Ehsan Hadi (Arabic: إحسان هادي; born 1 May 1976) is a coach and former professional Iraqi football player, he played as a striker.[1]

Ehsan Hadi
Personal information
Full name Ehsan Hadi Saleh
Date of birth (1976-05-01) 1 May 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Qarmat Ali, Basra, Iraq
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1989–1994 Al-Bahri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Al-Bahri
1997–1998 Kahrabaa Al-Hartha
1998–2004 Al-Minaa (20)
2004–2005 Duhok (3)
2005–2012 Al-Minaa (19)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Al-Minaa (assistant)
2018–2019 Al-Bahri (assistant)
2021 Al-Minaa (assistant)
2021 Al-Minaa
2021–2022 Naft Maysan (assistant)
2022–2023 Naft Al-Basra (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Early career

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Hadi started playing in the Al-Bahri Academy in 1989. He progressed until he was promoted to the first-team in 1994. He stayed with his club for three seasons, then moved to play side Kahrabaa Al-Hartha for one season.[2]

Al-Minaa

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In 1998, Hadi moved to play in the Iraqi Premier League when Al-Minaa signed a contract with him, were the Al-Minaa's president, Hadi Ahmed, was impressed when he saw him play with his team, Kahrabaa Al-Hartha, in a friendly match against Al-Minaa. He remained play side Al-Minaa for six seasons. On 12 April 2002, he scored his first hat-trick against Al-Ramadi at Al-Ramadi Stadium, to help Al-Minaa win 5–1. On 10 October 2002, Hadi scored his second hat-trick when he led Al-Minaa to a 3–0 victory over Al-Samawa.[2]

Duhok

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In 2004, Hadi signed a one-season contract with Duhok. On 14 April 2005, he scored his third hat-trick in Premier League against Erbil, to help Duhok win 3–0 in the Northern Derby.[2]

Return to Al-Minaa

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In 2005, Hadi returned to play for Al-Minaa, and remained at the club until 2012, when he decided to retire.[2] During that period, he scored 19 goals,[3] including 4 goals in the Basra derby, making him the derby's top scorer.[4] He also scored beautiful goals during that period, including his goal against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in December 2010,[5] and his missile goal against Maysan in February 2010.[6] On 23 December 2009, Hadi won the Thaghr al-Iraq Championship with his team after defeating Naft Al-Basra in the final, although he was sent off in the second half.[7]

Coaching career

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In 2012, immediately after his retirement, Hadi started working as an assistant coach within the coaching staff of the Al-Minaa team led by Rahim Hameed.[2]

On 16 April 2018, Al-Bahri signed a contract with Hadi as an assistant coach within the team's coaching staff led by Nasser Talla Dahilan.[8] On 24 July 2018, Al-Bahri renewed its contract with Hadi within the coaching staff for a new season.[9]

On 21 August 2021, Al-Minaa coach Qusay Munir chose Hadi as an assistant coach within the team's technical staff.[10] On 23 October 2021, the Al-Minaa administration dismissed Qusay Munir from leading the team due to bad results, and Hadi chose as a temporary coach, to face Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in his first experience as a main coach.[11][12] The result of the match ended with a draw.[13] On 7 November 2021, Al-Minaa contracted with Ammar Hussein as coach of the team, and Hadi kept in his assistant staff.[14] Eight days later, Hussein resigned from the team's training, so the Al-Minaa administration chose Hadi as a temporary coach again.[15] On 24 November 2021, the Al-Minaa administration contracted with Hatef Shamran as coach of the team, and thanked Hadi, who led the team during the last period.[16]

On 20 December 2021, Naft Maysan signed a contract with Hadi as an assistant coach within the team's coaching staff led by Asaad Abdul Razzaq.[17] On 7 March 2022, Naft Al-Basra signed a contract with Hadi as an assistant coach within the team's coaching staff led by Asaad Abdul Razzaq.[18]

Managerial statistics

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As of 24 November 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Al-Mina'a 23 October 2021 24 November 2021 4 0 2 2 000.0
Total 4 0 2 2 000.0

Honours

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Player

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Al-Minaa

References

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  1. ^ Ehsan Hadi at Globalsportsarchive
  2. ^ a b c d e "جريدة البصرة الإلكترونية تقلب أوراق الماضي مع مهاجم الميناء السابق احسان هادي". basraelc.com (in Arabic). 19 March 2016.
  3. ^ "أهداف اللاعب إحسان هادي". kooora.com (in Arabic). 31 December 2011.
  4. ^ "كتيبة عادل ناصر تسعى لحجز المركز الرابع و حميد سلمان يريد إبعاد أبار نفطه عن جحيم دوري المظاليم" (in Arabic). 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ "الميناء يسقط الجوية.. وفوز صعب للزوراء". amp.alayam.com (in Arabic). 12 December 2010.
  6. ^ "قذيفة أحسان هادي تعمق جراحات ميسان". iraqifs.acaa-p.com (in Arabic). 24 February 2010.
  7. ^ "الميناء يفوز على نفط الجنوب ويحصل على بطولة ثغر العراق". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 23 December 2009.
  8. ^ "هادي وجبار مساعدان لطلاع في تدريب البحري". altaghier.tv (in Arabic). 16 April 2018.
  9. ^ "البحري يجدد الثقة بمدربها ناصر طلاع ومساعديه". hathalyoum.net (in Arabic). 24 July 2018.
  10. ^ "قصي منير يقود الوحدة التدريبية الاولى للميناء". almarsa-news.com (in Arabic). 24 August 2021.
  11. ^ "الميناء ينهي تعاقده مع المدرب قصي منير". alrray.org (in Arabic). 23 October 2021.
  12. ^ "الميناء: مواجهة الجوية فرصة للاعبينا لمصالحة جماهيره". ina.iq (in Arabic). 26 October 2021.
  13. ^ "التعادل الإيجابي ينهي مباراة القوة الجوية والميناء". ina.iq (in Arabic). 26 October 2021.
  14. ^ "عمار حسين مدربا لكرة الميناء". ina.iq (in Arabic). 7 November 2021.
  15. ^ "تسلموا نصف مستحقاتهم.. لاعبو الميناء العراقي ينهون اضرابهم ويواجهون سامراء". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 15 November 2021.
  16. ^ "تسمية هاتف شمران مدربا لنادي الميناء خلفا لقصي منير". alforatnews.iq (in Arabic). 24 November 2021.
  17. ^ "رسمياً.. اسعد عبد الرزاق مدربا لفريق نفط ميسان". ninanews.com (in Arabic). 20 December 2021.
  18. ^ "تسمية الكابتن اسعد عبد الرزاق مدربا لنفط البصرة خلفا للمستقيل عماد عودة". almarsa-news.com (in Arabic). 7 March 2022.
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