Assyrian Sports Hall of Fame

thirstyninos said:
AMMO BABA

Started Shining on the National level in 1951 with the Iraqi School Soccer Varsity.

He then developed and sharpened his skills alongside great players such as Ammo Samson, Youra Eshaya, Awia Shawel, and Hermiz Gabriel when he joined the Assyrian Soccer Club in Habbanniah, Iraq. In 1954 he joined the Iraqi Air Force soccer team for which he played until 1964.

Ammo Baba, exploded into the Arab football scene at the tender age of 17 in a schoolboys football tournament in Cairo for the Iraqi schoolboys against the home nation Egypt in the early 1950s.

He is still revered by generations who never saw him play, was an instinctive out and out goal scorer, known for his bicycle kicks, heading ability, defense splitting pace and the power of his shooting. He had an opportunist's eye for goal but also displayed magnificent technique and virtuoso skill of a great centre forward=z?U#???0D
Moved to Employee Football Club in 1951 replacing legendary striker Aram Karam, where he played with the likes of Captain Hermiz Gabriel, Ammo Samson and Youra. In 1954 he signed for Baghdad based club Al Qowa Al Jawea where he was a huge success, scoring bundles of goals, season after season. The prolific marksman was once the captain of a short-lived Arab national team during the mid Fifties, in a Nasser-inspired experiment in Arab unity which failed due to the fact that, which Ammo Baba puts it 'no one wanted to play against us'. After brilliant scoring exploits for both Iraq and Al-Qowa Al-Jawea, he was spotted by English 2nd Division side Notts County and was offered a contract to play for them, but when the call from Meadow Lane came, he could not leave the country, due to a sudden coup led by the Iraqi General Abdul-Karim Qasim on July 14, 1958.

His playing career came to a premature end at the peak of his game due to a serious injury in 1965. In a career in which he scored around 850 goals, Ammo Baba is still seen as one of the Assyrian worlds most talented strikers.

He moved into management after his retirement and took over the helm at Public Transport Club in 1966. He became the Iraqi Military team manager in 1971, winning the World Military Cup twice and later became Iraqi national manager in 1979 helping the national team to qualify for 3 Olympics Games (Moscow '80, Los Angeles '84 and Seoul '88), winning the Gulf State Championship twice, Asian Games Finals victory over Kuwait in 82 and helping Iraq to qualify for their first World Cup appearance in Mexico '86. Ammo Baba is recognized as one of the most successful Iraqi Assyrian Footballers and managers of all time.

He was recently named as the SPORT MAN OF THE CENTURY in IRAQ.

He scored approximately 850 goals in his playing career which included 85 international games.

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Ammo Baba with the Iraqi Military Team of 1965.

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With The Iraqi Youth Team that won
the Asian Youth Championship of 2000



p.s i will post more about other assyrian hall of famers one at time every day


i got these infos from www.aina.org


my dad played with him back in iraq.
 
Who is your dad? his full name if possible and what club did he play for? where in Iraq did he live?

ASHOOR
 
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Name:
Sharbel Touma

Date of Birth:
25-3-1979


Club:
Fc Twente (The Netherlands)

Position:
Attacking Midfielder

Ex-club (s):
Assyriska, Halmstads BK (Sweden)
 
Hi Ninos, i had 2 post this.....its a old pic of my Grandfather"s team ( Sheba Benyamin , marked with an X :lol: ) Cup Winners 1938/39

ARSENAL SC HABBANIYA




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you might have some more information about that team and Players
;)
 
Ninos Yukanna the Dutch tae kwon do champion in 2002 and 2003.

Name:
Ninos Yukanna

Date of Birth:
21-10-1982


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ARAM KARAM


my dad told me about how he kicked the soccer ball against turkish team i belive and basically kicked it so hard against goalie chest that the goalie went inside the net and killed the goalie as well
 
.CaNdLe. said:
Hi Ninos, i had 2 post this.....its a old pic of my Grandfather"s team ( Sheba Benyamin , marked with an X ?:lol: ) ?Cup Winners 1938/39 ?

ARSENAL SC HABBANIYA




ShebaBenyamin_1938_39.jpg



you might have some more information about that team and Players
? ?;)

thats an awesome pic, and im sure you're very proud of your grandfather
 
steelcity_guy19 said:
.CaNdLe. said:
Hi Ninos, i had 2 post this.....its a old pic of my Grandfather"s team ( Sheba Benyamin , marked with an X ?:lol: ) ?Cup Winners 1938/39 ?

ARSENAL SC HABBANIYA




ShebaBenyamin_1938_39.jpg



you might have some more information about that team and Players
? ?;)

thats an awesome pic, and im sure you're very proud of your grandfather


awwwwwwww at last someone has noticed this pic.........thxxx my? dear? :bigarmhug:....and yes am sooo proud of my sawoo.?
 
thirstyninos said:
ALBERT KHOSHABA

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Khoshaba was one of the most outstanding footballers of his generation. As a youngster he started playing football in Habbaniya alongside his friends and the airmen at the RAF base. The talented left-sided player was one of the last players to come out of Habbaniya after the likes Aram Karam, Youl Gorgis, Ammo Baba, Edison and Youra Eshaya, who all started their playing careers there before moving onto greater things in other places in Iraq.

Like many Assyrian greats, Albert participated in a variety of sports while growing up at the RAF Base but there were no questions about what Albert wanted to be when grew up, a footballer.

He started his playing career in 1954 when he joined the R.A.F. Employees' (Assyrian) Club, a year later he was called up for his national service and played for the Army team known as the 3rd Battalion (Al-Fareeka Al-Thalatha) until 1957.

After his discharge from his military service, he moved across Baghdad and joined the Passenger Transport Department team (Al Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab), where he played for two seasons.

During the midst of uncertainty of life in Iraq brought upon after the 1958 revolution, Albert immigrated to the United Kingdom in 1959 in the hope of living there.

However little under a year later, he became homesick and returned back to Iraq. He quickly joined the Baghdad based club Police team (Al-Shorta), where he was one of the star players in their team before he returned to his former club Al-Maslaha playing alongside Mohammed Thamir, Hormis Goriel, Qais Hameed, Mohammed Majid and Youl Gorgis.

Albert was distinguished from other players due to his agility, calm and composed nature and his remarkable pace and speed, while he was also a fine dribbler with the ball.

Albert was a regular in the Iraqi national team during the mid to late 60s making nearly 40 appearances for Iraq alongside players such as Hamid Fawzi, Hassan Balah, Jabar Rashak, Shidrak Yousef, Gorgis Ismail, Gilbert Awekam, Mahmoud Asad, Nouri Dhiab, Hisham Atta Ajaj and Qasim ?Zawiya? Mahmoud.

On the pitch, Albert was the matinee idol; his blond hair, olive skin and broad smile enticed him to the fans, especially the girls, while off it, he was boyish, modest and admirably intelligent. ? ?One of his greatest accomplishments came in late 1966, when he was selected by coach Adil Bashir to play for the Baghdad Select team in the opening game of the Iraqi People?s National stadium against Benfica of Portugal, who included the greatest player in the world at the time Eusebio in their side.

Albert played on the left-side of midfield with fellow Assyrian Shidrak Yousef in attacking midfield and Hussein Hashim on the right in a more defensive position in a 3 man midfield, part of coach Adil Bashir?s 4-3-3 formation.

Benfica went into half-time with 1-0 lead but 10 minutes into the 2nd half Shidrak and Albert combined to set-up the equaliser for Captain Qasim ?Zawiya? Mahmoud, who hit a thunderous shot from 12 yards to beat the stranded keeper.

Alberto as he was sometimes known to his adoring fans because of his South American or European style, even outshone Eusebio on the day as he picked up the man of the match award however, he was unable to help his side to victory as the Baghdad XI lost 2-1 with a goal from the Portuguese giants in the last ten minutes of the game.

After the game, the 1966 World Cup star Eusebio came up to Albert commended him on his excellent performance and exchanged shirts with him. During that night, the Mozambique born Eusebio told everyone that he had never seen any player as good as Albert on the left side of midfield.

During that game, Eusebio ?(1966 World Cup MVP), came to Albert after the game at the field and took off his shirt and gave it to Albert as it is ceremonial between players.
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?His fakes and faints were incredible; his style of play was very European. ?
As many remember an incident that illustrates his talents and the fear he installed in the opposing teams defense of the memorable game between Al-Ahli team vs. The Military team. Albert was playing for Al-Ahli.
He took the ball to the defense, as he usually does, and kept on dribbling with the ball and all of a sudden, there was no ball !!!
He was dribbling and faking on air ... he had passed the ball "back heel" with the fake to one of his teammates, but he kept dribbling as if he still had the ball to draw the defense, and the defenders followed him for a moment realizing too late it was a fake.

The pass surprised his teammate too, and even though he had an open goal, he hit the side of the net, narrowly missed. keep in mind that The Military Team's defense was probably the best defense in the Middle East. Prior to that game, they stopped East Germany's all-stars from scoring, in a 0-0 draw.

Not much has changed!!? I recognized his picture before I even read the name!? Still looks the same.? Lives in Birmingham I believe.? Very nice guy.

P.S.  What -- no Andre Aghassi?!  Yeah, I know he denies it, but we all know what he is!  :mrgreen:
 
mechwarrior said:
ARAM KARAM


my dad told me about how he kicked the soccer ball against turkish team i belive and basically kicked it so hard against goalie chest that the goalie went inside the net and killed the goalie as well

He's related to my dad...The story I heard was he ripped the net of the goal...i've heard he's also broken goalie ribs!  Great pictures!
 
Benjamin Bakircioglu father of Kennedy Bakircioglu who plays for AJAX today.


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do you guys think that Kennedy Bakircioglu should also be added here?
 
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Sanharib Malki Sabah (born March 1, 1984) is a Belgian footballer with Assyrian roots currently playing at K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. For K.S.V. Roeselare, his previous club, he scored their very first European goal, in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2006-07 against FK Vardar from Macedonia.

Sanharib Malki
Personal information
Full name Sanharib Malki Sabah
Date of birth March 1, 1984 (1984-03-01) (age 24)
Place of birth    Al Qamishli, Syria
Height 180cm
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot
Youth clubs
1999-2002 Scup Jette
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002-Dec. 2005
2006
2007- R. Union Saint-Gilloise
K.S.V. Roeselare
K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot
 
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Kennedy Bakircioglu (born November 2, 1980 in S?dert?lje, Sweden) is a Swedish football player of Assyrian origin.[1][2] He currently plays for Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie. He has also played for the Sweden national football team.

Biography
Bakircioglu's family arrived in Sweden in 1972 from Mardin,Turkey. His father, B?nyamin (Benjamin) Bakircioglu, was one of the first to play for the new club Assyriska F?reningen, a club established by the Assyrian diaspora. Kennedy started off his professional career with Assyriska in 1996 and stayed at the club until 1999. In 1998-99, Bakircioglu had a trial with Manchester United, but did not do enough to secure a contract with the English club. In the summer of 1999, he joined Hammarby IF, and remained there for the next five years, during which time he led the team to its first championship in 2001. In his time at Hammarby, Bakircioglu was well known to many players of the computer game Championship Manager. Bakircioglu had the reputation of a legend in the game.[3] In 2005, he was elected Hammarby's fourth greatest player of all time in an online poll held on the club's website.

In 2003, Bakircioglu moved abroad to play in Greece for Iraklis. As he had played the 2003 season in Sweden, he joined his new team half-way through their season and only managed seven league appearances. In his second and last season at the club, he was unable to hold down a first team place and was soon on the move again. He joined the Dutch team FC Twente prior to the start of the 2005-06 season and impressed his manager Fred Rutten straight away to become a first team regular. In fact, in his two seasons at the club he only missed two league appearances and managed to score 23 goals. His efforts didn't go unnoticed and on 5 May 2007, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf announced that Bakircioglu would be playing for Ajax in the 2007-08 season.[4] He was officially signed by Ajax ten days later on 15 May 2007. At Ajax, he immediately secured his second career trophy when they beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 in the Johan Cruijff-schaal. In his first Eredivisie match for Ajax, he scored one goal in the 8-1 drubbing of De Graafschap.

ason Club Competition                          Apps Goals
1996 Assyriska F?reningen  Division 2            1 0
1997 Assyriska F?reningen  Division 2            8 1
1998 Assyriska F?reningen  Division 1 Norra  25 9
1999 Hammarby IF  Allsvenskan                  25 2
2000 Hammarby IF  Allsvenskan                  26 5
2001 Hammarby IF  Allsvenskan                  26 8
2002 Hammarby IF  Allsvenskan                  25 11
2003 Hammarby IF  Allsvenskan                  25 12
2003/04 Iraklis  Super League Greece            7 2
2004/05 Iraklis  Super League Greece            17 2
2005/06 FC Twente  Eredivisie                    32 9
2006/07 FC Twente  Eredivisie                    33 15
2007/08 Ajax  Eredivisie                              2 2
Total 252 76


he also played for the u21 swedish team and also a few times for swedish team itself.
 
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Sharbel Touma (born in Beirut, Lebanon) is an Swedish footballer. Since 2007 he plays for Borussia M?nchengladbach.

An ethnic Syriac,[1] Touma moved to Sweden at a young age and was granted Swedish citizenship.


[edit] Football career
Touma has earlier played for Djurg?rdens IF, AIK Fotboll, Halmstads BK and F.C. Twente. He won "the Big Silver" (Stora Silvret in Swedish, second place in the Swedish top league, Allsvenskan) with Halmstads BK 2004 and left then for FC Twente.

He has two caps for Sweden national team.


Sharbel Touma
Personal information
Full name Sharbel Touma
Date of birth March 25, 1979 (1979-03-25) (age 29)
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker

Current Club; Borussia Monchengladbach
Number 14

(app) gls
1997-1999 Djurgardens IF 48 10
2000-2001 AIK 29 4
2002-2004- Halmstadt BK 68 20
2004-2007 FC Twente 79 18
2007- B. Monschengladbach 0 0 still busy... no stastistics

Source : www.TorontoAAC.com
 
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Jasar Takak (born March 4, 1982 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Vitesse Arnhem. Takak plays the central midfield position. He was born and raised in the Netherlands, but his parents are ethnic Assyrians from Turkey. He played for PSV Eindhoven, FC Zwolle, RKC Waalwijk and NEC Nijmegen.

 
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George Mourad (born 18 September 1982 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish football striker of Assyrian descent who plays for the Dutch Eredivisie side Willem II Tilburg.

After playing for V?stra Fr?lunda IF, he joined IFK G?teborg in 2004 and scored seven goals in his debut season in Allsvenskan. In 2005, he had a disappointing season with only three goals in Allsvenskan. He then signed a six month loan contract for Italian Serie B side Brescia on January 31, 2006. After a trial, Mourad was granted a contract on January 11, 2008 at the Dutch club Willem II. He has played for the Sweden national football team.

George Mourad


Date of birth: September 18, 1982 (1982-09-18) (age 25)
Place of birth: Gothenburg, Sweden
Playing position: Striker

Current club: Willem II (netherlands)
Number 28

                                        (app)  gls
2004-2008 IFK Goteborg          38  10
2006-2008 Brescia Calcio          6  1
2008-      Willem II                  1  0

 
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Louay "Lolo" Chanko, born November 29, 1979, is a Syriac[1]-Swedish football midfielder who currently plays for Hammarby IF in Stockholm. Chankos contract expires 2010.

Louay Chanko

Date of Birth : November 29, 1979
Place of Birth: Sodertalje Sweden
Playing Position: Midfielder


Current Club: Hammarby IF
Number 6

                                                      (app) (gls)
1998-2000 Syrianska FC                            ? ?
2000-2003 Djurgardens IF                        45  10
2003-2005 Malmo FF                              60  2
2005-2006 AEK Athens                            15  1
2006-      Hammarby IF                          33  2

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Ninos Gouriye (born 14 January 1991 in Hengelo) is a Dutch footballer of Syrian descent and Assyrian ethnicity. He currently plays for the Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente.[1]
[edit]Personal life

His brothers Sargon is currently a footballer at SV Spakenburg and Teglat plays at Quick '20.[2] His cousin Arthur Gouriye played alongside his brother Teglat at Quick '20.[3]

Ninos Gouriye
Personal information
Full name Ninos Gouriye
Date of birth 14 January 1991 (age 20)
Place of birth Hengelo, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club FC Twente
Youth career
HVV Tubantia
2002–2011 FC Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– FC Twente 3 (0
 
TheAssyrianLord said:
Ninos Gouriye (born 14 January 1991 in Hengelo) is a Dutch footballer of Syrian descent and Assyrian ethnicity. He currently plays for the Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente.[1]
[edit]Personal life

His brothers Sargon is currently a footballer at SV Spakenburg and Teglat plays at Quick '20.[2] His cousin Arthur Gouriye played alongside his brother Teglat at Quick '20.[3]

Ninos Gouriye
Personal information
Full name Ninos Gouriye
Date of birth 14 January 1991 (age 20)
Place of birth Hengelo, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club FC Twente
Youth career
HVV Tubantia
2002–2011 FC Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– FC Twente 3 (0


That is amazing, thanks for sharing!

ASHOOR
 
lol, Gouriye a big coincidence.

Their family is far into the Assyrian side.

Another player who I believe is Assyrian in the Dutch league:

Gaby Jallo (born 1 January 1989 in Al-Qamishli) is a Syrian-born Dutch footballer. He currently plays for the Dutch Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo. He previously played in the youth of FC Twente.

Gaby Jallo
Personal information
Full name Gaby Jallo
Date of birth 1 January 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth Qamishli, Syria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Heracles Almelo
Number 28
Youth career
ASVO Overdinkel
2001–2008 Heracles Almelo
2008–2009 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009– Heracles Almelo 12 (0)
 
Leena Khamis born in 1986, she plays soccer for Sydney FC and for the Australian national team. She has appeared in the world cup once in 2011 (scoring 1 goal) and again in the upcoming World Cup this year (June)


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Read more about her here:

-About her second world cup participation (2015) http://www.assyrianvoice.net/forum/index.php?topic=45644.0
-Here is our discussion from her last appearance at the 2011 World Cup http://www.assyrianvoice.net/forum/index.php?topic=41176
-Here is another discussion we had about her when she first appeared on the scene in 2008: http://www.assyrianvoice.net/forum/index.php?topic=31428.0


ASHOOR
 
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