Essam Hamad Explained

Essam Hamad Salem
Birth Date:22 October 1973
Birth Place:Iraq
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1991–1992
Years3:1996–1997
Years4:1997–2003
Clubs5:Ahli Saida[1]
Clubs8:Al-Yarmouk
Nationalyears1:1995
Nationalteam1:Iraq U23
Nationalyears2:1995–2000
Nationalteam2:Iraq
Nationalcaps2:22
Nationalgoals2:5
Manageryears1:2010–2010
Managerclubs1:Al-Zawraa
Manageryears2:2014–2015
Managerclubs2:Al-Karkh
Manageryears3:2016
Managerclubs3:Zakho
Manageryears4:2016–2017
Managerclubs4:Al-Zawraa
Manageryears5:2018
Managerclubs5:Al-Talaba
Manageryears6:2018–2021
Managerclubs6:Amanat Baghdad
Manageryears7:2021
Managerclubs7:Al-Zawraa
Manageryears8:2024–

Essam Hamad Salem (Arabic: عصام حمد سالم; born 22 October 1973) is an Iraqi football coach and former player.

He played as a midfielder for Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. Essam also played for Al-Karkh, Al-Taawun, and Al-Zawraa at club level.

Club level

Hamad won the double (league and cup) twice, with Al-Zawraa in the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons.[2]

International career

Having already played for the Iraq Olympic team at the qualifiers for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Hamad began playing for the senior team in 1995. He was a regular at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup and 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

Hamad was selected to play for an Asian all-star team in 2000 by the AFC in Tehran, Iran, to commemorate the founding of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He captained the side in the second half. The all-star team was beaten 5–0 by Iran.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

Managerial

TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Al-Zawra'a29 March 201027 August 2010
19 February 201420 October 2015
13 July 20161 October 2016
Al-Zawra'a3 November 201622 August 2017
14 January 201829 March 2018
Amanat Baghdad28 December 201818 July 2021
Al-Zawraa20 August 202122 December 2021
Al-Zawraa2 April 2024present
Total

Honours

Manager

Al-Zawraa

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Limited . Elaph Publishing . 2001-12-14 . بطولة لبنان: الاتحاد الجديد امام تحد كبير والنجمة والتضامن صور الافضل فنيا . 2022-04-04 . Elaph - إيلاف . ar.
  2. Web site: Hassanin Mubarak . Player Database . dead . www.iraqsport.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20030421074655/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=2 . April 21, 2003.