Anouar Abdul Kader

{{short description|Syrian football player and coach (born 1953)}}

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| birth_place = Deir ez-Zor, Syria

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||youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1971

| youthclubs1 = Al-Ikhuwa

| years1 = 1971–1975

| clubs1 = Al-Fotuwa

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| years2 = 1975–1984

| clubs2 = Al-Shorta

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| years3 = 1984–1990

| clubs3 = Al-Fotuwa

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| nationalyears1 = 1976–?

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| manageryears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008

| managerclubs1 = Al-Fotuwa

| manageryears2 = 2008

| managerclubs2 = Al-Baqa'a

| manageryears3 = 2008

| managerclubs3 = Taliya

| manageryears4 = 2008–2017

| managerclubs4 = Al-Fotuwa

| manageryears5 = 2017–2020

| managerclubs5 = Al-Shorta

| manageryears6 = {{0|0000}}–2024

| managerclubs6 = Al-Shouleh

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Anouar Abdul Kader ({{langx|ar|أنور عبد القادر}}; born 11 January 1953) is a Syrian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.{{cite news|title=XXII. Olympiad Moscow 1980 Football Tournament|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1980f-det.html|accessdate=25 September 2018|work=RSSSF}} He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/anouar-abdul-kader-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111030/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/anouar-abdul-kader-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Anouar Abdul Kader Olympic Results |accessdate=9 December 2017}}

Club career

Abdul Kader began his career with his hometown club, Al-Ikhuwa, before joining Al-Fotuwa in 1971, where he played until 1975. He later moved to Al-Shorta, winning a domestic double and finishing as the league's joint top scorer alongside his teammate Ahmad Watad in 1980. He eventually returned to Al-Fotuwa, securing back-to-back domestic doubles in 1990 and 1991.{{cite web |url=https://www.deirez-zor.com/2018/12/12/نور-عبد-القادر-العصر-الذهبي-للفتوة/ |title=أنور عبد القادر {{!}} العصر الذهبي للفتوة |publisher=deirez-zor.com |language=ar |date=12 December 2018 }}{{cite web |url=https://alsori.net/?p=18630 |title=أنور عبد القادر أيقونة كرة القدم السورية |publisher=alsori.net |language=ar |date=23 August 2023 }}

International career

In 1976, Abdul Kader was called up to the Syrian national team under coach Mohammed Azzam. He later represented Syria in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Managerial career

Abdul Kader took charge of the Syrian national team in 1997, leading them to the final of the 1997 Arab Games. He also managed Syria's Olympic team and several domestic clubs, including Al-Fotuwa, Al-Yaqdhah, Al-Jihad, Al-Karamah, Tishreen, Qardaha, Taliya and Al-Shorta.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-09 |title=أنور عبد القادر مدربًا للشرطة |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=597551 |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=كووورة}}

Beyond Syria, he coached Al-Bustan in Oman, Shabab Al Sahel and Harakat Al Shabab in Lebanon, and Al-Baqa'a in Jordan. In 2024, he guided Al-Shouleh to promotion to the Syrian Premier League for the first time in 26 years.{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525062649/https://www.sport7.news/ar/90-الشعلة-يعود-للدوري-الممتاز-ورئيسه-يكشف-سبب-غياب-الاهتمام-بكرة-القدم |title=الشعلة يعود للدوري الممتاز .. ورئيسه يكشف سبب غياب الاهتمام بكرة القدم |publisher=sport7.news |language=ar |date=1 May 2024 }}