Hadi Ahmed

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]

Hadi Ahmed
Personal information
Full name Hadi Ahmed Basheer
Date of birth (1951-11-01) 1 November 1951
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Height 1.84 m (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
International career
1975–1979 Iraq military (1)
1975–1982 Iraq[1] 79 (12)
Managerial career
1983–1987 Al-Rumaila
1988–1992 Al-Minaa
1994–1999 Al-Minaa
1999–2000 Al-Ahli Manama
2000–2002 Al-Minaa
2002–2004 Sitra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 5th Arabian Gulf Cup in 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 the 6th Arabian Gulf Cup in UAE, which ended 2-1 for Iraq.[3]

International goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 November 1975Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Saudi Arabia1–11–11976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.30 November 1975 Afghanistan4–04–0
3.27 November 1977 Morocco2–03–0Friendly match
4.26 July 1978KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia2–12–11978 Pestabola Merdeka
5.25 February 1979Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Finland1–01–0Friendly
6.29 March 1979 Kuwait2–13–15th Arabian Gulf Cup
7.3 April 1979 United Arab Emirates1–05–0
8.16 March 1980Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Jordan1–04–01980 Olympics qualifiers
9.2–0
10.21 July 1980Republican Stadium, Kiev Costa Rica1–03–01980 Summer Olympics
11.25 March 1981Malaz Stadium, Riyadh Bahrain1–02–01982 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.16 September 1981KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Singapore3–04–01981 Pestabola Merdeka

Honors

Local
Al-Mina'a

International
Iraq

References
  1. Iraq - Record International Players
  2. Al-Jobori, Shaker (22 December 2012). "Hadi Ahmed is Maestro of Iraqi football". Furattoday.com (Arabic edition). Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. Asia, Abu (22 December 2012). "Hadi Ahmed is king of Iraqi football". Kooora (Arabic edition). Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  4. Abdul-Hassan, Haider (14 May 2006). "Frank dialogue with the football legend Hadi Ahmed". Almutmar.com (Arabic edition). Retrieved 14 May 2006.


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