Essam Hamad
Iraqi football player and coach (born 1973)
Essam Hamad Salem (Arabic: عِصَام حَمَد سَالِم; 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.
01Club level
02International career
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. He was a regular at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup and 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
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. He captained the side in the second half. The all-star team was beaten 5-0 by Iran.
03Career statistics
International
- 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
- As of 27 February 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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-Zawraa | 20 August 2021 | 22 December 2021 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 075.00 | |
| Al-Zawraa | 2 April 2024 | 27 February 2025 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 063.41 | |
| Total | 302 | 138 | 88 | 76 | 045.70 | |||
04Honours
Sources and credits
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