Hadi Ahmed
Iraqi footballer and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hadi Ahmed Basheer (Arabic: هادي أحمد بشير; born November 1, 1951) is an Iraqi football coach and former player. He played as a midfielder and spent the majority of his career with Al-Minaa club.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hadi Ahmed Basheer | ||
Date of birth | (1951-11-01) 1 November 1951 (age 72) | ||
Place of birth | Basra, Iraq | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1965–1970 | Al-Mina'a | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1985 | Al-Mina'a | ||
International career | |||
1975–1979 | Iraq military | (1) | |
1975–1982 | Iraq[1] | 79 | (12) |
Managerial career | |||
1983–1987 | Al-Rumaila | ||
1988–1992 | Al-Minaa | ||
1994–1999 | Al-Minaa | ||
1999–2000 | Al-Ahli Manama | ||
2000–2002 | Al-Minaa | ||
2002–2004 | Sitra | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He was capped Iraqi League title for Al-Mina'a in 1978, and appeared at the World Military Cup 1977, He played matches in Pestabola Merdeka 1977 in Malaysia. Hadi play in the Moscow Olympics in 1980, where his goal was the debut Iraqi goal in Olympic competition, against Costa Rica; sports fans called him: the (Maestro of Iraqi football). He played in 5th Arabian Gulf Cup in 1979 and scored two goals, the first goal against Emirates, and the second against Kuwait, and won the best player title of the tournament. He took part in the three seasons of the tournament (1976, 1979 and 1982) and scored the goal of No. 200 in the tournament's history.[3]
Hadi's older brother, Abdul Razzaq, was playing with him in Al-Mina'a (captain), Hadi has influenced his style.[4]