Mansoor Muftah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mansour Muftah Faraj Al-Abdullah | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Doha, Qatar | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Al-Rayyan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1995 | Al-Rayyan | 125 | (77) |
| 1995–1998 | Al-Wakrah | 330 | (105) |
| 1999–2000 | Al-Saliya | 78 | (42) |
| Total | 216 | (179) | |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1990 | Qatar | 89 | (55) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Mansour Muftah Faraj Al-Abdullah (born 22 November 1955 in Qatar) is a former Qatari football player. He was the top scorer in the Qatar Stars League a record 4 times, as well as being the top scorer for the Qatar national team till this day with 53 goals.
Muftah attended the New Rayyan School; the school's football pitch was shared by Al Rayyan's first team. He joined in on an Al Rayyan training session, and scored two goals in a training match, prompting head coach Ashour Salem to ask him to join Al Rayyan's youth teams. Muftah rejected as he was a fan of Al Arabi, and was under pressure from his family to play for Al Arabi. Nonetheless, his sister-in-law presented him a contract with Al Rayyan, and he signed it without knowledge of the contents. Shortly after, his brother coerced him into signing a contract binding him to Al Arabi. This caused the two respective clubs to involve the QFA, which offered him a chance to select between the two clubs. He chose to play for Al Rayyan, a decision which elicited his brother to beat him. The next day, the Al Rayyan youth team won 3–1 against the Al Arabi youth team, with Muftah scoring 2 of the goals.
Muftah made his international debut in the 1976 Gulf Cup of Nations against Saudi Arabia. He scored 4 goals in 6 games in the tournament, including a two-minute brace against Bahrain. He also featured in the 1979 Gulf Cup of Nations held in Iraq, scoring a single goal against UAE, and again in 1982 Gulf Cup of Nations, scoring a goal against Oman.
In 1981, he participated in the World Military Cup held in Qatar, helping them finish as runners-up. From 1980 til 1986, the national team was coached by Evaristo de Macedo, who he describes as "undoubtedly the most influential person in his playing career".
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