Habib Jafar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Habib Jafar Akal | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Zafaraniyah (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1985 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 1985–1990 | Al-Rasheed | ||
| 1990–1991 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 1991–1993 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 1993–1995 | Qatar SC | ||
| 1995–1996 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 1996–1998 | Al-Wakrah | ||
| 1998–2000 | Al-Ansar | ||
| 2000–2004 | Al-Talaba | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986–2001 | Iraq | 71 | (16) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 2017 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 2020 | Al-Zafaraniyah | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Habib Jafar Akal (Arabic: حَبِيب جَعْفَر عَقَل; born 1 July 1966) is a former Iraqi footballer. He was featured on the national team many times and is remembered for competing in various Gulf Cup competitions. In the 1988 Gulf Cup, he was voted as the best player of the competition. He became a regular of the national team at a young age and was almost even called up for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, but he was thought to be to inexperienced by then-coach, Evaristo de Macedo.