page_title: Younis Mahmoud
section_title: Honours
hierarchical_section_title: Younis Mahmoud / Honours
caption_attribution_description: Al Wakra's Iraqi player Younis Mahmoud controls the ball during a Qatar Stars League match. Pic by AK Bijuraj http://www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com
context_page_description: Younis Mahmoud Khalaf, is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as a striker for the Iraq national football team and is currently the President of the Iraq Former Players Association. One of the country's greatest ever players, Mahmoud captained the team for ten straight years and became an icon of Asian football. He also played for a number of clubs including teams in Iraq, UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, breaking numerous records including becoming the first player in Qatar to score two hat-tricks in the same game.
  Mahmoud's first official international goal was an equaliser in the 89th minute of the final of the 2002 WAFF Championship, which Iraq then went on to win in extra-time. Three years later, Mahmoud scored in the final of the 2005 West Asian Games to lead his team to another tournament win, before becoming the national team captain a year later. In 2007, Mahmoud achieved the best honour of his career, leading his country to win the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, their first such success, scoring the winning goal in the final and also winning the Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player awards at the tournament.
caption: Younis Mahmoud playing for Al-Wakrah in 2011.
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