Mansour Muftah

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Mansour Muftah
Personal information
Full name Mansour Muftah Faraj Bekhit Al-Abdullah
Date of birth 1955 (age 68–69)
Place of birth Doha, Qatar
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Al-Rayyan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1994
Al-Rayyan
(+168)
1994–1998
Al-Wakrah
(14)
2001
Al-Saliya
International career
1976–1994 Qatar 81 (42)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mansour Muftah Faraj Bekhit Al-Abdullah, or simply Mansour Muftah (

Qatari former footballer who played as a forward. He was the top scorer in the Qatar Stars League
a record 8 times.

Club career

Youth career

Muftah attended the New Rayyan School; the school's football pitch was shared by

Al Rayyan's first team. He joined in on an Al Rayyan training session, and scored two goals in a training match, prompting head coach Ashour Salem to ask him to join Al Rayyan's youth teams. Muftah rejected as he was a fan of Al Arabi, and was under pressure from his family to play for Al Arabi. Nonetheless, his sister-in-law presented him a contract with Al Rayyan, and he signed it without knowledge of the contents. Shortly after, his brother coerced him into signing a contract binding him to Al Arabi. This caused the two respective clubs to involve the QFA, which offered him a chance to select between the two clubs. He chose to play for Al Rayyan, to the indignation of his brother. The next day, the Al Rayyan youth team won 3–1 against the Al Arabi youth team, with Muftah scoring 2 of the goals.[1]

International career

Muftah made his international debut in the

]

In 1981, he participated in the

Evaristo de Macedo, who he describes as "undoubtedly the most influential person in his playing career".[5] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[6]

He scored two goals and attained three assists in the group stage of the 1988 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar. After Qatar made an early exit, Muftah, who was team captain, stated he felt humiliated for not at least reaching the knock-out stage. In a post-tournament interview, he apologized to the Qatari fans on behalf of the team. Despite losing the tournament, he earned 45,000 QR for winning 2 of the games.[5]

He retired from international football in 1990, due to differences with the coach,

Gulf Cup of Nations and 3 AFC Asian Cups.[7]

Mansour Muftah award

Starting from the 2013–14 Qatar Stars League, the top scorer award was renamed the "Mansour Muftah award" to honor his immense contribution to Qatari football.[8]

Personal life

His brother, Faraj Muftah, is a volleyball referee.[9]

He participated in the

Tamim Mansour, who plays for Al Rayyan as well as the Qatar national team.[11]

Career statistics

Club Season QSL
GCC Champions League
Crown Prince Cup
Qatar Emir Cup
AFC Champions League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Rayyan 1973–74 15
1975–76 12
1976–77 13
1977–78 11
1978–79 9
1979–80 5
1980–81 8
1981–82 18 6
1982–83 10
1983–84 7
1984–85 ? 1
1985–86 12 22
1986–87 8
1987–88 4
1988–89 0
1989–90 6
1990–91 5
1991–92 7
1992–93 8 5
1994–93 ?
Career total +168 7 4
Club Season QSL
Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
Crown Prince Cup
Qatar Emir Cup
Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Assist
Al-Wakrah
1994–95 5 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 7 7
1995–96 16 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 25 12
1996–97 12 3 4 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 19 7
1997–98 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
1998–99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 34 14 10 6 3 2 12 5 0 0 59 27


Club Season QSL
Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
Crown Prince Cup
Qatar Emir Cup
Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Assist
Al-Sailiya
2000–01 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4

Honours

Club

  • Al-Rayyan
  • Al-Wakrah
  • Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
    : 1998

International

  • Qatar
  • 1990
  • 1985

Individual

  • Qatar national team top scorer of all time with 42 goals
  • Qatar Stars League top scorer 7 Times  : 1973–1974,1976-1977,1977–1978,1981–1982, 1982–1983, 1983–1984, 1985–1986
  • Qatar Stars League highest goal average with 22 goals in 12 matches.
  • 1982 Gulf Club Champions Cup
    Top scorer : 6 goals.

References

  1. ^ "منصور مفتاح: ماجد أسطورة لم تتكرر". alyaum.com. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ نجوم قطرية سطعت في سماء العرس الخليجي (in Arabic)
  3. ^ RSSSF - Gulf Cup '76
  4. ^ a b ثعلب الكره القطريه والخليجيه Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
  5. ^ a b أسطورة الكرة القطرية منصور مفتاح في حديث خاص للشرق :كنا مرشحين بقوة للقب آسيا88 وسوء الحظ سبب خروجنا[permanent dead link] (in Arabic)
  6. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mansoor Bakheet Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. ^ منصور مفتاح من ابرز اللاعبين العرب في تاريخ كاس اسيا (in Arabic)
  8. ^ "Belhadj, Trabelsi win top football awards". gulf-times.com. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  9. ^ "قطر تتجاهل منصور مفتاح". akhbar-alkhaleej.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  10. ^ "مفتاح يشارك في رالي سورية". daharchives.alhayat.com. 15 April 2004. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  11. ^ "منصور مفتاح: بكيت على مشواري في الملاعب.. والقطريون تجاهلوا تكريمي". aawsat.com. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

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