Haidar Abdul-Amir


Haidar Abdul-Amir Hussain is a former Iraqi football defender. He last played for the Al-Zawraa football club in Iraq, and was known as one of the calmest players in Iraq.

Information

Haidar Abdul Amer played four matches in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup and his solid defending ensured a move from 11-time Iraq league champions Al Zawra’a to Jordan’s Al Faisaly at the start of the 2006/07 season. He led the 30-time Jordan league champions to their second consecutive AFC Cup title in November 2006, scoring a vital goal in the second leg of the final against Muharraq.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 December 2004Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha3–33-317th Arabian Gulf Cup
2.15 March 2006Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah2–22-2Friendly match

Coaching career

[Al-Zawraa SC]

On 24 February of 2019, Hakeem Shaker agreed with Al-Zawraa SC to lead the club, and took Haider Abdul Amer as an assistant coach..

Honours

Club

;Al-Zawraa
;Al-Faisaly