Hamza Hadi Muhsin | |
Birth Date: | 20 November 1969 |
Birth Place: | Iraq |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1988–1991 |
Years2: | 1991–1992 |
Years3: | 1992–1993 |
Years4: | 1993–1994 |
Years5: | 1994–1996 |
Years6: | 1996–1997 |
Years7: | 1997–1998 |
Years8: | 1998–1999 |
Years9: | 1999–2000 |
Years10: | 2000–2001 |
Years11: | 2001–2003 |
Years12: | 2003–2005 |
Years13: | 2006–2008 |
Nationalyears1: | 2000 |
Nationalteam1: | Iraq |
Nationalcaps1: | 19 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Manageryears1: | 2018–2019 |
Managerclubs1: | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Reserves Head coach) |
Manageryears2: | 2019 |
Managerclubs2: | Al-Talaba (Assist. coach) |
Manageryears3: | 2020–2021 |
Managerclubs3: | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Assist. coach) |
Manageryears4: | 2021–2022 |
Managerclubs4: | Al-Diwaniya |
Manageryears5: | 2022 |
Managerclubs5: | Zakho |
Hamza Hadi is a former Iraqi football defender who played for the Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He also played for Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Dibba Al-Fujairah, Al-Shorta, and Al-Sinaa
Hamza Hadi was a member of the Iraqi Under-20s that took part at the 1989 World Youth Cup in Saudi Arabia winning their group. The team lost 2-1 to the United States in the quarter-finals.
Hamza was called into the national team by Adnan Hamad at the age of 30 to play in the 2000 West-Asian Championship in Amman to replace the retired Radhi Shenaishel.
He scored a stunning 25-yard goal against Jordan, which won him an award for the best goal at the tournament.
In the semi-final, he had missed the all-important penalty in the 4-3 penalty shoot-out defeat by Syria.
He was one of many players criticised for the 4-1 defeat by Japan at the 2000 Asian Cup, Hamza kept his place until Milan Zivadinovic was sacked and new coach Adnan Hamad dropped him.[1]
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
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1. | 2 June 2000 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2000 WAFF | |||
2. | 1 September 2000 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2000 Four Nations Tournament |