Career
Having served as back-up to first-choice goalkeeper Noor Sabri throughout Iraq"s run to the semi-finals of the Men"s Olympic Football Tournament at Athens 2004, Oday Talib looks set to reprise this deputy"s role at the 2009 Fédération internationale de football association Confederations Cup. This does not mean, however, that the 27-year-old is not qualified for a starting place should Bora Milutinovic opt to make a change. His fine form with the national team did not last long though, as the next year"s West Asian Games saw him return to the bench, while Sabri reclaimed the Number.
Talib has made a more significant impact at club level than he has on the international stage.
He began his career with First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shorta in 2002, making his name and earning a move the following season to Bagdad-based giants First Rate (at Lloyd's) Zawraa. After spending three years there, Talib went on to play for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Minaa before being signed by his current club, Duhok Football Club, an Iraqi-Kurdish outfit based in Dohuk.
Country 4th place in 2004 Athens Olympics.
