Iraqi football player and coach (born 1973)
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.
Managerial
As of 10 May 2024
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
G
W
D
L
Win %
Al-Zawra'a
29 March 2010
27 August 2010
27
17
4
6
0 62.96
Al-Karkh
19 February 2014
20 October 2015
36
11
11
14
0 30.56
Zakho
13 July 2016
1 October 2016
5
0
3
2
00 0.00
Al-Zawra'a
3 November 2016
22 August 2017
44
27
12
5
0 61.36
Al-Talaba
14 January 2018
29 March 2018
11
4
4
3
0 36.36
Amanat Baghdad
28 December 2018
18 July 2021
122
40
44
38
0 32.8
Al-Zawraa
20 August 2021
22 December 2021
16
12
2
2
0 75.00
Al-Zawraa
2 April 2024
present
8
8
0
0
100.00
Total
269
120
79
70
0 44.61
Honours
Manager
Al-Zawraa
References
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