About Jasem Yaqoub
Jasem Yaqoub Sultan Al-Besara (Arabic: جَاسِم يَعْقُوب سُلْطَان الْبَصَارَة; born 25 October 1953) is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented the Kuwait national team at both the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. == Club career == Yaqoub initially played for the Al-Qadsia youth team as a volleyball player, before joining their youth football team in 1967, where he rose up the ranks and got promoted to their senior squad in 1970. He initially signed with Kazma before getting signed by Al-Qadsia. Yaqoub made his debut with the first team on October 2, 1970, in a 5–0 win against Al-Shuhada, coach Ron Lewin subbed him on for an injured player in the game, the game would end with Jassim scoring four goals. One of his memorable goals came against Pelé's Santos, where he scored to enable a 1–1 draw. Jassim was the top goal-scorer in the Kuwaiti League five times (1972/1973, 1974/1975, 1975/1976, 1976/1977 and 1979/1980). In the 1979/1980 season, he became to first player to win the Arabian Golden Boot with 31 goals in 26 matches. He also helped his team win the Emir Cup several times, even scoring a bicycle kick in the final of the 1978/1979 Emir Cup final. == International career == Jassim represented Kuwait from 1972 to 1982 scoring 36 goals in 49 appearances.
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