Hadi Ahmed
# Hadi Ahmed

Hadi Ahmed Basheer (Arabic: هادي أحمد بشير; born November 1, 1951) is an Iraqi football coach and former player. He played as a midfielder and spent the majority of his career with Al-Minaa club.

He was capped Iraqi League title for Al-Mina'a in 1978, and appeared at the World Military Cup 1977, He played matches in Pestabola Merdeka 1977 in Malaysia. Hadi play in the Moscow Olympics in 1980, where his goal was the debut Iraqi goal in Olympic competition, against 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 Emirates, and the second against Kuwait, and won the best player title of the tournament. He took part in the three seasons of the tournament (1976, 1979 and 1982) and scored the goal of No. 200 in the tournament's history.

Hadi's older brother, Abdul Razzaq, was playing with him in Al-Mina'a (captain), Hadi has influenced his style.

## International career

On April 2, 1975 Hadi Ahmed played his debut with Iraq against Qatar in a fully international match, in the 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification in Baghdad, which ended 1-0 for Iraq.

On March 26, 1982 Hadi Ahmed played his last international match with Iraq against Qatar, within the 6th Arabian Gulf Cup in UAE, which ended 2-1 for Iraq.

## International goals

    Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | 5 November 1975 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 30 November 1975 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Afghanistan | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3. | 27 November 1977 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Morocco | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly match |
| 4. | 26 July 1978 | KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1978 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 5. | 25 February 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Finland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 29 March 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Kuwait | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 7. | 3 April 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 8. | 16 March 1980 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Jordan | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1980 Olympics qualifiers |
| 9. | 16 March 1980 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Jordan | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1980 Olympics qualifiers |
| 10. | 21 July 1980 | Republican Stadium, Kiev | Costa Rica | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1980 Summer Olympics |
| 11. | 25 March 1981 | Malaz Stadium, Riyadh | Bahrain | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12. | 16 September 1981 | KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | Singapore | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1981 Pestabola Merdeka |

## Honors

### Local

**Al-Mina'a**

* 1978 Iraqi League: Champion

### International

**Iraq**

* 1977 World Men's Military Cup: Champion
* 1977 Pestabola Merdeka: runner-up
* 1979 Arabian Gulf Cup: Champion
* 1981 Pestabola Merdeka: Champion
