Hamza Qasim | |
Fullname: | Hamza Qasim |
Birth Date: | 1 July 1933 |
Birth Place: | Basra, Iraq |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1952–1954 |
Clubs1: | Al-Maaref team |
Years2: | 1954–1964 |
Clubs2: | Al-Minaa |
Nationalyears1: | 1956–1959 |
Manageryears1: | 1971–1974 |
Managerclubs1: | Al-Minaa |
Hamza Qasim (Arabic: حمزة قاسم; born 1933) is a retired Iraqi football goalkeeper, who played with the Iraq national team in the 1957 Pan Arab Games. He also played for Al-Minaa.[1]
Qasim served as coach for Al-Minaa from 1971 to 1974.
Qasim was born in Basra, and was a multi-sport athlete. In addition to being an international footballer, he was a basketball player for the Iraq national basketball team. He was also a competitor in athletics (high jump and 110 metres hurdles).[2]
Qasim founded the first Iraqi Badminton Federation, and founded the first team for badminton in Iraq, establishing men's and women's teams in 1970s.[2]
Qasim is married to Iraqi actress Salima Khudhair and lives with her in Baghdad.[3] and they had one son, actor Wissam Hamza, who died in an accident in Syria in 2011.[4]