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Qusay Muneer

Personal information
Full name	Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein
Date of birth	(1981-04-12) 12 April 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth	Al-Basrah, Iraq
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2003	Al-Sinaa
2003–2004	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2004–2005	Al-Khor	22	(5)
2005–2006	Al Hazm	20	(1)
2006–2007	Erbil	18	(1)
2007–2008	Sharjah FC	22	(0)
2008–2011	Qatar SC	66	(12)
2011	Erbil
2011–2012	Baghdad
2012–2013	Qatar SC
2013	Baghdad
2013–2014	Al-Shorta	19	(0)
2014–2015	Al-Zawraa
National team
2003–2013	Iraq	87	(6)
Teams managed
2017–2018	Al-Diwaniya FC
2018–2019	Al-Sinaa SC
2020–2021	Al-Diwaniya FC
2021	Al-Qasim SC
2021–2021	Al-Mina'a SC
Honours Men's football Representing  Iraq AFC Asian Cup Winner 2007 Indonesia/Malaysia/ Thailand/Vietnam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 18, 2017

Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein (Arabic: قصي منير عبودي الحسين, born 12 April 1981 in Iraq) is a former footballer and currently head coach of Al-Diwaniya. Prior to his managerial career Muneer was an acclaimed Central Midfielder with more than 80 caps for the Iraqi National Team, winning the 2007 Asian Cup. Muneer was a well recognised player in the middle east, having played for clubs in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Career[]

Qusay Muneer has been one of the revelations after the war, the former attacker turned midfield enforcer had been on the fringes of the Olympic team before the war until Adnan Hamad gave him a chance and handed the 22-year-old player his debut against Syria, Qusay replied with a goal in a convincing 3–1 victory, and has since earned himself a regular place in midfield despite getting himself sent-off only few minutes after scoring the equaliser against Fajr Sepasi F.C. at the 2003 Emir Abdullah Al-Faisal in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Qusay later scored the all-important fourth goal in the 4–1 win over North Korea in Amman; which gave Iraq a place in the last round of the Olympic qualifiers. Shortly after his goal; Qusay was handed his first international call-up by Bernd Stange and took part in Iraq's tour of Australia in Perth and Albany, and came on as a substitute in the first 20 minutes after an injury to Haitham Khadim.

Before his inclusion in the Olympic team, Qusay had been playing as a centre forward for Al-Sinaa, in the Iraqi first division, netting six times, and scoring twice more in the Iraqi Cup during the 2002/2003 season before the league was suspended due to the outbreak of war. In March 2003, he moved to the Air Force Club, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, at the end of the war and was praised for his impressive performances in the Iraqi league and the AFC Champions League.^[1] Qusay played a short term in Saudi Arabia for Al-Hazem then went to Qatar for Al-Khor before he suffered a serious injury in 2006 cost him 1 year of his professional career, he recovered in 2007 and signed for Arbil FC and in the same year he won the Iraqi League, Qusay called for the 2007 Asian Cup campaign and was part of the Asian Cup champions squad, after the Asian Cup Qusay signed for 1-year contract with the Emirati Club Al-Sharjah.

Managerial career[]

Qusay Muneer started working towards becoming a football coach shortly after retiring, he obtained his s level C coaching certificate from the AFC in November 2016.^[2] He got his first job as a manager when he was appointed by Iraqi second division side Al Diwaniyah in March 2017.^[3] Qusay impressed in his first stint and finished the season undefeated, winning the Iraqi Division one title and qualifying to the Iraqi Premier League.^[4] He resigned shortly after winning promotion due to "infighting within the management" He is Currently the head coach of Al-Sinaa^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]}

International goals[]

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 July 2004	Sichuan Stadium, Chengdu	Turkmenistan	3–2	3–2	2004 Asian Cup
2.	13 October 2004	Amman Stadium, Amman	Uzbekistan	1–2	1–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qual.
3.	16 November 2004	Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha	Palestine	1–0	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qual.
4.	16 November 2004	Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha	Palestine	2–0	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qual.
5.	16 December 2004	Al-Rayyan Stadium, Doha	United Arab Emirates	1–1	1–1	2004 Gulf Cup of Nations
6.	15 November 2011	Amman Stadium, Amman	Jordan	2–1	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qual.

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 22 October, 2021

Honours[]

Player[]

Club[]

Erbil^[18]

• Iraqi Premier League: 2006–07

Qatar SC^[18]

• Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2009
• GCC Champions League runner-up: 2009-10

International[]

• Asian Cup: 2007^[18]
• West Asian Games: 2005^[19]

Individual[]

• Iraqi Footballer of the Year: 2004^[20]

Manager[]

Al-Diwaniya

• Iraq Division One: 2016–17

Notes[]