Jasem Yaqoub

{{short description|Kuwaiti footballer}}

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| name = Jasem Yaqoub

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| fullname = Jasem Yaqoub Sultan Al-Besara

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|10|25}}

| birth_place = Kuwait City, Kuwait

| height = {{height|meters=1.79}}

| position = Striker

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| years1 = 1970–1983

| clubs1 = Qadsia SC

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| nationalyears1 = 1972–1982

| nationalteam1 = Kuwait[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/yacoub-intlg.html Jassim Yacoub Sultan Al-Besara – Goals in International Matches]

| nationalcaps1 = 49

| nationalgoals1 = 36

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| nationalteam2 = Kuwait military national football team

| nationalcaps2 = ?

| nationalgoals2 = 29

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Jasem Yaqoub Sultan Al-Besara ({{langx|ar|جَاسِم يَعْقُوب سُلْطَان الْبَصَارَة}}; born 25 October 1953 in Kuwait City) is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer. He represented the Kuwait national team at both the 1980 Summer Olympics{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference |title=Jasem Sultan Biography and Statistics |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/jasem-sultan-1.html |accessdate=13 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127200115/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/jasem-sultan-1.html |archivedate=27 January 2012 }} and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|58565|Jasem Sultan}}