Alaa Ahmad

Alaa Ahmed (Arabic: علاء أحمد‎; born May 25, 1952) is an Iraqi former footballer. He played as a midfielder and spent the majority of his career with Al-Minaa club.

Alaa Ahmad
Personal information
Full name Aladdin Ahmad Khudhair
Date of birth (1952-05-25) 25 May 1952
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1988 Al-Minaa
National team
1972–1979 Iraq military
1972–1973 Iraq U20
1973–1975 Iraq U23
1973–1980 Iraq (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early years

Alaa started his career with Tarbiyat Al Basra team side in his birthplace of Basra, under the close supervision of international referee Sami Naji[1] in 1952 and played football in school teams before he represented Al Basra team in 1971, at the age of 19, and then the Al Moshah team (one of the premier's league teams then). After two seasons he went back to his hometown where he started playing for Al-Inaa which he continued with until his retirement.

International debut and Sport history

His international journey began in 1973 with Iraq national under-20 football team, which consisted of great players from the national team participating in the Palestine Cup of Nations which was held in Libya, and he played his debut match against United Arab Emirates where on which time the Iraqi team won 3–1. He was then invited to join the national team and he played his international debut match against Tunisia in Al-Shaab Stadium and the match concluded with a 0–0 draw. After his debut he played 54 other matches. Some of them were the 1974 Asian Games which were held in Tehran, Pestabola Merdeka in 1977 and 1978, 1979 Gulf Cup of Nations in Baghdad and Moscow Olympics in 1980.[2]

Alaa was part of the 1977 World Men's Military Cup alongside the likes of captain Douglas Aziz and Ali Kadhim. The midfielder was one of the star players at Basra based club that included Rahim Karim, Jalil Hanoon and the Ahmed brothers Hadi and Abdul-Razzaq. After making his debut, he became a regular in the Iraqi national team alongside his Al-Minaa team-mate Hadi Ahmad, helping Iraq to win the 1979 Gulf Cup of Nations in Baghdad and the 1979 World Men's Military Cup.

He was an important part of the Al-Minaa side that won its first Iraqi league title in 1977–78 season. In 1980, he represented Iraq in its first Olympic appearance in Moscow playing in all 4 games against Costa Rica, Finland and Yugoslavia and in the 2nd round, where they lost 4–0 to evidential finalists East Germany.[3]

The Coaches

Among his coaches were Sami Naji, Ammo Baba, Thamir Muhsin, Jamal Salih, the Yugoslavian coach Gaga, and the Scottish coach Danny McLennan.

International goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 July 1978KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia1–04–01978 Pestabola Merdeka

Honors

Local
Al-Mina'a
  • 1978 Iraqi League: Champion

International
Iraq

References
  1. Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001.
  2. "Alaa Ahmed KHDAYIR". fifa.com. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  3. Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2003.
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