Badr Bilal
 Bilal in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Badr Al-Majid Bilal Salem | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Qatar | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1977 | Al Sadd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1991 | Al Sadd | ||
| International career | |||
| 1981 | Qatar U–20 | 6 | (3) |
| 1981–1986 | Qatar | 11 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Badr Bilal (Arabic: بدر بلال born 4 November 1962) is a Qatari former striker who played for Al Sadd.[1] He is currently a sports analyst.
Club career
[edit]Bilal started his career at Al Sadd in 1977.[2][3] He rose through the ranks and eventually became a starter when he was a teenager. In 1979, he shared the top goal-scorer award in the 1979/80 season with 5 goals alongside Mansour Muftah, Sharif Abdul-Hamed, and Hamdan Hamed.[3]
In 1982, he scored a crucial goal in the Emir Cup final that year while filling in for an injured Ali Behzad. He went on to win 23 official football championships with Al Sadd.[4][3] Bilal also won the 1988–89 Asian Club Championship with Al Sadd against Al-Rasheed in the final,[5] scoring several times throughout the tournament.
International career
[edit]Due to his performances at Al Sadd, he was selected to play for the Qatar U–20 team which came runners-up in the 1981 FIFA Youth World Cup.[6] During the tournament, he scored 3 goals in 6 matches.[7] against Poland U-20 and USA U-20 in the group stage and also against England U-20 in the semi-finals.[8]
Bilal would go on to represent Qatar national team in the 1980s, where he participated in the 1984 and 1986 editions of the Arabian Gulf Cup.[9]
Personal life
[edit]He has 9 children, Laila is the oldest and the youngest is Jassim, Alongside Bilal, Mohammed, Khalifa, Aisha, Munira, Dana and Shahad.[2]
Legacy
[edit]Bilal was an instrumental player for Al Sadd throughout the 1980s and 1990s, alongside fellow teammate Khalid Salman, they both helped the club win several domestic, international, tournaments. To honour his legacy, Aspire Zone Pitch 3 was named after him, for the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Qatar.[10]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Al-Sadd
- Qatari League (6): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89
- Emir Cup (6): 1977–78, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91
- Runners-up (2): 1982–83, 1986–87
- Sheikh Jassim Cup (8): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990
- Asian Club Championship (1): 1988–89
- Individual: Top goal-scorer (shared) – 1979–80, 5 goals
International
[edit]- FIFA World Youth Championship:
- runners-up (1): 1981
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic team is showing great maturity: Badr". Doha Stadium Plus. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ a b العرب (11 May 2012). " بدر بلال: المستوى الفني لبطولة كأس الأمير متواضع". alarab.qa (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "Badr Bilal | QSL". www.qsl.qa. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ بدر بلال: المستوى الفني لبطولة كأس الأمير متواضع (in Arabic). alarab.qa. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Asian Club Competitions 1988/89". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Badir BELEAL". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ قطر وصيف كأس العالم للشباب عام 1981 (in Arabic). kooora.com. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "World Youth Cup (U-20) 1981 (Australia)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Badr Bilal Salem (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Newspaper, The Peninsula (1 November 2025). "FIFA U-17 World Cup pitches in Aspire Zone named after Qatari football legends". thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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