Iraqi footballer and coach
Hadi Ahmed Basheer (Arabic : هادي أحمد بشير ; born November 1, 1951) is an Iraqi football coach and former player. He played as a midfielder and spent the majority of his career with Al-Minaa club.[2]
He was capped Iraqi League title for Al-Mina'a in 1978 , and appeared at the World Military Cup 1977 , He played matches in Pestabola Merdeka 1977 in Malaysia . Hadi play in the Moscow Olympics in 1980 , where his goal was the debut Iraqi goal in Olympic competition, against Costa Rica ; sports fans called him: the (Maestro of Iraqi football ). He played in 5th Arabian Gulf Cup in 1979 and scored two goals, the first goal against Emirates , and the second against Kuwait , and won the best player title of the tournament. He took part in the three seasons of the tournament (1976 , 1979 and 1982 ) and scored the goal of No. 200 in the tournament's history.[3]
Hadi's older brother, Abdul Razzaq , was playing with him in Al-Mina'a (captain ), Hadi has influenced his style.[4]
International career
On April 2, 1975 Hadi Ahmed played his debut with Iraq against Qatar in a fully international match, in the 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification in Baghdad , which ended 1-0 for Iraq.[3]
On March 26, 1982 Hadi Ahmed played his last international match with Iraq against Qatar, within the 6th Arabian Gulf Cup in UAE , which ended 2-1 for Iraq.[3]
International goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
Honors
Local
Al-Mina'a
International
Iraq
References
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