Hamza Hadi Muhsin

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	Talaba SC	-	(-)
1993-1994	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	-	(-)
1999-2000	Dibba Fujairah	-	(-)
2000-2001	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	-	(-)
2001-2002	Talaba SC	-	(-)
2004-2005	Al-Shorta	-	(-)
2006-	Al-Sina'a	-	(-)
International career
2000	Iraq	19	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hamza Hadi is an Iraqi football defender who played for the Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He also played for Talaba SC, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Dibba Fujairah, Al-Shorta, and Al-Sina'a

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 Muhsin at National-Football-Teams.com
• 11v11 Profile