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.

Haytham Kajjo
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-03-23)23 March 1976
Place of birth Qamishli, Syria
Date of death 16 October 2002(2002-10-16) (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

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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

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  1. ^ a b الذكرى 13 لرحيل نجم نادي الجهاد الرياضي هيثم كجو. welat.fm (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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