Haidar Abdul-Razzaq
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Haidar Abdul-Razzaq Hassan (born on 9 June 1982 in Iraq
) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Talaba. He is a member of the Iraq national football team
.
. He also played under the same coach while with the Iraqi Under-19s. winning the AFC Youth Championship
final over Japan
in dramatic style. Haidar was called up by Milan Zivadinovic
for Iraq’s 2002 World Cup qualifiers, making his international debut on 31 January 2000 against Lebanon
in Beirut, in a 0-0 draw. He made three other appearances in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers against Bahrain
, Saudi Arabia
and Iran
while Iraq
was coached by Croatian Rudolf Belin
. He signed for Al-Ansar in Lebanon
in 2002 but returned after the end of the war to rejoin Talaba and cemented himself a place on the right-side of defence in the Olympic team.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Talaba. He is a member of the Iraq national football team
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
.
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Haidar Abdul-Razzaq is a talented versatile player capable of playing anywhere in defence. He began his playing career with the Talaba youth team in 1995, he had been playing as a goalkeeper for Al-Shurta youth team before switching to defence. In 1996, he was one of five players brought into the Talaba first team by coach Nazar Ashraf, two years later he was called into the Iraqi Under-17s by Adnan HamadAdnan Hamad
Adnan Hamad , is a former Iraqi international soccer player, in the position of striker. He has had many spells as Iraq Coach more recently in 2008...
. He also played under the same coach while with the Iraqi Under-19s. winning the AFC Youth Championship
AFC Youth Championship
The AFC U-19 Championship, formerly known as AFC Youth Championship, is an annual football competition organised by the sport's Asian governing body, Asian Football Confederation . The competition has been held since 1959...
final over Japan
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
in dramatic style. Haidar was called up by Milan Zivadinovic
Milan Živadinovic
Milan Živadinović is a Serbian former football player and most recent manager of Myanmar.He is known as a coach who advocates an old-school system of coaching...
for Iraq’s 2002 World Cup qualifiers, making his international debut on 31 January 2000 against Lebanon
Lebanon national football team
The Lebanon national football team represents the Republic of Lebanon in international association football. Their official nickname is The Cedars...
in Beirut, in a 0-0 draw. He made three other appearances in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers against Bahrain
Bahrain national football team
The Bahrain national football team is the national team of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association; it was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the finals of the World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
and Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
while Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
was coached by Croatian Rudolf Belin
Rudolf Belin
Rudolf Belin is a former Croatian football player.Belin started his career with NK Dinamo Zagreb in 1960, where he won the Yugoslav Cup 3 times and the UEFA Cup in 1967, beating English club Leeds United and went on to make 410 appearances for the great club until 1970, when he moved to Beerschot...
. He signed for Al-Ansar in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
in 2002 but returned after the end of the war to rejoin Talaba and cemented himself a place on the right-side of defence in the Olympic team.
Country
- 2002 WAFF Champions
- 4th place in 2004 Athens OlympicsFootball at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...
- 2005 West Asian GamesFootball at the 2005 West Asian GamesThe 2005 West Asian Games was the third West Asian Games, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Doha, Qatar...
Gold medallist. - 2007 Asian Cup winner