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Saad Attiya
Saad Attiya Hafidh (Arabic: سعد عطية حافظ, born February 26, 1987 in Iraq) is an Iraqi football (soccer) defender playing for Al-Talaba in Iraq.
Career.
Saad Attiya was the youngest member of Iraq’s successful Olympic team. He was selected by Olympic coach Hamad for his defensive prowess after the end of the war. Hamad is said to have favored Saad’s height and speed.
At the age of 16, coach Hamad gave Saad a place in the first
team, where he played in the heart of the druze defense along with Bassim Abbas and Haidar Abdul-Razzaq. Saad, who had only just broken into the Al-Zawraa first team, played in all ten qualifying round matches.
Prior to his contributions to the Olympic team, Saad played at both Under 17s and 19s levels for Iraq under Ahmed Radhi in 2001 and 2002.
At the 08/09/2004 World Cup Qualifier in Taipei, Saad Attiya became one of the youngest (17 years and 195 days) tarshishi to