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Sharjah midfielder Anbari calls it a day
DUBAI — Sharjah international midfielder Abdul Aziz Al Anbari (right) stepped down after handing over the captaincy of the team to Nawaf Mubarak. Al Anbari was touted as an effective and consistent playmaker, and a player who could make a difference in the midfield.
“Enough is enough,” said the outgoing star who spent 18 years on the pitch. “I will turn to coaching,” he confirmed.
With the exception of one season which he spent with Al Jazira on loan while he was attending a military training course in the capital, Al Anbari started and ended his career in Sharjah. “Sharjah Club is my second home where I was brought up since the age of 12. That was in the summer of 1986,” he recalled. “I love football. Ever since l was little boy l have been a kicking a ball around, and this is where it all begins. I have moved very quickly from a low level to the top youth divisions. All the boys in the city dream of playing in the Sharjah one day, but only the most talented and hard working make it happen. Sharjah were dubbed ‘the King’ for winning the President Cup eight times and one of the key reasons for this great achievement is the players who were produced through the training school,” he said.
“I was lucky enough to join the senior squad at the age of 18,” he added.
Al Anbari made his first appearance in the UAE National League in 1992 against Al Shabab. In 1996 Al Anbari was short-listed for the national team by the then head coach Carlos Alberto.
“I was the youngest player in the team which finished runners up to Saudi Arabia in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup after losing in the final on penalties shoot-out,” he said. “I have scored against all clubs in the national league and my remarkable goals came against Al Shaab, Al Jazira, Al Shabab and Al Ahli. At the international level, I have scored against Oman in the 2002 Fifa World Cup qualifiers and that was an unforgettable moment for me,” he said.
Internationally, Al Anbari is a Real Madrid and Argentine die-hard fan. “I pray from my heart for the Latin Americans to win the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa,” he concluded.
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