Career
He was selected by Olympic coach Hamad for his defensive prowess after the end of the war. Hamad is said to have favored Saad’s height and speed. Saad, who had only just broken into the First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Zawraa first team, played in all ten qualifying round matches.
Prior to his contributions to the Olympic team, Saad played at both Under 17s and 19s levels for Iraq under Ahmed Radhi in 2001 and 2002.
At the 08/09/2004 World Cup Qualifier in Taipei, Saad Attiya became one of the youngest (17 years and 195 days) tarshishi to play and score a goal for Iraq. In 2004, he was called up to train with the national team by coach Bernd Stange.
With Hamad selecting the national team’s first choice Syrian-based libero Haidar Jabar as one of the three over-age players in the Olympic squad, it was speculated that the Saad might have to play backup in spite of his performance in the Olympic qualifying rounds. After the olympics, Saad continued to be active with the Iraq national football team
Scores and results list Iraq"s goal tally first.
National Team 4th place in 2004 Athens Olympics Club.