Hadi Ahmed

Hadi Ahmed Basheer (Arabic: هادي أحمد بشير‎; born January 1, 1951 in Basra) is an Iraqi coach and former footballer, 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 (1951-01-01) 1 January 1951
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1965–1970 Al-Mina'a
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1985 Al-Mina'a
National team
1975–1978 Iraq military (1)
1980 Iraq U23 7 (3)
1975–1982 Iraq[1] 79 (12)
Teams managed
1983–1987 Al-Rumaila
1988–1992 Al-Mina'a
1994–1999 Al-Mina'a
1999–2000 Al-Ahli Manama
2000–2002 Al-Mina'a
2002–2004 Sitra
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 The 5th Gulf Cup of Nations 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 Razzak, 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 Gulf Cup of Nations VI 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, Iraq Saudi Arabia1–11–11976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.30 November 1975Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq Afghanistan4–04–01976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.27 November 1977Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq Morocco2–03–0Friendly match
4.26 July 1978KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia2–12–11978 Pestabola Merdeka
5.25 February 1979Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq Finland1–01–0Friendly match
6.29 March 1979Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq Kuwait2–13–11979 Gulf Cup of Nations
7.3 April 1979Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq United Arab Emirates1–05–01979 Gulf Cup of Nations
8.25 March 1981Malaz Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Bahrain1–02–01982 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.16 September 1981KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Singapore3–04–01981 Pestabola Merdeka

Honors

Local
Al-Mina'a
  • 1978 Iraqi League: Champion

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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