Adel Khudhair Explained

Adel Khudhair
Fullname:Adel Khodhor Hafedh
Birth Date:1 July 1954
Birth Place:Basra, Iraq
Position:Defender, midfielder
Currentclub:Al-Hawija SC
Youthyears1:1970–1972
Youthclubs1:Al-Mina'a
Years1:1972–1974
Years2:1974–1976
Years3:1976–1982
Years4:1982–1984
Nationalyears1:1975–1982
Manageryears1:1994
Managerclubs1:Maysan
Manageryears2:2003
Managerclubs2:Karbalaa
Manageryears3:2003–2004
Managerclubs3:Al-Malkiya
Manageryears4:2004–2005
Managerclubs4:Al-Tadhamun
Manageryears5:2005–2006
Managerclubs5:Al-Etifaq
Manageryears6:2008–2009
Managerclubs6:East Riffa
Manageryears7:2009–2010
Managerclubs7:Al-Malkiya
Manageryears8:2021-
Managerclubs8:Al-Hawija SC

Adel Khodhor Hafedh Al-Musawi (Arabic: عادل خضيّر; born 1 July 1954, better known as Adel Khudhair, is an Iraqi football coach and former international player. He played as a defender and midfielder. He was born in Basra.

International posts

Khudhair appeared at the World Military Cup 1977, and also played in the Moscow Olympics in 1980. He played in 5th Arabian Gulf Cup in 1979 and scored two goals, the first goal against Emirates, and the second against Oman.[1]

Political aspect

In 1982, the Iraqi Ba'athist government overthrew Khudhair out the national team after they learned that his brother (Shaker) belonged to the Dawa party. His brother was then assassinated with his son (Mahmoud) by the government and Khudhair was subsequently placed under house arrest.[2]

After the outbreak of the 1991 uprising in Basra, Khudhair took part in a military operation and was seriously injured. He was taken to Kuwait, then to Iran and treated in hospital. And then returned to join the Iraqi opposition front through Patriotic Union of Kurdistan until the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[3]

Coaching career

Since 2003, Khudhair has been a professional coach in Bahrain, where he has trained many Bahraini clubs and achieved excellent results with them, including Al-Malkiya, Al-Tadhamun, Al-Etifaq and East Riffa Club.[4] Khudhair was named coach of Al-Hawija Sc in the summer of 2021 and led the team to a successful 2021/2022 season by gaining promotion to the Iraqi First Division League for the 2022/2023 season.[5]

International goals

Scores and results table. Iraq's goal tally first:|}

Honors

Local

Al-Zawraa

International

Iraq

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Key to playing in Iraqi football . Shaker. Al-Joboori. furattoday.com (in Arabic). 13 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Interview with Khudhair on al-iraqnews.com (in Arabic) . 2017-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170423151602/http://www.al-iraqnews.com/news/newwss/sport-news/187075-%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B5-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%AE%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%B1.html . 2017-04-23 . dead .
  3. http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=11598723 Interview with Khudhair on kooora.com (in Arabic)
  4. Web site: Interview with Khudhair on almutmar.com (in Arabic) . 2017-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170422213146/http://www.almutmar.com/index.php?id=201027007 . 2017-04-22 . dead .
  5. Web site: Iraqi News Agency .