Haidar Abdul-Amir

Haidar Abdul-Amir Hussain (; born 2 November 1982) 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 Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 13 December 2004 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 3–3 3-3 17th Arabian Gulf Cup 2. 15 March 2006 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah 2–2 2-2 Friendly match

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

Zakho SC On 30 October 2022, Haidar Abdul-Amir became the team's coach after Hamza Hadi resigned as Zakho SC coach because of his bad results. This was the first time in his sports life that Haider became the main coach of a team.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordAl-Zawraa SC (Caretaker)30 December 20203 January 2021Al-Zawraa SC (Caretaker)22 December 2021""Present""Total—

Honours Club Al-Zawraa Iraqi Premier League: 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2015–16, 2017–18 Iraq FA Cup: 2016–17 Iraqi Super Cup: 2017 Al-Faisaly AFC Cup: 2006

Country 4th place in 2004 Athens Olympics 2005 West Asian Games Gold medallist. 2007 Asian Cup winner