| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 November 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 1991–1992 | Al-Khutoot | ||
| 1992–1993 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 1993–1994 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 1994–1996 | Ras Al Khaimah Club | ||
| 1996–1997 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 1997–1998 | Racing Club Beirut | ||
| 1998–1999 | Safa | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dibba Al-Fujairah | ||
| 2000–2001 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 2001–2003 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 2003–2005 | Al-Shorta | ||
| 2006–2008 | Al-Sinaa | ||
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Iraq | 19 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Reserves Head coach) | ||
| 2019 | Al-Talaba (Assist. coach) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Assist. coach) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Al-Diwaniya | ||
| 2022 | Zakho | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hamza Hadi is a former Iraqi football defender who played for the Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He also played for Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Dibba Al-Fujairah, Al-Shorta, and Al-Sinaa
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. [1]
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 June 2000 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman |  Jordan | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2000 WAFF |
| 2. | 1 September 2000 | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai |  Uzbekistan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2000 Four Nations Tournament |
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Al-Diwaniya FC | 3 December 2021 | 19 February 2022 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25.0 | |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25.0 | — | ||
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