The outstanding Iraqi coach coached three national teams (Iraq, Jordan and Bahrain) for (in total) 140 international matches and thereby belongs to the select company of coaches with 100 or more international matches. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 1- 2-1961 Country: Iraq Matches as Coach: 140 (W65-D35-L40 - GF227-GA147 - %58.93) Matches as Coach for Ira: 44 (W22-D 9-L13 - GF 86-GA 46 - %60.23) Matches as Coach for Jordan: 87 (W40-D21-L26 - GF132-GA 95 - %58.05) Matches as Coach for Bahrain: 9 (W 3-D 5-L 1 - GF 9-GA 6 - %61.11) Age First Match: 39 yr 111 d 23- 5-2000 vs. Lebanon 2-1 Age Last Match: 61 yr 289 d 17-11-2022 vs. Spain 1-3 National Team Career: 22 yr 178 d
Coach for Iraq
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
first tenure
1 23- 5-00 Amman Lebanon 2-1 WAFF Tournament
2 25- 5-00 Amman Jordan 0-0 WAFF Tournament
3 27- 5-00 Amman Kyrgyzstan 4-0 WAFF Tournament
4 31- 5-00 Amman Syria 0-0 [1] WAFF Tournament
5 2- 6-00 Amman Jordan 4-1 WAFF Tournament
second tenure
6 12- 4-01 Baghdad Macao 8-0 World Cup Qualifier
7 14- 4-01 Baghdad Nepal 9-1 World Cup Qualifier
8 16- 4-01 Baghdad Kazakhstan 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
9 21- 4-01 Almaty Macao 5-0 World Cup Qualifier
10 23- 4-01 Almaty Nepal 4-2 World Cup Qualifier
11 25- 4-01 Almaty Kazakhstan 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
12 29- 7-01 Muscat Oman 0-1
13 2- 8-01 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 2-2
14 17- 8-01 Baghdad Thailand 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
15 23- 8-01 Riffa Bahrain 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
16 31- 8-01 Riffa Saudi Arabia 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
third tenure
17 11- 1-02 Doha Oman 2-0
18 13- 1-02 Doha Qatar 3-1
19 19- 7-02 Baghdad Syria 2-0
20 22- 7-02 Baghdad Syria 2-1
21 1- 9-02 Damascus Palestine 2-0 WAFF Tournament
22 3- 9-02 Damascus Syria 1-0 WAFF Tournament
23 5- 9-02 Damascus Iran 0-0 [2] WAFF Tournament
24 7- 9-02 Damascus Jordan 3-2 WAFF Tournament
fourth tenure
25 18- 7-04 Chengdu Uzbekistan 0-1 Asian Nations Cup
26 22- 7-04 Chengdu Turkmenistan 3-2 Asian Nations Cup
27 26- 7-04 Chengdu Saudi Arabia 2-1 Asian Nations Cup
28 30- 7-04 Beijing China 0-3 Asian Nations Cup
29 8- 9-04 Taipei Taiwan 4-1 World Cup Qualifier
30 7-10-04 Muscat Oman 0-1
31 13-10-04 Amman Uzbekistan 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
32 16-11-04 Doha Palestine 4-1 World Cup Qualifier
33 3-12-04 Dubai Yemen 3-1
34 10-12-04 Doha Oman 1-3 Gulf Cup
35 13-12-04 Doha Qatar 3-3 Gulf Cup
36 16-12-04 Doha UA Emirates 1-1 Gulf Cup
fifth tenure
37 21- 3-08 Kuwait City Kuwait 0-0
38 26- 3-08 Doha Qatar 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
39 17- 5-08 Damascus Syria 1-2
40 25- 5-08 Bangkok Thailand 1-2
41 1- 6-08 Brisbane Australia 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
42 7- 6-08 Dubai Australia 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
43 14- 6-08 Tianjin China 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
44 22- 6-08 Dubai Qatar 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
[1] Iraq lost 3-5 on penalty kicks.
[2] Iraq won 6-5 on penalty kicks.
Coach for Jordan
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
first tenure
1 13- 5-09 Amman Zimbabwe 2-0
2 3- 6-09 Manama Bahrain 0-4
3 5- 9-09 Amman Malaysia 0-0
4 9- 9-09 Amman New Zealand 1-3
5 10-10-09 Cairo Kuwait 1-2
6 14-10-09 Dubai UA Emirates 1-3
7 14-11-09 Tehran Iran 0-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
8 22-11-09 Amman Iran 1-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
9 30-12-09 Jinan China 2-2
10 6- 1-10 Bangkok Thailand 0-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
11 25- 2-10 Amman Azerbaijan 0-2
12 3- 3-10 Amman Singapore 2-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
13 16- 9-10 Amman Iraq 4-1
14 19- 9-10 Zarqa Bahrain 2-0
15 24- 9-10 Amman Syria 1-1 WAFF Tournament
16 28- 9-10 Amman Kuwait 2-2 WAFF Tournament
17 16-11-10 Amman Cyprus 0-0
18 28-12-10 Dubai Bahrain 1-2
19 2- 1-11 Sharjah Uzbekistan 2-2
20 9- 1-11 Doha Japan 1-1 Asian Nations Cup
21 13- 1-11 Al Rayyan Saudi Arabia 1-0 Asian Nations Cup
22 17- 1-11 Doha Syria 2-1 Asian Nations Cup
23 21- 1-11 Doha Uzbekistan 1-2 Asian Nations Cup
24 26- 3-11 Sharjah Kuwait 1-1
25 29- 3-11 Sharjah North Korea 1-1
26 5- 7-11 Istanbul Syria 1-3
27 8- 7-11 Istanbul Yemen 4-0
28 13- 7-11 Amman Saudi Arabia 1-1 [1] International Tourn.
29 16- 7-11 Amman Iraq 1-1 [2] International Tourn.
30 23- 7-11 Amman Nepal 9-0 World Cup Qualifier
31 28- 7-11 Kathmandu Nepal 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
32 22- 8-11 Amman Tunisia 3-3
33 27- 8-11 Amman Indonesia 1-0
34 2- 9-11 Arbil Iraq 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
35 6- 9-11 Amman China 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
36 6-10-11 Bangkok Thailand 0-0
37 11-10-11 Singapore Singapore 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
38 11-11-11 Amman Singapore 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
39 15-11-11 Amman Iraq 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
40 11-12-11 Doha Palestine 4-1 [*] Arab Games
41 14-12-11 Doha Sudan 0-0 [*] Arab Games
42 17-12-11 Doha Libya 0-0 [*] Arab Games
43 20-12-11 Doha Kuwait 2-0 [*] Arab Games
44 23-12-11 Doha Bahrain 0-1 [*] Arab Games
45 23- 2-12 Dubai Iran 2-2
46 29- 2-12 Guangzhou China 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
47 18- 5-12 Saida Lebanon 2-1
48 26- 5-12 Amman Sierra Leone 4-0
49 3- 6-12 Amman Iraq 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
50 8- 6-12 Saitama Japan 0-6 World Cup Qualifier
51 13- 8-12 Amman Uzbekistan 0-1
52 15- 8-12 Amman Uzbekistan 2-0
53 5- 9-12 Amman Iran 0-0
54 11- 9-12 Amman Australia 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
55 8-10-12 Doha Qatar 1-1
56 16-10-12 Muscat Oman 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
57 8-11-12 Riffa Bahrain 0-3
58 14-11-12 Doha Iraq 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
59 10-12-12 Al-Farwanyah Iraq 0-1 WAFF Tournament
60 16-12-12 Kuwait City Syria 1-2 WAFF Tournament
61 31- 1-13 Amman Indonesia 5-0
62 6- 2-13 Amman Singapore 4-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
63 21- 3-13 Amman Belarus 1-0
64 26- 3-13 Amman Japan 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
65 27- 5-13 Amman Libya 1-0
66 4- 6-13 Auckland New Zealand 1-0
67 11- 6-13 Melbourne Australia 0-4 World Cup Qualifier
68 18- 6-13 Amman Oman 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
second tenure
69 4- 9-21 Riffa Haiti 0-2
70 7- 9-21 Riffa Bahrain 2-1
71 6-10-21 Amman Malaysia 4-0
72 12-10-21 Amman Uzbekistan 3-0
73 10-11-21 Prishtinė Kosovo 2-0
74 16-11-21 Minsk Belarus 0-1
75 1-12-21 Al-Rayyan Saudi Arabia 1-0 Arab Cup
76 4-12-21 Al-Rayyan Morocco 0-4 Arab Cup
77 7-12-21 Ras Abu Aboud Palestine 5-1 Arab Cup
78 11-12-21 Al-Wakrah Egypt 1-3 Arab Cup
79 28- 1-22 Abu Dhabi New Zealand 3-1
80 28- 5-22 Doha India 2-0
81 1- 6-22 Al-Wakrah Australia 1-2
82 8- 6-22 Kuwait City Nepal 2-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
83 11- 6-22 Kuwait City Indonesia 1-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
84 14- 6-22 Kuwait City Kuwait 3-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
85 23- 9-22 Amman Syria 2-0 International Tourn.
86 26- 9-22 Amman Oman 1-0 International Tourn.
87 17-11-22 Amman Spain 1-3
[1] Jordan lost 3-4 on penalty kicks.
[2] Jordan won 5-4 on penalty kicks.
[*] Not full A for FIFA.
NB: the match against South Sudan (2-1, 31- 1-22 in Dubai) was not full A and is
therefore not included here; South Sudan made 9 substitutions.
Coach for Bahrain
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 9- 9-14 Al-Farwaniyah Kuwait 1-0
2 10-10-14 Dubai Uzbekistan 0-0
3 14-10-14 Riffa Iraq 0-0
4 2-11-14 Riffa North Korea 2-2
5 7-11-14 Riffa Singapore 2-0
6 13-11-14 Riyadh Yemen 0-0 Gulf Cup
7 16-11-14 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0-3 Gulf Cup
8 19-11-14 Riyadh Qatar 0-0 Gulf Cup
9 30-12-14 South Geelong Saudi Arabia 4-1
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For-Against Points Percentage
140 65 35 40 227- 147 165 58.93
Types of Matches
Friendlies 59
World Cup Qualifier 33
WAFF Tournament 13
Asian Nations Cup 8
Asian Cup Qualifier 8
Gulf Cup 6
Arab Games 5
Arab Cup 4
Other Tournaments 4
Total matches: 140
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