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Most capped footballers: Top 10
Published in FilGoal on 15 - 11 - 2011

10-Martin Reim (Estonia)
Caps: 157 (14 goals)
DOB: 14th May 1971
Position: Defensive midfielder
Debut: 3 June 1992 vs. Slovenia
Current job: Manager of FC Flora Tallinn
Did you know: Reim is the only player among the top 10 never to have taken part in an international tournament.
9-Sami Al-Jaber (Saudi Arabia)
Caps: 161 (43 goals)
DOB: 11th December 1972
Position: Striker
Debut: 11 September 1992 vs. Syria
Current job: Football director of Hilal (Riyadh)
Did you know: In June 2006, Al-Jaber became the 15th player ever to score in three different World Cup finals, following his goal against Tunisia in Germany.
8-Adnan Al-Talyani (UAE)
Caps: 164 (54 goals)
DOB: 30th October 1964
Position: Striker
Debut: 10 March 1984 vs. Kuwait
Current job: Manager of the UAE Olympic team
Did you know: Al-Talyani, who is the UAE's all-time leading goalscorer, started his career as a volleyball player.
7-Cobi Jones (USA)
Caps: 164 (15 goals)
DOB: 16th June 1970
Position: Midfielder
Debut: 3 September 1992 vs. Canada
Current job: Associate director of soccer with New York Cosmos.
Did you know: Jones used to play as a defender during a short spell at Brazil's Vasco da Gama, which saw him leave after just four appearances.
6- Vitālijs Astafjevs (Latvia)
Caps: 167 (16 goals)
DOB: 3rd April 1971
Position: Midfielder
Debut: 26 August 1992 vs. Denmark
Current job: Assistant manager of Skonto Riga.
Did you know: Astafjevs is the most-capped European footballer of all time, surpassing Germany legend Lothar Matthaus by 17 games.
5-Ivan Hurtado (Ecuador)
Caps: 167 (5 goals)
DOB: 16th August 1974
Position: Center-back
Debut: 24 May 1992 vs. Guatemala
Current job: Still playing for Barcelona SC of Ecuador.
Did you know: Hurtado left the domestic Ecuadorian league and returned four times during his ongoing career.
4-Hossam Hassan (Egypt)
Caps: 169 (69 goals)
DOB: 10th August 1966
Position: Striker
Debut: 10 September 1985 vs. Norway
Current job: Unemployed manager.
Did you know: Hassan, Egypt's all-time leading goalscorer, was on target with all the clubs he had played for expect Ittihad of Alexandria, where he ended his career.
1=Mohamed Al-Daeyea (Saudi Arabia)
Caps: 178
DOB: 2nd August 1972
Position: Goalkeeper
Debut: 24 September 1990 vs. Bangladesh
Did you know: Al-Daeyea suffered cruciate ligament damage at the age of 20, which sidelined him for around two years.
1=Claudio Suarez (Mexico)
Caps: 178 (6 goals)
DOB: 17th December 1968
Position: Center-back
Debut: 26 July 1992 vs. El Salvador
Current job: Member of the scouting staff for Chivas USA.
Did you know: Suarez has only scored six goals for Mexico, but ironically, one of them was against century club rival Al-Daeyea in a friendly in 1995.
1=Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)
Caps: 178 (32 goals)
DOB: 2nd May 1975
Position: Midfielder
Debut: 29 December 1995 vs. Ghana
Current job: Still playing for Zamalek.
Did you know: Hassan kicked off his career as a right back for Aswan.


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