Khalid Salman


Khalid Salman Al-Muhannadi is a former Qatari footballer, playing and scoring in World Youth Championships, various Gulf Cups and the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was part of a golden generation of Qatari footballers in the eighties and nineties along with Mansoor Muftah, Ibrahim Khalfan, Mahmoud Soufi, Adel Khamis and many more. His most memorable matches include those against Brazil in the World Youth Championship and against France at the 1984 Olympics. He retired from football in September 1998, playing his retirement match against Sudan under national team coach Luiz Gonzaga. The match ended 1–1.

Career

Club career

He played for Al-Sadd at club level. His free-kick goal in the Asian Club Championship 1988-89 final gave Al-Sadd their first Asian title.

International career

Salman represented the Qatar olympic team at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and scored a brace against France, which account for the only two goals Qatar scored during the tournament. He also played for the Qatar national football team at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals, scoring a goal in the group stage.

Television

He currently works as an analyst for various Gulf sports channels, especially Al-Kass, where he appears in the Al Majlis talk show.