Haidar Mahmoud


Haidar Mahmoud Majid is an Iraqi football coach and former player. As a player, Mahmoud played as a right-back, representing [Iraq national association football|football team|Iraq] in the 1996 and 2000 AFC Asian Cup. He also played club football with Al Zawraa for 10 years.

International career

Mahmoud scored two goals in a 4–1 win over Thailand in the 1996 Asian Cup, and scored one in the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon in a 2–0 win, also over Thailand.

Managerial career

Mahmoud took charge of Iraqi Premier League club Al-Zawraa in 2009, until 28 August 2010, when his contract was terminated. Initially assistant coach of Zakho, he was then appointed head coach of the club, until the expiration of his contract on 22 September 2015. Mahmoud was head coach of Al-Sulaymaniyah for less than two weeks, between 28 October and 8 November 2017, before being appointed head coach of Karbalaa on 8 December 2017. He remained in charge until the termination of his contract on 25 April 2018.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 December 1996Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates1–04–11996 AFC Asian Cup
211 December 1996Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates3–14–11996 AFC Asian Cup
331 August 1999Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan3–44–41999 Pan Arab Games
412 October 2000Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon2–02–02000 AFC Asian Cup
525 April 2001Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan1–11–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
613 January 2002Al Wakrah Stadium, Doha, Qatar2–13–1Friendly
77 September 2002Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria3–23–22002 WAFF Championship

Honours

Al-Zawraa
Individual