Essam Hamad
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Amanat Baghdad (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Al-Karkh | ||
| 1996–1997 | Al-Taawun | ||
| 1997–2003 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–2000 | Iraq | 9 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al-Karkh | ||
| 2016 | Zakho | ||
| 2016–2017 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 2018 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 2018– | Amanat Baghdad | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Essam Hamad Salem (born 22 October 1973) is an Iraqi football midfielder who played for Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He also played for Al-Karkh, Al-Taawun, and Al-Zawra.
He broke into the national team in early 1995. Essam was a regular during U.A.E'96, Lebanon 2000 and the Olympic qualifying campaign in 1996.
He was selected to play for an Asian All-Star team in 2000 by the AFC in the Azadi Stadium in Tehran to commemorate the founding of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The team was managed by Khalil Ibrahim of Saudi Arabia and included Jamal Taha of Lebanon, Jordanian Badran Shaqran, Qatari keeper Mohamad Anyas, South Korean trio Hong Myung-Bo, Yoo Sang-chul and Lee Dong-Gook.
Essam captained the side in the second half and also missed a penalty as the Asian stars were beaten 5–0 by Iran.[1]
Playing Statistics
International goals
- 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 |
Coaching career
Hamad has managed many teams, Al-Karkh (Iraq), Zakho (Iraq), Al-Zawraa (Iraq), Al-Talaba (Iraq), and is coaching Amanat Baghdad (Iraq) now.
Amanat Baghdad
Essam signed for Amanat Baghdad in December of the 2018-2019 season, after the leave of Thair Ahmed. Essam coached Amanat Baghdad in the second half of the 2018-2019 season. He led the team through good results. The team got the 8th place in the league. The team was struggling in the 1st round with the previous coach, but the coming of Hamad raised the challenge with good performances. In the Iraqi Cup, the team went through the quarter final the knocked out by Al-Zawraa. Essam reached to agreements with the board to stay for another season (2019-2020 season), after negotiations.
Managerial statistics
- As of 8 March 2020
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| 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 | ""Present"" | 61 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 34.4 |
| Total | 157 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 40.76 | |||
Honours
Manager
- Iraq FA Cup:
- Winner in 2017 with Al-Zawraa
References
- ^ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". www.iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2003.
External links
- Essam Hamad at National-Football-Teams.com
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