Essam Hamad

Essam Hamad Salem
Personal information
Date of birth	22 October 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Iraq
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1992	Al-Karkh
	Al-Zawraa
1996–1997	Al-Taawun
1997–2003	Al-Zawraa
	Ahli Saida
	Tishreen
	Shabab Sahel
	Al-Yarmouk
International career
1995	Iraq U23
1995–2000	Iraq
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

Essam Hamad Salem (Arabic: عصام حمد سالم; born 22 October 1973) is an Iraqi football coach and former player.

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[edit]

Hamad won the double (league and cup) twice, with Al-Zawraa in the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons.^[2]

International career[edit]

Having 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[edit]

International[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 22 December 2021

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Al-Zawra'a		29 March 2010	27 August 2010	27	17	4	6	062.96
Al-Karkh		19 February 2014	20 October 2015	36	11	11	14	030.56
Zakho		13 July 2016	1 October 2016	5	0	3	2	000.00
Al-Zawra'a		3 November 2016	22 August 2017	44	27	12	5	061.36
Al-Talaba		14 January 2018	29 March 2018	11	4	4	3	036.36
Amanat Baghdad		28 December 2018	18 July 2021	122	40	44	38	032.8
Al-Zawra'a		20 August 2021	22 December 2021	16	12	2	2	075.00
Total				261	112	79	70	042.91

Honours[edit]

Manager[edit]

Al-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.
^ ^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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[1] 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.

[:0-2] Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". www.iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2003.

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