Essam Hamad Salem (Arabic: عصام حمد سالم; born 22 October 1973) is an Iraqi football coach and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Al-Karkh | ||
| Al-Zawraa | |||
| 1996–1997 | Al-Taawun | ||
| 1997–2003 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| Ahli Saida[1] | |||
| Tishreen | |||
| Shabab Sahel | |||
| Al-Yarmouk | |||
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Iraq U23 | ||
| 1995–2000 | Iraq | 22 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2010 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al-Karkh | ||
| 2016 | Zakho | ||
| 2016–2017 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 2018 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 2018–2021 | Amanat Baghdad | ||
| 2021 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 2024– | Al-Zawraa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
editHamad won the double (league and cup) twice, with Al-Zawraa in the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons.[2]
International career
editHaving 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
editInternational
edit- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 September 2000 | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China |  Uzbekistan |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
Managerial
edit- 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 | 62.96 |
| Al-Karkh |
|
19 February 2014 | 20 October 2015 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 30.56 |
| Zakho |
|
13 July 2016 | 1 October 2016 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Al-Zawra'a |
|
3 November 2016 | 22 August 2017 | 44 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 61.36 |
| Al-Talaba |
|
14 January 2018 | 29 March 2018 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36.36 |
| Amanat Baghdad |
|
28 December 2018 | 18 July 2021 | 122 | 40 | 44 | 38 | 32.8 |
| Al-Zawraa |
|
20 August 2021 | 22 December 2021 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 75.00 |
| Al-Zawraa |
|
2 April 2024 | present | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total | 269 | 120 | 79 | 70 | 44.61 | |||
Honours
editManager
editAl-Zawraa
- Iraq FA Cup: 2017
- Iraqi Super Cup: 2021
References
edit- ^ Limited, Elaph Publishing (14 December 2001). "بطولة لبنان: الاتحاد الجديد امام تحد كبير والنجمة والتضامن صور الافضل فنيا". Elaph - إيلاف (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c d e Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". www.iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2003.
External links
edit- Essam Hamad at National-Football-Teams.com
- Essam Hamad at Global Sports Archive
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