Haidar Abdul-Amir Hussain (Arabic: حيدر عبد الأمير حسين; born 2 November 1982) is a former Iraqi football defender. He last played for the Al-Zawraa football club in Iraq, and was known as one of the calmest players in Iraq.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Haidar Abdul-Amir Hussain | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 2 November 1982||
Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full Back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Zawraa | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1998 | Al-Karkh | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–1999 | Al-Shorta | ||
1999–2006 | Al-Zawraa | ||
2006–2008 | Al-Faisaly | 26 | (3) |
2008–2009 | Shabab Al-Ordon | ||
2009–2010 | Al-Zawraa | ||
2010–2011 | Erbil SC | ||
2011–2012 | Al-Talaba | ||
2012–2018 | Al-Zawraa | ||
International career‡ | |||
2004–2010 | Iraq | 64 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2019–2020 | Al-Zawraa (Assist.) | ||
2020–2021 | Al-Zawraa (Caretaker) | ||
2021–2022 | Al-Zawraa (Assist.) | ||
2021–2022 | Al-Zawraa (Caretaker) | ||
2022–2023 | Zakho | ||
2023 | Al-Zawraa | ||
2024 | Erbil SC | ||
2024– | Al-Hudood SC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2010 |
Information
editHaidar Abdul Amer played four matches in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup and his solid defending ensured a move from 11-time Iraq league champions Al Zawra’a to Jordan's Al Faisaly at the start of the 2006/07 season. He led the 30-time Jordan league champions to their second consecutive AFC Cup title in November 2006, scoring a vital goal in the second leg of the final against Muharraq.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 December 2004 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha | 3–3 | 3-3 | 17th Arabian Gulf Cup | |
2. | 15 March 2006 | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah | 2–2 | 2-2 | Friendly match |
Coaching career
editOn 24 February 2019, Hakeem Shaker agreed with Al-Zawraa SC to lead the club, and took Haider Abdul Amer as an assistant coach.[2]
On 30 October 2022, Haidar Abdul-Amir became the team's coach after Hamza Hadi resigned as Zakho SC coach because of his bad results.
- This was the first time in his sports life that Haider became the main coach of a team.
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 26 December 2021
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Al-Zawraa SC (Caretaker) | 30 December 2020 | 3 January 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
Al-Zawraa SC (Caretaker) | 22 December 2021 | ""Present"" | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | — |
Honours
editClub
edit- Iraqi Premier League: 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Iraq FA Cup: 2016–17
- Iraqi Super Cup: 2017
Country
edit- 4th place in 2004 Athens Olympics
- 2005 West Asian Games Gold medallist.
- 2007 Asian Cup winner
References
edit- ^ "AFC Cup squads-Al Zawraa". the-afc.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "حكيم شاكر مدربا جديدا للزوراء" [Hakim Shaker is a new coach for Ministers]. Maytham Al-Hussaini (in Arabic). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
edit- Haidar Abdul-Amir at National-Football-Teams.com