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Sadiq Saadoun Abdul-Ridha (Arabic: صادق سعدون عبد الرضا; born 12 June 1972) is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a defender.

Sadiq Saadoun

Personal information
Full name	Sadiq Saadoun Abdul-Ridha
Date of birth	(1972-06-12) 12 June 1972 (age 50)
Place of birth	Iraq
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1988–1989	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1990	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1990–1991	Al-Khutoot
1991–1993	Salahaddin
1993–1996	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1996	Anyang LG Cheetahs	13	(1)
1996–1998	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1997–1998	→Al-Shorta (loan)		(2)
1998–1999	Al-Talaba
1999–2000	Akhaa Ahli Aley
2000–2005	Al-Talaba
National team
1995–2001	Iraq	8	(1)
Teams managed
2018	Al-Talaba
2018–2019	Al-Talaba (Assist. Coach)
2019	Al-Hussein
2019	Al-Diwaniya
2021	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Assist. Coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

At club level, he has played for Anyang LG Cheetahs in South Korea and Al-Talaba SC in Iraq. Internationally Saadoun represented Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He missed the 1996 Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, but was recalled by Milan Zivadinovic for the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon.[1] He also scored 4 goals in the 1997 edition of the friendly international tournament Nehru Cup, which was won by Iraq.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 June 1997	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Kazakhstan	1–0	1–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial career

Saadoun has managed many teams, Al-Talaba (Iraq), Al-Hussein (Iraq), and is coaching Al-Diwaniya (Iraq) now.

Al-Diwaniya

Saadoun signed for Al-Diwaniya in August of the 2019-2020 season, after the leave of Razzaq Farhan.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 6 November 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Al-Talaba	22 April 2018	18 July 2018	15	4	5	6	026.7
Al-Hussein	11 May 2019	23 July 2019	12	1	4	7	008.3
Al-Diwaniya	31 August 2019	22 October 2019	10	4	1	5	040.0
Total			37	9	10	18	024.3	—

References

External links

• Sadiq Saadoun – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Sadiq Saadoun at National-Football-Teams.com

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