Hadi Ahmed
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hadi Ahmed Basheer | ||
Date of birth | 1 November 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Basra, Iraq | ||
Height | 184 cm (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 | ||
National team | |||
1975–1979 | Iraq military | (1) | |
1975–1982 | Iraq[1] | 79 | (12) |
Teams managed | |||
1983–1987 | Al-Rumaila | ||
1988–1992 | Al-Minaa | ||
1994–1999 | Al-Minaa | ||
1999–2000 | Al-Ahli Manama | ||
2000–2002 | Al-Minaa | ||
2002–2004 | Sitra | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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]
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 The 5th Gulf Cup of Nations 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]
International career[]
On April 2, 1975 Hadi Ahmed played his debut with Iraq against Qatar in a fully international match, in the 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification in Baghdad, which ended 1-0 for Iraq.[3]
On March 26, 1982 Hadi Ahmed played his last international match with Iraq against Qatar, within Gulf Cup of Nations VI in UAE, which ended 2-1 for Iraq.[3]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 5 November 1975 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
2. | 30 November 1975 | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–0 | ||
3. | 27 November 1977 | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly match | |
4. | 26 July 1978 | KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | 1978 Pestabola Merdeka |
5. | 25 February 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
6. | 29 March 1979 | ![]() |
2–1 | 3–1 | 1979 Gulf Cup of Nations | |
7. | 3 April 1979 | ![]() |
1–0 | 5–0 | ||
8. | 16 March 1980 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 1980 Olympics qualifiers |
9. | 2–0 | |||||
10. | 21 July 1980 | Republican Stadium, Kiev | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 1980 Summer Olympics |
11. | 25 March 1981 | Malaz Stadium, Riyadh | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
12. | 16 September 1981 | KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | 1981 Pestabola Merdeka |
Honors[]
Local[]
- 1978 Iraqi League: Champion
International[]
- 1977 World Men's Military Cup: Champion
- 1977 Pestabola Merdeka: runner-up
- 1979 Gulf Cup of Nations: Champion
- 1981 Pestabola Merdeka: Champion
References[]
- ^ Iraq - Record International Players
- ^ Al-Jobori, Shaker (22 December 2012). "Hadi Ahmed is Maestro of Iraqi football". Furattoday.com (Arabic edition). Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Asia, Abu (22 December 2012). "Hadi Ahmed is king of Iraqi football". Kooora (Arabic edition). Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ Abdul-Hassan, Haider (14 May 2006). "Frank dialogue with the football legend Hadi Ahmed". Almutmar.com (Arabic edition). Retrieved 14 May 2006.
External links[]
- Hadi Ahmed – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hadi Ahmed". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Hadi Ahmed at WorldFootball.net
- Al-Minaa Club: Sailors of south
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Iraqi footballers
- Al-Mina'a SC players
- Sportspeople from Basra
- Iraq international footballers
- 1976 AFC Asian Cup players
- Olympic footballers of Iraq
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Iraqi football managers
- Al-Mina'a SC managers
- Al-Ahli Club Manama managers
- Expatriate football managers in Bahrain
- Iraqi football biography stubs