Hamza Hadi Muhsin

Hamza Hadi Muhsin
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-11-20) 20 November 1969
Place of birth Iraq
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992-1993 Talaba SC - (-)
1993-1994 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - (-)
1999-2000 Dibba Fujairah - (-)
2000-2001 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - (-)
2001-2002 Talaba SC - (-)
2004-2005 Al-Shorta - (-)
2006- Al-Sina'a - (-)
National team
2000 Iraq 19 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2001.
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