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Essam Hamad Salem
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-10-22) 22 October 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Iraq
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Al-Karkh
Al-Zawraa
1996–1997 Al-Taawun
1997–2003 Al-Zawraa
Ahli Saida[1]
Tishreen
Shabab Sahel
Al-Yarmouk
International career
1995 Iraq U23
1995–2000 Iraq 22 (5)
Managerial career
2010–2010 Al-Zawraa
2014–2015 Al-Karkh
2016 Zakho
2016–2017 Al-Zawraa
2018 Al-Talaba
2018–2021 Amanat Baghdad
2021 Al-Zawraa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Essam Hamad Salem (Arabic: عصام حمد سالم; born 22 October 1973) is an Iraqi football coach and former player.

He played as a midfielder for Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. Essam also played for Al-Karkh, Al-Taawun, and Al-Zawraa at club level.

Club level

Hamad won the double (league and cup) twice, with Al-Zawraa in the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons.[2]

International career

Having already played for the Iraq Olympic team at the qualifiers for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Hamad began playing for the senior team in 1995.[2] He was a regular at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup and 2000 AFC Asian Cup.[2]

Hamad was selected to play for an Asian all-star team in 2000 by the AFC in Tehran, Iran, to commemorate the founding of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[2] He captained the side in the second half. The all-star team was beaten 5–0 by Iran.[2]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 September 2000 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China  Uzbekistan 1–0 2–0 Friendly match

Managerial

As of 22 December 2021
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Al-Zawra'a Iraq 29 March 2010 27 August 2010 27 17 4 6 062.96
Al-Karkh Iraq 19 February 2014 20 October 2015 36 11 11 14 030.56
Zakho Iraq 13 July 2016 1 October 2016 5 0 3 2 000.00
Al-Zawra'a Iraq 3 November 2016 22 August 2017 44 27 12 5 061.36
Al-Talaba Iraq 14 January 2018 29 March 2018 11 4 4 3 036.36
Amanat Baghdad Iraq 28 December 2018 18 July 2021 122 40 44 38 032.8
Al-Zawra'a Iraq 20 August 2021 22 December 2021 16 12 2 2 075.00
Total 261 112 79 70 042.91

Honours

Manager

Al-Zawraa

References

  1. ^ Limited, Elaph Publishing (14 December 2001). "بطولة لبنان: الاتحاد الجديد امام تحد كبير والنجمة والتضامن صور الافضل فنيا". Elaph - إيلاف (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". www.iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2003.

External links


Iraq squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup
Iraq squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup
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