Hamza Hadi

Hamza Hadi Muhsin

Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-11-20) 20 November 1969
Place of birth	Iraq
Position(s)	Defender
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
International career
2000	Iraq	19	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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.

External links

• Hamza Hadi at National-Football-Teams.com
• 11v11 Profile