Hamza Qasim

Hamza Qasim
Personal information
Full name	Hamza Qasim
Date of birth	1 July 1933 (age 88)
Place of birth	Basra, Iraq
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Retired
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
1971–1974	Al-Minaa
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hamza Qasim (Arabic: حمزة قاسم‎ ; born 1933) is a retired Iraqi football goalkeeper, who played with Iraq national football team in 1957 Pan Arab Games. He also played for Al-Minaa.^[1]

Coaching career[]

Qasim served as coach for his former team Al-Minaa for the years 1971 to 1974.^{[citation needed]}

Multi-talent and activities[]

Qasim was born in Basra, and is a multi-sport player. In addition to being an international footballer, he is a basketball player in the Iraq national basketball team. He is also a player in the athletics (High jump and 110 metres hurdles).^[2]

Qasim founded the first Iraqi Badminton Federation, and founded the first team for badminton in Iraq, the Men's Team and Women's Team in 1970s.^[2]

Personal life[]

Qasim is married to Iraqi actress Salima Khudhair and lives with her in Baghdad.^[3] and they have one son, the actor Wissam Hamza (died in an accident in Syria in 2011)^[4]

References[]

^ History of Iraqi Sports, 1959 (in Arabic)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Homood, Haider (13 July 2016). "Hamza Qasim in brief". Al-Minaa Club Home Page.
^ Salima Khudhair with her husband Hamza Qasim
^ "Iraqi artists who died in 2011". elaph.com (in Arabic). December 25, 2011.

External links[]

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[1] History of Iraqi Sports, 1959 (in Arabic)

[MA2-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Homood, Haider (13 July 2016). "Hamza Qasim in brief". Al-Minaa Club Home Page.

[3] Salima Khudhair with her husband Hamza Qasim

[4] "Iraqi artists who died in 2011". elaph.com (in Arabic). December 25, 2011.

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