Hadi Ahmed

{{short description|Iraqi footballer and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Hadi Ahmed | image = Hadi Ahmed 9.jpg | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Hadi Ahmed Basheer | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|11|1|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Basra]], [[Iraq]] | height = 184 cm | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1965–1970| youthclubs1 = [[Al-Mina'a SC|Al-Mina'a]] | years1 = 1970–1985 | clubs1 = [[Al-Mina'a SC|Al-Mina'a]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1975–1979 | nationalteam1 = [[Iraq military national football team|Iraq military]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1= 1 | nationalyears2 = 1975–1982 | nationalteam2 = [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iraq-recintlp.html Iraq - Record International Players]</ref> | nationalcaps2 = 79 | nationalgoals2 = 12 | manageryears1 = 1983–1987 | managerclubs1 = [[Naft Al-Janoob|Al-Rumaila]] | manageryears2 = 1988–1992 | managerclubs2 = [[Al-Minaa]] | manageryears3 = 1994–1999 | managerclubs3 = [[Al-Minaa]] | manageryears4 = 1999–2000| managerclubs4 = [[Al-Ahli Club (Manama)|Al-Ahli Manama]] | manageryears5 = 2000–2002| managerclubs5 = [[Al-Minaa]] | manageryears6 = 2002–2004| managerclubs6 = [[Sitra Club|Sitra]] | medaltemplates = }}

'''Hadi Ahmed Basheer''' ({{langx|ar|هَادِي أَحْمَد بَشِير}}; born November 1, 1951) is an [[Iraq]]i [[association football|football]] coach and former player. He played as a [[midfielder]] and spent the majority of his career with [[Al-Minaa]] club.<ref name=MA1>{{cite web |url=http://www.furattoday.com/?p=2131 |title=Hadi Ahmed is Maestro of Iraqi football |first=Shaker|last=Al-Jobori|publisher=Furattoday.com (Arabic edition)|date=22 December 2012|accessdate=13 January 2014}}</ref>

He was capped [[Iraqi League]] title for Al-Mina'a in [[1977–78 Iraqi League|1978]], and appeared at the [[World Military Cup 1977]], He played matches in [[Pestabola Merdeka]] 1977 in [[Malaysia]]. Hadi play in the [[1980 Summer Olympics|Moscow Olympics in 1980]], where his goal was the debut Iraqi goal in Olympic competition, against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]; sports fans called him: the ([[Maestro]] of [[Iraqi football]]). He played in [[5th Arabian Gulf Cup]] in 1979 and scored two goals, the first goal against [[United Arab Emirates national football team|Emirates]], and the second against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]], and won the best player title of the tournament. He took part in the three seasons of the tournament ([[4th Arabian Gulf Cup|1976]], [[5th Arabian Gulf Cup|1979]] and [[6th Arabian Gulf Cup|1982]]) and scored the goal of No. 200 in the tournament's history.<ref name=MA2>{{cite web |url=http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=15024149 |title=Hadi Ahmed is king of Iraqi football |first=Abu|last=Asia|publisher=Kooora (Arabic edition)|date=22 December 2012|accessdate=12 February 2009}}</ref>

Hadi's older brother, [[Abdul Razzaq Ahmed|Abdul Razzaq]], was playing with him in [[Al-Mina'a]] ([[captain (association football)|captain]]), Hadi has influenced his style.<ref name=MA3>{{cite web|url=http://www.almutmar.com/index.php?id=20086078|title=Frank dialogue with the football legend Hadi Ahmed|first=Haider|last=Abdul-Hassan|publisher=Almutmar.com (Arabic edition)|date=14 May 2006|accessdate=14 May 2006}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==International career== On April 2, 1975 Hadi Ahmed played his debut with [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] in a fully international match, in the [[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] in [[Baghdad]], which ended 1-0 for Iraq.<ref name="MA2"/>

On March 26, 1982 Hadi Ahmed played his last international match with Iraq against Qatar, within the [[6th Arabian Gulf Cup]] in [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], which ended 2-1 for Iraq.<ref name="MA2"/>

==International goals== :''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 5 November 1975 || rowspan="3" |[[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] || {{fb|Saudi Arabia}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–1 || rowspan="2" |[[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |- | 2. || 30 November 1975 || {{Fb|AFG|1974}} || '''4'''–0 || 4–0 |- | 3. || 27 November 1977 || {{fb|Morocco}} || '''2'''–0 || 3–0 ||[[Friendly match]] |- | 4. || 26 July 1978 || [[KLFA Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]|| {{fb|Malaysia}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–1 ||[[1978 Merdeka Tournament|1978 Pestabola Merdeka]] |- | 5. || 25 February 1979 || rowspan="3" |[[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] || {{fb|Finland}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 ||[[Exhibition match|Friendly]] |- | 6. || 29 March 1979 || {{fb|Kuwait}} || '''2'''–1 || 3–1 || rowspan="2" |[[5th Arabian Gulf Cup]] |- | 7. || 3 April 1979 || {{fb|United Arab Emirates}} || '''1'''–0 || 5–0 |- | 8. || rowspan="2" | 16 March 1980 || rowspan="2" |[[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]]|| rowspan="2" | {{fb|Jordan}} || '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" | 4–0 || rowspan="2" |[[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|1980 Olympics qualifiers]] |- | 9. || '''2'''–0 |- | 10. || 21 July 1980 || [[Republican Stadium, Kiev]]|| {{fb|Costa Rica}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 ||[[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Summer Olympics]] |- | 11. || 25 March 1981 || [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium|Malaz Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]|| {{fb|Bahrain }} || '''1'''–0 || 2–0 ||[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 12. || 16 September 1981 || [[KLFA Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]|| {{fb|Singapore}} || '''3'''–0 || 4–0 ||[[1981 Merdeka Tournament|1981 Pestabola Merdeka]] |- |}

==Honors== ===Local=== ;[[Al-Mina'a SC|Al-Mina'a]] * [[1977–78 Iraqi League|1978 Iraqi League]]: Champion

===International=== ;[[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] * [[1977 World Men's Military Cup]]: Champion * [[Pestabola Merdeka|1977 Pestabola Merdeka]]: runner-up * [[5th Arabian Gulf Cup|1979 Arabian Gulf Cup]]: Champion * [[Pestabola Merdeka|1981 Pestabola Merdeka]]: Champion

==References== {{Reflist|1}}

==External links== * {{FIFA|46280}} * {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/hadi-ahmed-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090750/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/hadi-ahmed-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Hadi Ahmed}} * {{WorldFootball.net|hadi-ahmed|Hadi Ahmed}} * [https://www.facebook.com/Alminaa.football.team Al-Minaa Club: Sailors of south]

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