Oday Taleb

Oday Talib
Personal information
Full name Oday Talib Jawad
Date of birth (1981-07-01) 1 July 1981 (age 45)
Place of birth Iraq
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Goalkeeping Coach for Al-Minaa Club (2026-2027)
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Al-Shorta
2003–2006 Al-Zawraa
2006–2008 Al-Minaa
2008–2015 Duhok
2015–2022 Naft Al-Basra
2022 retired
International career‡
2002–2004 Iraq 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of N/A
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2004

Oday Talib (Arabic: عدي طالب) (born 1 July 1981 in Iraq) is a former Iraqi goalkeeper. He last played for Naft Al-Basra.


Coaching career

Oday Taleb retired from professional football following the 2021–22 season with Naft Al-Basra SC. Shortly after his retirement, he transitioned into goalkeeping coaching.

He began his managerial career as the first-team goalkeeping coach for Al-Bahri SC across the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons. For the 2024–25 season, he served as the goalkeeping coach for Naft Al-Wasat SC in the Iraqi Premier League.

During the 2025–26 season, Taleb spent the first half as the goalkeeping coach for Naft Al-Basra before joining Al-Minaa SC for the second half of the season in the Iraqi Stars League. He continued his role with Al-Minaa for the 2026–27 season.

References

  1. ↑ "Instagram post regarding Oday Taleb's coaching career details". Instagram. Retrieved 7 October 2026.

Career

Talib began his career with Al-Shorta in 2002 before earning a move the following season to Baghdad-based team Al-Zawraa. After spending three years there, Talib went on to play for Al-Minaa before being signed by his current club, Duhok, an Iraqi-Kurdish outfit based in Dohuk.

Talib served as back-up to goalkeeper Noor Sabri throughout Iraq's run to the semi-finals of the Men's Olympic Football Tournament at Athens 2004.

Honours

Iraq U23

References