Hamza Hadi Muhsin

Hamza Hadi Muhsin
Personal information
Date of birth20 November 1969
Place of birthIraq
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992-1993Talaba SC-(-)
1993-1994Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya-(-)
1999-2000Dibba Fujairah-(-)
2000-2001Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya-(-)
2001-2002Talaba SC-(-)
2004-2005Al-Shorta-(-)
2006-Al-Sina'a-(-)
National team
2000Iraq19(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hamza Hadi is an Iraqi football defender who played for the Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He also played for Talaba SC, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Dibba Fujairah, Al-Shorta and Al-Sina'a

Hamza Hadi was a member of the Iraqi Under-20s that took part at the 1989 World Youth Cup in Saudi Arabia winning their group. The team lost 2-1 to the United States in the quarter-finals.

Hamza was called into the national team by Adnan Hamad at the age of 30 to play in the 2000 West-Asian Championship in Amman to replace the retired Radhi Shenaishel.

He scored a stunning 25-yard goal against Jordan, which won him an award for the best goal at the tournament.

In the semi-final, he had missed the all-important penalty in the 4-3 penalty shoot-out defeat by Syria.

He was one of many players criticised for the 4-1 defeat by Japan at the 2000 Asian Cup, Hamza kept his place until Milan Zivadinovic was sacked and new coach Adnan Hamad dropped him.[1]

References

  1. Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". www.iraqsport.com.

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