Amer Abdul Wahab (Arabic: عامر عبد الوهاب; born 17 April 1969 in Basra) is a former Iraqi football goalkeeper. He was nicknamed Al Emlak ("The Giant").[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amer Abdul Wahab Abdul Hussein | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Basra, Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Minaa (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1987 | Al-Minaa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | Al-Minaa | ||
| 1991–1996 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 1996–1997 | Riada Wal Adab Club | (1) | |
| 1997–1998 | Al-Ahed | ||
| 1998–1999 | Racing Beirut | ||
| 1999–2002 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Iraq U23 | ||
| 2000–2001 | Iraq | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
editIn 2002 he got the job of goalkeeper coach for his former club Al-Zawra'a, then went on to goalkeeper coach the Iraq national football team at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, then goalkeeper coach the Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. In 2007, he moved to the UAE club Al-Sharjah.
He joined Al-Ain Club in UAE in 2009, becoming a goalkeeper club coach.
Honours
editPlayer
editClub
edit- Al-Zawra'a:
- Iraqi Premier League: 1991; 1994; 1995; 1996; 2000; 2001.
- Iraq FA Cup: 1991; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1999; 2001.
- Iraqi Super Cup: 2000.
References
editExternal links
edit- Amer Abdul Wahab at National-Football-Teams.com
- International statistics Archived 2017-05-03 at the Wayback Machine at rsssf
- Amer Abdul Wahab clips: Interview with Abdul Wahab in 2014
- Al-Minaa Club: Sailors of south
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