Haytham Kajjo (Arabic: هيثم كجو; born 23 March 1976 – 16 October 2002) was a Syrian professional footballer who played for Al-Shorta, Al-Jihad and the Syria national team. Kajjo was an ethnic Kurd.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Qamishli, Syria | ||
| Date of death | 16 October 2002 (aged 26) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1996 | Al-Jihad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Al-Shorta | ||
| 1998–2002 | Al-Jihad | ||
| International career | |||
| Syria | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Kajjo won the top scorer of the Syrian Premier League twice with Al-Jihad in the 1998–99 and 2000–01 seasons.[1] He died from a road accident on the road to Deir Ezzor.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b الذكرى 13 لرحيل نجم نادي الجهاد الرياضي هيثم كجو. welat.fm (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
External links edit
- Haytham Kajjo at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)