Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position | Name Mohammad Omar | |
Full name Mohammed Omar Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shaddadi Date of birth (1976-11-11) 11 November 1976 (age 39) Place of birth Dubai, United Arab Emirates Current team Mumbai Tigers (Chief Executive Officer) | ||
Mohammed Omar Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shaddadi, known as Mohammad Omar (Arabic: محمد عمر, born November 11, 1976 in Dubai, UAE) is a retired Emirati footballer, serving as the CEO for Mumbai Tigers F.C. in India. He was the captain of the UAE national football team from 2002-2008. During his professional football career which spanned over 20 years he has played for many clubs including Al Wasl, Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Dhafra, Al-Nasr, and Ajman Club. In Summer 2010, Omar announced that he would move back to the club that he started with, Al Wasl FC to play a final season and retire. In 2002, he joined Omani club, Dhofar and competed with them in the final of the Sultan Qaboos Cup, and scored the only goal for the team in a game which they eventually lost to neighbor's, Al-Nasr.
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Mohammed Omar is the younger brother of the UAE's football legend Zuhair Bakhit.