Hamza Hadi
Hamza Hadi is a former Iraqi football defender who played for the Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He also played for Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Dibba Al-Fujairah, Al-Shorta, and Al-Sinaa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 November 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team  | Al-Diwaniya FC (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 1992–1993 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 1993–1994 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dibba Al-Fujairah | ||
| 2000–2001 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 2001–2002 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Shorta | ||
| 2006–2008 | Al-Sinaa | ||
| National team | |||
| 2000 | Iraq | 19 | (2) | 
| Teams managed | |||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Reserves Head coach) | ||
| 2019 | Al-Talaba (Assist. coach) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Assist. coach) | ||
| 2021– | Al-Diwaniya FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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]
Career statistics
    
    International goals
    
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 June 2000 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2000 WAFF | 
Managerial statistics
    
- As of match played 27 December 2021
 
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Al-Diwaniya | 3 December 2021 | ""Present"" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | — | ||
References
    
- Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2001.
 
External links
    
- Hamza Hadi at National-Football-Teams.com
 - 11v11 Profile