Ahmed Jamil Madani

Ahmed Jamil Madani
Personal information
Date of birth	6 January 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Al-Ittihad
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–2000	Al-Ittihad
International career‡
1986–1998	Saudi Arabia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 April 2012

Ahmed Jamil Madani (Arabic: أحمد جميل مدني) (born 6 January 1970) is a retired Saudi Arabian footballer. He played in a defensive role. Madani is recognized as one of the best Saudi defenders in country and he was included in the best eleven in history of Saudi Arabia by IFFHS.

Career

A hardworking defender with good defensive skills. He was also characterized by physical attributes, in particular a high jumping ability.

Madani played his entire career for Al-Ittihad and also participated in many international tournaments. He helped to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Madani was one of the key players during historical win against Belgium as well during the whole tournament. He was in the squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup with the national team, but he didn't play a single game.^[2]

He also participated at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship and 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Honours

Al-Ittihad

Winner

Saudi Premier League (3): 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000
Saudi King's Cup (1): 1988
Crown Prince Cup (2): 1991, 1997
Saudi Federation Cup (3): 1986, 1997, 1999
Gulf Club Champions Cup (1): 1999
Asian Cup Winners Cup (1): 1999

Runner-Up

Saudi Arabia