999
- Asian Cup Winners Cup : 1999
- AFC Champions League : 2004, 2005
- Arab Champions League : 2005
- Gulf Club Champions Cup : 1999
- SE Super Cup : 2001, 2003
- Qualifying for the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup
National team
- AFC Asian Cup : 1992 and 2000
- Qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup
Individual
- Saudi Premier League Top Scorer : 2000
- Saudi First Division Top Scorer : 1992
- Arab Top Scorer : 2000
- Arab Champions League Top Scorer : 1999
- All-time Al-Ittihad Top Scorer with 139 Goals
- 3rd Place in 2000 World's Top Scorers
- Record for Most Goals in One Season ( 33 Goals )
References
- ↑ "Hamzah Falatah Biography and Statistics". Sports References. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ↑ Hamzah Fallatah – FIFA competition record
External links
- Hamzah Idris at National-Football-Teams.com