Sadiq Saadoun
# Sadiq Saadoun

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

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. 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 | Record | Record | Record | Record | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. |
| 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 | Total | Total | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 024.3 | — |
