Bashar Abdullah

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Bashar Abdullah Abdul Aziz ( ; born 12 October 1977) is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a part of the mini revival of Kuwaiti football between 1996 and 1998. His part included winning two Gulf Cups, reaching the semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup and coming second in the Arab Cup and Asian Olympics. He was also in the national team that reached the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He also helped his club Al-Salmiyah win the league three times and Emir Cup once. On 26 November 2015, he announced his retirement Friendly match on January 13, 2016, between Al-Salmiya SC and Al-Hilal FC. On 25 May 2018, he came back to play a testimonial match for Kuwait against Egypt.

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1. date of birth: 1977-10-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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