Jamal Salih

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Jamal Salih
Personal information
Full name Jamal Salih Hassan
Date of birth 1946 (age 75–76)
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1970
1970–1975 Al-Jamea
Teams managed
1975–1977 Al-Jamea
1977
1977–1981
1981–1982 Al-Talaba
1987–1989 Al-Rasheed
1987–1988 Iraq U20
1989–1990 Al-Naft
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jamal Salih (Arabic: جمال صالح) is a former Iraq national football player and coach.[1]

Career[]

He began his career as a player with Al-Omma Sports Club. He helped guide Al-Jamea (renamed Al-Talaba in 1977) to the top division in 1970 with the likes of Qusai Abdul-Sattar and Shamil Kamil, and became head coach of the club in 1974.

He went on to coach Al-Rasheed, Al-Nafat, the Iraqi army national side and several clubs in Libya and the UAE. He holds a PhD in Sports Pedegogy from Pittsburgh University.

Later on, he worked as a pundit for Dubai Sports channel for their Bundesliga matches.

References[]

  1. ^ "Iraq National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
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