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Talal Yousef
Bahraini footballer

Talal Yousef

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Bahraini footballer
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Place of birth
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Biography

Talal Yousif Mohammed (born 24 February 1975), known mainly as Talal Yousif, is a Bahraini footballer. He currently plays for Al-Riffa.
Yousif plays mainly as an offensive midfielder and sometimes as a striker. He is currently retired from playing with the Bahrain national football team, where he made 21 appearances in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

Early career

Talal started off his career with a small club Isa Town. Known as Madinat Isa, this is the club that produced fellow Bahraini football star Salman Ghuloom, known as Salman Isa. At one point Talal captained the Isa Town squad. After some amazing performances he was noted by Bahrain Riffa Club, formerly known as West Riffa or Al Riffa Al Gharbi which led to signing him along with Salman Isa for an undisclosed fee.

Al Riffa Club

After signing for Al Riffa (Riffa Club), Talal Yousif made a huge impact. He helped them to the league title and the Crown Prince Cup and established himself as the superstar of Al Riffa. He became immensely popular in Bahrain. He was especially known for his amazing free kicks and was nicknamed "The Beckham of Bahrain" for that.

Asian Cup

During the 2004 Asian Cup, Talal Yousif peaked and put on his best performances. He scored two goals, one coming from his trademark free kick against fierce rivals Iran in the 3rd and 4th place playoff. Talal Yousif was named in the team of the tournament along with fellow Bahraini's A'ala Hubail, who was joint top scorer, and Mohamed Salmeen .In this tournament the Bahraini National Team had their best ever performance at a major tournament as they reached the semi finals. Talal Yousif was a major part of that success and after the tournament he was named Captain of the National team.

Kuwait

After the Asian Cup success, many of Bahrain's top players headed for Qatar although Talal opted for a move to Kuwait. He was later joined by Bahraini defender Hussain Ali Baba, also a former Al Riffa player. When Kuwait SC did not renew his contract, he then signed with Qadsiya for the 2007/08 season.

Awards

  • 2004 Asian Cup – All-Star Team

Retirement

Talal announced his official retirement from International Football in January 2006, then was convinced to return and helped Bahrain qualify for the Asian Cup 2007. He also stayed on for the 18th & 19th GCC Cup's and then announced his final retirement from International Competitions.

Goals for Senior National Team

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 November 1998Manama, Bahrain Oman2–2Draw1998 Gulf Cup of Nations
30 December 2003Kuwait City, Kuwait Yemen5–1Won2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
7 January 2004Kuwait City, Kuwait United Arab Emirates3–1Won2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
7 January 2004Kuwait City, Kuwait United Arab Emirates3–1Won2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
10 January 2004Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait4–0Won2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
10 January 2004Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait4–0Won2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
25 July 2004Jinan, China Indonesia3–1Won2004 AFC Asian Cup
6 August 2004Beijing, China Iran2–4Lost2004 AFC Asian Cup
13 October 2004Damascus, Syria Syria2–2Draw2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 November 2004Manama, Bahrain Tajikistan4–0Won2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 December 2004Doha, Qatar Yemen1–1Draw2004 Gulf Cup of Nations
17 December 2004Doha, Qatar Saudi Arabia3–0Won2004 Gulf Cup of Nations
8 October 2005Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan1–1Draw2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 November 2006Manama, Bahrain Kuwait2–1Won2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12 January 2007Dubai, UAE Yemen4–0WonFriendly
18 January 2007Abu Dhabi, UAE Saudi Arabia1–2Lost2007 Gulf Cup of Nations

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