Adel Khodhor Hafedh Al-Musawi (Arabic: عادل خضيّر; born 1 July 1954, better known as Adel Khudhair, is an Iraqi football coach and former international player. He played as a defender and midfielder. He was born in Basra.

Adel Khudhair
Personal information
Full name Adel Khodhor Hafedh
Date of birth (1954-07-01) 1 July 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Hawija SC
Youth career
1970–1972 Al-Mina'a
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Al-Mina'a
1974–1976 Al-Jaish
1976–1982 Al-Zawraa
1982–1984 Al-Shabab
International career
1975–1982 Iraq
Managerial career
1994 Maysan
2003 Karbalaa
2003–2004 Al-Malkiya
2004–2005 Al-Tadhamun
2005–2006 Al-Etifaq
2008–2009 East Riffa
2009–2010 Al-Malkiya
2021- Al-Hawija SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International posts

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Khudhair appeared at the World Military Cup 1977, and also played in the Moscow Olympics in 1980. He played in 5th Arabian Gulf Cup in 1979 and scored two goals, the first goal against Emirates, and the second against Oman.[1]

Political aspect

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In 1982, the Iraqi Ba'athist government overthrew Khudhair out the national team after they learned that his brother (Shaker) belonged to the Dawa party. His brother was then assassinated with his son (Mahmoud) by the government and Khudhair was subsequently placed under house arrest.[2]

After the outbreak of the 1991 uprising in Basra, Khudhair took part in a military operation and was seriously injured. He was taken to Kuwait, then to Iran and treated in hospital. And then returned to join the Iraqi opposition front through Patriotic Union of Kurdistan until the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[3]

Coaching career

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Since 2003, Khudhair has been a professional coach in Bahrain, where he has trained many Bahraini clubs and achieved excellent results with them, including Al-Malkiya, Al-Tadhamun, Al-Etifaq and East Riffa Club.[4] Khudhair was named coach of Al-Hawija Sc in the summer of 2021 and led the team to a successful 2021/2022 season by gaining promotion to the Iraqi First Division League for the 2022/2023 season.[5]

International goals

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Scores and results table. Iraq's goal tally first:
Adel Khudhair: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 April 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq   United Arab Emirates 5–0 5–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
2 6 April 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq   Oman 6–0 7–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
3 28 March 1980 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq   South Yemen 3–0 3–0 1980 Olympics qualifiers
4 30 March 1981 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Syria 2–1 2–1 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 24 August 1981 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq   Guinea 2–2 2–2 International Friendly
6 16 September 1981 KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Thailand 7–1 7–1 1981 Pestabola Merdeka

Honors

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Local

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Al-Zawraa

International

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Iraq

Notes

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  1. ^ Al-Joboori, Shaker (13 January 2014). "Key to playing in Iraqi football". furattoday.com (in Arabic).
  2. ^ "Interview with Khudhair on al-iraqnews.com (in Arabic)". Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. ^ Interview with Khudhair on kooora.com (in Arabic)
  4. ^ "Interview with Khudhair on almutmar.com (in Arabic)". Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Iraqi News Agency".

References

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