Ghazi Fahad

Ghazi started his playing career at Basra club Al-Zubayr, where he was scouted by Al Minaa manager Hadi Ahmed who signed him for the first team.[2] Ghazi made his debut against Al Quwa Al Jawiya and remained an important player for the club in all four seasons he spent there. Ghazi then moved to Duhok SC for one season playing under Natiq Hashim. The player showed his quality in many matches including one against his former team Al Minaa where he scored.[3] Following his season with Duhok, Ghazi wanted a move to a Baghdad club in order to improve his chance of making the national team, his first choice was Al Quwa Al Jawiya, but he failed to agree to a contract and signed for rivals Al-Zawraa instead.[2] In the Baghdadi club, Ghazi Fahad continued his impressive performances and finally received a call-up to the Iraqi national football team in 2002, where he won the 2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship.[4] Fahad Ghazi returned to Al Minaa and helped the team achieve 2nd place in the 2004–05 Iraqi Premier League.[3] Ghazi returned once again to Duhok SC and spent a season with the Kurdish club. Following their elimination in the second round of the 2006–07 Iraqi Premier League,[5] Ghazi Fahad retired and joined the coaching staff at Al Ain.[2]

Following his retirement, Ghazi joined Al Ain's youth setup as a coach, and was eventually promoted to the head of academy in 2009.[6] As a coach, Ghazi is credited to having scouted and neutered Emirati superstar Omar Abdulrahman.[7][8] In 2013 Al Ain agreed to loan Ghazi Fahad to his boyhood club Al Minaa for six months.[9] Ghazi managed the team for 11 matches, winning five and losing five, while achieving a draw in the remaining one. He cut his time short after only four months due to receiving death threats.[10]

Ghazi returned to coach Al Minaa once again in 2017, replacing Romanian Ion Marin.[11] The Manager led Al Mina'a to a sixth-place finish, winning four of the nine matches he was in charge for. Following his performances as a manager, Al Mina'a signed him on a full-time contract to manage the club for the 2017-18 season.[12] However he resigned before the start of the season due to a dispute with club president Jalil Hanoon.[13]

As of 5 January 2020

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Al-Minaa		22 February 2013	13 May 2013	7	4	0	3	057.14
Al-Minaa		24 April 2017	4 September 2017	12	5	5	2	041.67
Al Ain (Caretaker)		21 December 2019	5 January 2020	3	2	0	1	066.67
Total				22	11	5	6	050.00

• Ghazi Fahad at Dsg-widgets.com
• Ghazi Fahad at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
• Interview with Fahad in 2013
• Al-Minaa Club: Sailors of south