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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|09|03|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|09|03|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Iraq]]
| birth_place = [[Iraq]]
| years1 = 1992–2006
| years1 = 1994-1999
| clubs1 = [[Al-Zawraa]]
| clubs1 = [[Al-Zawraa]]
| years2 = 2006
| years2 = 1999-2001
| clubs2 = [[Pegah F.C.|Pegah]]
| clubs2 = [[Dubai CSC]]
| years3 = 2001-2005
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| currentclub = [[Al-Qasim SC]] (manager)
| clubs3 = [[Al-Zawraa]]
| years4 = 2005-2006
| clubs4 = [[Pegah F.C.|Pegah]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
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| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[second striker]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[second striker]]
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| goals2 =
| goals2 =
| nationalyears1 = 1996–2004
| nationalyears1 = 1995–2004
| nationalteam1 = [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]
| nationalcaps1 = 24
| nationalcaps1 = 44
| nationalgoals1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 17
| manageryears1 = 2018-2019
| manageryears1 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs1 = [[Al-Diwaniya FC]] (assistant)
| managerclubs1 = [[Al-Karkh SC]] (assistant manager)
| manageryears2 = 2019-
| manageryears2 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs2 = [[Al-Qasim SC]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Al-Diwaniya FC|Al-Diwaniya]] (assistant manager)
| manageryears3 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs3 = [[Al-Qasim SC|Al-Qasim]]
| manageryears4 = 2021
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| managerclubs4 = [[Al-Zawraa SC]] (assistant manager)
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'''Hussam Fawzi Naji''' (born 3 September 1974) is a retired Iraqi [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. He was the captain of the [[Iraq national football team]].
'''Hussam Fawzi Naji''' (born 3 September 1974) is an Iraqi [[association football|football]] manager and former player who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]]. He was the captain of the [[Iraq national football team|Iraq national team]].


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Hussam was a leader of the Iraqi strikeforce capable of moments of genius during a game. He scored two goals against [[Al-Shorta]] in the 2–1 win in the Iraqi Cup final in 1996.
Hussam was a leader of the Iraqi strikeforce capable of moments of genius during a game. He scored two goals against [[Al-Shorta]] in the 2–1 win in the Iraqi Cup final in 1996.


The greatest moment in his career came when he scored one goal and set-up another against Iran at the 1996 Asian Cup and was later awarded man of the match. The goal came after Hussam had pounced on a ball from Samir Kadhim, who had sent a long ball from the Iranian defence straight into the Iranian box and to the feet of the player, the striker ferociously shot from an impossible angle from the right and scored, starting endless celebrations from the Al-Makhtoum Stadium on to the streets of Iraq.
The greatest moment in his career came when he scored one goal and set-up another against Iran at the 1996 Asian Cup and was later awarded man of the match. The goal came after Hussam had pounced on a ball from Samir Kadhim, who had sent a long ball from the Iranian defence straight into the Iranian box and to the feet of the player, the striker ferociously shot from an impossible angle from the right and scored, starting endless celebrations from the Al-Makhtoum Stadium on to the streets of Iraq.


His 2 goals for Iraq in the Pan-Arab final underlined his importance to the team after Iraq was 4–0 down with less than 20 minutes left.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=iraqsport.com |author=Hassanin Mubarak |title=Player Database |url=http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=4 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030421074604/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=%2A&nh=4 |archivedate=21 April 2003 }}</ref>
His 2 goals for Iraq in the Pan-Arab final underlined his importance to the team after Iraq was 4–0 down with less than 20 minutes left.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=iraqsport.com |author=Hassanin Mubarak |title=Player Database |url=http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030421074604/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=%2A&nh=4 |archive-date=21 April 2003}}</ref>


He represented [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] whilst playing his club football at [[Al-Zawraa]]. He played for in Iraq at the time when [[Uday Hussein]] was in charge of the national team. Hussam was included in the [[1996 AFC Asian Cup squads|1996]] and [[2000 AFC Asian Cup squads|2000 squads for the Asian Cup]].
He represented [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] whilst playing his club football at [[Al-Zawraa]]. He played for in Iraq at the time when [[Uday Hussein]] was in charge of the national team. Hussam was included in the [[1996 AFC Asian Cup squads|1996]] and [[2000 AFC Asian Cup squads|2000 squads for the Asian Cup]].


==Punishment==
==Punishment==
The Iraqi football team came into public attention when newspapers started publishing stories of how [[Uday Hussein]] was known to punish players physically for achieving poor results in matches. This was used as one of the many reasons used by [[Tony Blair]] for justifying the [[Iraq War]].<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3726393.stm |title='I want to be the Iraqi Kevin Keegan'|publisher=BBC|date=18 May 2004|accessdate=5 January 2010|first=Finlo|last=Rohrer}}</ref>
The Iraqi football team came into public attention when newspapers started publishing stories of how [[Uday Hussein]] was known to punish players physically for achieving poor results in matches. This was used as one of the many reasons used by [[Tony Blair]] for justifying the [[Iraq War]].<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3726393.stm |title='I want to be the Iraqi Kevin Keegan'|publisher=BBC|date=18 May 2004|access-date=5 January 2010|first=Finlo|last=Rohrer}}</ref>


As a result of difficulties and the resulting Iraq War Hussam was unable to play international football for a while, however with the overthrow of Saddam Hussein football started to be played again. (The Iraqi league had previously been suspended since March 2003.) Hussam captained Iraq for the first time on 13 August 2003 against Iran in the first international after this, and for the determination in a difficult time, the 2003 [[FIFA Presidential Award]] was presented to the Iraqi footballing community, whom Husam represented at the award ceremony as the National Team captain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=90284.html |title=Stars come out for 13th FIFA World Player Gala |publisher=FIFA |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419012733/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid%3D90284.html |archivedate=19 April 2008 }}</ref>
As a result of difficulties and the resulting Iraq War Hussam was unable to play international football for a while, however with the overthrow of Saddam Hussein football started to be played again. (The Iraqi league had previously been suspended since March 2003.) Hussam captained Iraq for the first time on 13 August 2003 against Iran in the first international after this, and for the determination in a difficult time, the 2003 [[FIFA Presidential Award]] was presented to the Iraqi footballing community, whom Husam represented at the award ceremony as the National Team captain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=90284.html |title=Stars come out for 13th FIFA World Player Gala |publisher=FIFA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419012733/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid%3D90284.html |archive-date=19 April 2008}}</ref>


After the war Hussam spoke about his experiences in London, saying:
After the war Hussam spoke about his experiences in London, saying:
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There were tortures, there were imprisonments, but this is the time to rebuild.|200|50|Hussam Fawzi<ref name=BBC />}}
There were tortures, there were imprisonments, but this is the time to rebuild.|200|50|Hussam Fawzi<ref name=BBC />}}


He also admitted the after the Iraqi players were relieved the past was behind them<ref name=Reut>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/may/20iraq.htm|title=Iraqi team rise from ashes of war|publisher=Reuters}}</ref> but he refused to justify the war.<ref name=Indep>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/playing-at-home-is-out-so-iraqi-national-team-rattles-in-goals-on-tour-565116.html|title=Playing at home is out, so Iraqi national team rattles in goals on tour|work=The Independent |location=London |first=Ian |last=Herbert |date=29 May 2004 |accessdate=4 May 2010}}</ref>
He also admitted the after the Iraqi players were relieved the past was behind them<ref name=Reut>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/may/20iraq.htm|title=Iraqi team rise from ashes of war|publisher=Reuters}}</ref> but he refused to justify the war.<ref name=Indep>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/playing-at-home-is-out-so-iraqi-national-team-rattles-in-goals-on-tour-565116.html|title=Playing at home is out, so Iraqi national team rattles in goals on tour|work=The Independent |location=London |first=Ian |last=Herbert |date=29 May 2004 |access-date=4 May 2010}}</ref>


==International goals==
==International goals==
:Source:<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080420104640/http://www.iraqsport.com/blog/?page_id=26</ref>
:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fawzi goal''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iraqsport.com/blog/?page_id=26 |title=IraqSport » International Results 2000-2005 |website=www.iraqsport.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420104640/http://www.iraqsport.com/blog/?page_id=26 |archive-date=20 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


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{| class="wikitable sortable"
:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''
|+ List of international goals scored by Hussam Fawzi
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{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|-
!scope="col"|No.
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| 1 || {{dts|format=dmy|1996|08|11}} || [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|PAK}} || 2–0 || 3–0 || [[1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|-
| 2 || {{dts|format=dmy|1996|12|05}} || [[Al-Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]] || {{fb|IRN}} || 1–0 || 2–1 || [[1996 AFC Asian Cup]]
| align="center"|1 || {{dts|format=dmy|1996|08|11}} || [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|PAK}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
|-
| 3 || {{dts|format=dmy|1997|05|23}} || [[Lahore Stadium]], [[Lahore]] || {{fb|PAK}} || 1–0 || 6–2 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]
| align="center"|2 || {{dts|format=dmy|1996|12|05}} || [[Al-Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]] || {{fb|IRN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[1996 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
|-
| 4 || {{dts|format=dmy|1997|05|23}} || [[Lahore Stadium]], [[Lahore]] || {{fb|PAK}} || 4–2 || 6–2 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]
| align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1997|05|23}} || rowspan="2"|[[Lahore Stadium]], [[Lahore]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|PAK}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|6–2 || rowspan="2"|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]
|-
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|4–2
| 5 || {{dts|format=dmy|1997|06|20}} || [[Al Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] || {{fb|PAK}} || 4–1 || 6–1 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]
|-
|-
| 6 || {{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|07}} || [[Pamir Stadium]], [[Dushanbe]] || {{fb|KGZ}} || 2–1 || 5–1 || [[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
| align="center"|5 || {{dts|format=dmy|1997|06|20}} || [[Al Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] || {{fb|PAK}} || align="center"|4–1 || align="center"|6–1 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
|-
|-
| 7 || {{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|07}} || [[Pamir Stadium]], [[Dushanbe]] || {{fb|KGZ}} || 2–1 || 5–1 || [[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
| align="center"|6 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|07}} || rowspan="2"|[[Pamir Stadium]], [[Dushanbe]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|KGZ}} || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2" align="center"|5–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
|-
| align="center"|7 || align="center"|2–1
| 8 || {{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|19}} || [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|BHR}} || 1–0 || 2–0 || [[1999 Pan Arab Games]]
|-
|-
| 9 || {{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|23}} || [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|OMA}} || 1–0 || 3–0 || [[1999 Pan Arab Games]]
| align="center"|8 || {{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|19}} || Amman International Stadium, Amman || {{fb|BHR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[1999 Pan Arab Games]]
|-
|-
| 10 || {{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|23}} || [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|OMA}} || 2–0 || 3–0 || [[1999 Pan Arab Games]]
| align="center"|9 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|23}} || rowspan="2"|Amman International Stadium, Amman || rowspan="2"|{{fb|OMA}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"| 1999 Pan Arab Games
|-
|-
| align="center"|10 || align="center"|2–0
| 11 || {{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|29}} || [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|LBY|1977}} || 2–1 || 3–1 || [[1999 Pan Arab Games]]
|-
|-
| 12 || {{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|31}} || [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|JOR}} || 1–4 || 4–4 || [[1999 Pan Arab Games]]
| align="center"|11 || {{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|29}} || Amman International Stadium, Amman || {{fb|LBY|1977}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–1 || 1999 Pan Arab Games
|-
|-
| 13 || {{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|31}} || [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|JOR}} || 2–4 || 4–4 || [[1999 Pan Arab Games]]
| align="center"|12 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|31}} || rowspan="2"|Amman International Stadium, Amman || rowspan="2"|{{fb|JOR}} || align="center"|1–4 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–4 || rowspan="2"| 1999 Pan Arab Games
|-
|-
| align="center"|13 || align="center"|2–4
| 14 || {{dts|format=dmy|2000|05|23}} || [[Amman International Stadium|King Abdullah International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|LIB}} || 2–1 || 2–1 || [[2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship]]
|-
|-
| 15 || {{dts|format=dmy|2003|08|13}} || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] || {{fb|IRN}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[LG Cup (association football)|LG Cup]]
| align="center"|14 || {{dts|format=dmy|2000|05|23}} || [[Amman International Stadium|King Abdullah International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|LIB}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || [[2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship]]
|-
|-
| 16 || {{dts|format=dmy|2003|10|20}} || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Manama]] || {{fb|MAS}} || 5–1 || 5–1 || [[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group F|2004 Asian Cup qualifiers]]
| align="center"|15 || {{dts|format=dmy|2003|08|13}} || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] || {{fb|IRN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || [[LG Cup (association football)|LG Cup]]
|-
|-
| 17 || {{dts|format=dmy|2004|06|09}} || [[Amman International Stadium|King Abdullah International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|Taiwan}} || 3–0 || 6–1 ||[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 2|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]
| align="center"|16 || {{dts|format=dmy|2003|10|20}} || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Manama]] || {{fb|MAS}} || align="center"|5–1 || align="center"|5–1 || [[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group F|2004 Asian Cup qualifiers]]
|-
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| align="center"|17 || {{dts|format=dmy|2004|06|09}} || King Abdullah International Stadium, Amman || {{fb|Taiwan}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|6–1 ||[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 2|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]
|}
|}

<!---WAFF CHAMPIONSHIP
23 May 2000, King Abdullah Stadium, Amman –
IRAQ 2-1 LEBANON [HT 0-1]
Scorers: Jabar Hashim (o.g.) 15′ (0-1), Abbas Obaid 59′ pen (1-1), Hussam Fawzi 64′ (2-1)

WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
09/06/2004, [[King Abdullah International Stadium|Amman International Stadium]], Al-Qwaismeh, Amman - 2,000
IRAQ 6-1 TAIWAN [HT 3-0]
Scorers: Razzaq Farhan 2′ (1-0), Razzaq Farhan 14′ (2-0), Hussam Fawzi 18′ (3-0), Ahmed Manajid 50′ (4-0), Wei Yi Huang 57′ (4-1), Jassim Swadi 68′ pen (5-1), Ahmed Manajid 85′ (6-1)

ASIAN CUP QUALIFIER
20 October 2003, National Stadium, Manama – 500
IRAQ 5-1 MALAYSIA [HT 2-0]
Scorers: Qusai Hashim 20′ (1-0), Younis Mahmoud 35′ (2-0), Younis Mahmoud 47′ (3-1), Hairuddin Omar 53′ (3-1), Younis Mahmoud 63′ (4-1), Hussam Fawzi 71′ (5-1)

LG PEACE & FRIENDSHIP CUP
13 August 2003, Azadi Stadium., Tehran – 20.000
IRAN 0-1 IRAQ [HT 0-0]
Scorers: Jassim Swadi 52′ (0-1)

Cautions: Yahya Gol-Mohammadi, Ahmed Abdul-Jabar, Haidar Obaid
Note: This was Iraq’s first international after the war and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi league had been suspended since March 2003. Hussam Fawzi had a goal ruled out for offside in the first half after being put though by Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail.

!--->


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Latest revision as of 03:53, 8 July 2023

Hussam Fawzi
Personal information
Full name Hussam Fawzi Naji
Date of birth (1974-09-03) 3 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Iraq
Position(s) Forward, second striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994-1999 Al-Zawraa
1999-2001 Dubai CSC
2001-2005 Al-Zawraa
2005-2006 Pegah
International career
1995–2004 Iraq 44 (17)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Al-Karkh SC (assistant manager)
2018–2019 Al-Diwaniya (assistant manager)
2019–2020 Al-Qasim
2021 Al-Zawraa SC (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hussam Fawzi Naji (born 3 September 1974) is an Iraqi football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was the captain of the Iraq national team.

Playing career

[edit]

Hussam was a leader of the Iraqi strikeforce capable of moments of genius during a game. He scored two goals against Al-Shorta in the 2–1 win in the Iraqi Cup final in 1996.

The greatest moment in his career came when he scored one goal and set-up another against Iran at the 1996 Asian Cup and was later awarded man of the match. The goal came after Hussam had pounced on a ball from Samir Kadhim, who had sent a long ball from the Iranian defence straight into the Iranian box and to the feet of the player, the striker ferociously shot from an impossible angle from the right and scored, starting endless celebrations from the Al-Makhtoum Stadium on to the streets of Iraq.

His 2 goals for Iraq in the Pan-Arab final underlined his importance to the team after Iraq was 4–0 down with less than 20 minutes left.[1]

He represented Iraq whilst playing his club football at Al-Zawraa. He played for in Iraq at the time when Uday Hussein was in charge of the national team. Hussam was included in the 1996 and 2000 squads for the Asian Cup.

Punishment

[edit]

The Iraqi football team came into public attention when newspapers started publishing stories of how Uday Hussein was known to punish players physically for achieving poor results in matches. This was used as one of the many reasons used by Tony Blair for justifying the Iraq War.[2]

As a result of difficulties and the resulting Iraq War Hussam was unable to play international football for a while, however with the overthrow of Saddam Hussein football started to be played again. (The Iraqi league had previously been suspended since March 2003.) Hussam captained Iraq for the first time on 13 August 2003 against Iran in the first international after this, and for the determination in a difficult time, the 2003 FIFA Presidential Award was presented to the Iraqi footballing community, whom Husam represented at the award ceremony as the National Team captain.[3]

After the war Hussam spoke about his experiences in London, saying:

When players get punished in the West, they get wages taken away, but never their physical safety. There were tortures, there were imprisonments, but this is the time to rebuild.

— Hussam Fawzi[2]

He also admitted the after the Iraqi players were relieved the past was behind them[4] but he refused to justify the war.[5]

International goals

[edit]
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fawzi goal.[6]
List of international goals scored by Hussam Fawzi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 August 1996 Amman International Stadium, Amman  Pakistan 2–0 3–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2 5 December 1996 Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai  Iran 1–0 2–1 1996 AFC Asian Cup
3 23 May 1997 Lahore Stadium, Lahore  Pakistan 1–0 6–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
4 4–2
5 20 June 1997 Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad  Pakistan 4–1 6–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
6 7 August 1999 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe  Kyrgyzstan 2–1 5–1 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7 2–1
8 19 August 1999 Amman International Stadium, Amman  Bahrain 1–0 2–0 1999 Pan Arab Games
9 23 August 1999 Amman International Stadium, Amman  Oman 1–0 3–0 1999 Pan Arab Games
10 2–0
11 29 August 1999 Amman International Stadium, Amman  Libya 2–1 3–1 1999 Pan Arab Games
12 31 August 1999 Amman International Stadium, Amman  Jordan 1–4 4–4 1999 Pan Arab Games
13 2–4
14 23 May 2000 King Abdullah International Stadium, Amman  Lebanon 2–1 2–1 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship
15 13 August 2003 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Iran 1–0 1–0 LG Cup
16 20 October 2003 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama  Malaysia 5–1 5–1 2004 Asian Cup qualifiers
17 9 June 2004 King Abdullah International Stadium, Amman  Taiwan 3–0 6–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

References

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  1. ^ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2003.
  2. ^ a b Rohrer, Finlo (18 May 2004). "'I want to be the Iraqi Kevin Keegan'". BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Stars come out for 13th FIFA World Player Gala". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Iraqi team rise from ashes of war". Reuters.
  5. ^ Herbert, Ian (29 May 2004). "Playing at home is out, so Iraqi national team rattles in goals on tour". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  6. ^ "IraqSport » International Results 2000-2005". www.iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Iraq captain
2003 - 2004 		Succeeded by


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