Hamza Hadi Explained

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]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 2000 3–0 4–1 2000 WAFF
2. 1 September 2000 2–0 2–0 2000 Four Nations Tournament

References

  1. Web site: iraqsport.com . Hassanin Mubarak . Player Database . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010424230233/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=3 . April 24, 2001 .

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