Fadi Afash
Fadi Afash (born 4 January 1974 in Syria) is a former football player, most notably with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. Afash is best known among Timbers fans for scoring the "Sunshine Goal", a goal that not only carried a strong emotional connection for many fans but also won the Timbers the 2004 regular-season championship of the USL First Division. On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 15th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fadi Afash | ||
| Date of birth | January 4, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Aleppo, Syria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ??–?? | Stanislaus County Cruisers | ? | (?) |
| ??–2001 | Utah Blitzz | ? | (?) |
| 2002–2005 | Portland Timbers | 53 | (27) |
| International career‡ | |||
| ??–?? | Syria | ? | (?) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 21 January 2007 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:04, 21 January 2007 (UTC) | |||
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