
Photo: Doha Stadium Plus / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Talal Al-Bloushi fascinates me precisely because of his border-crossing story: born in Al Jahra, Kuwait, yet capped by Qatar, and now coaching the Iraqi club Zakho. Gulf football is a tangle of nationality, identity, and shifting allegiances, and he navigated all of it to build a lasting career. At 174 cm he was never going to win with size, which makes me suspect his game leaned on craft and reading the play. I find people who keep reinventing themselves across the region compelling, and his move from player to itinerant coach suggests a man genuinely in love with the game rather than the glory.
Overview
Talal Hassan Ali Al-Bloushi (Arabic: طَلَال حَسَن عَلِيّ الْبَلُوشِيّ; born May 22, 1986) is a former footballer and current coach of Iraqi club Zakho. Born in Kuwait, he represented the Qatar national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Talal Al-Bloushi
- Name (Japanese)
- タラール・アル=ブルーシー
- Reading
- たらーる・ある=ぶるーしー
- Born
- May 22, 1986 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Al Jahra, Al Jahra Governorate, Kuwait
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 174 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.