Haidar Najim (born 1 July 1967) is a former Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification. He played for the national team between 1997 and 2001.[1][2][3]

Haidar Najim
Personal information
Full name Haidar Najim Abdullah
Date of birth (1967-07-01) 1 July 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Iraq
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Naft Al-Wasat (Assist. coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1996 Al-Najaf
1996 Al-Karkh
1996 Qatar
1997–1998 Al-Najaf
1998–2000 Tadamon Sour
2000–2002 Al-Najaf
International career
1997–2001 Iraq
Managerial career
2008–2009 Al-Talaba (Assist. coach)
2009–2010 Karbala (Assist. coach)
2010–2013 Al-Najaf (Assist. coach)
2013–2015 Naft Al-Wasat (Assist. coach)
2015–2016 Iraq U23 (Assist. coach)
2016 Iraq (Assist. coach)
2016–2017 Naft Al-Wasat (Assist. coach)
2015–2020 Iraq U23 (Assist. coach)
2020–2020 Al-Shorta SC (Assist. coach)
2021– Naft Al-Wasat (Assist. coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours edit

Club edit

Al-Najaf

Career statistics edit

International goals edit

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 June 1997 Central Stadium, Almaty   Kazakhstan 1–0 1–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 14 April 2001 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad     Nepal 5–1 9–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA.com - 1998 FIFA World Cup France ™". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "قاعدة بيانات لاعبي المنتخبات العراقية -3".
  3. ^ "Iraq - Record International Players".