Career
He played for Anyang LG Cheetahs and Pohang Steelers of the South Korean K-League. He also was selected 28 times for the Iraq national football team where he scored 7 goals. Abbas was a football analyst on Dubai-sports television channel during the 2007 Asian Cup and was remembered for breaking down in tears on a live broadcast after the Iraqi victory in the final of the tournament.
1996-1997 Anyang LG Cheetahs
1997-2001 Pohang Steelers
2002-2007 Bahrain Club
Results list Iraq"s goal tally first.