Emad Mohammed Ridha ( ar, عماد محمد رضا, born 24 July 1982) is a coach and former Iraqi football striker, currently managing Iraq U20.

Club career

On 25 June 2007, Emad renewed his contract with Sepahan for another season in a deal thought to be worth in the region of $600,000.

International career

Mohammed made his full international debut on 31 January 2000, against

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in a 0–0 draw.

Managerial career

Start with Al-Zawraa

Emad Mohammed started his managerial career with hometown club Al-Zawraa. He retired from his playing career mid-season in 2014 to take over from Jamal Ali. The young manager did well in the regular season, finishing second in group A, level on points with Al Jawiya. However, Al Zawra’a massively underperformed in the playoffs, finishing dead last in group 1. Al Zawra’a decided not to extend his contract for the following season.

Al Najaf

Emad took over 7 games into the next season from the resigning Ali Wahab. The team ended up finishing 7th in group B, easily avoiding relegation. Emad was rehired the following season, replacing his replacement, Hatif Shamran. Al Najaf finished in 9th place overall, with 49 points. The team was knocked out in the round of 16 of the

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due to the team forfeiting their match against Amanat Baghdad. Al Najaf chose not to renew his contract once again.

Naft Al Wasat

Emad was appointed as manager of Naft Al Wasat on February 5, 2018 to replace Adil Nima. Prior to that, he rejected working for Al Talaba, due to the poor administrative state. He was sacked 7 rounds before the end of the season. A picture on the internet went viral the day of his sacking, a conversation between him and

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player Ali Rehema, agreeing to fix the match for the latter. The picture turned out to be a hoax.

Statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Iraq' goal tally first.''

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Country

* 2002 WAFF Champions *4th place in 2004 Athens Olympics *

2005 West Asian Games The 3rd West Asian Games were to be held from 7 to 17 April 2003 in Damascus, Syria. However, they were postponed and then cancelled. On 4 April 2002 the West Asian Games Federation decided that the Games would be held every four years, instead of ...

Gold medallist.

Club

* Iran's Premier Football League **Winner: 2 ***2009/10 with Sepahan ***2011/12 with Sepahan * Asian Champions League :''Runner Up (1):''

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with Sepahan * Iraqi Premier League **Winner:3 ***1999 with Al-Zawra'a SC ***2000 with Al-Zawra'a SC ***2001 with Al-Zawra'a SC * Qatar Stars League **Winner:1 *** 2002 with Al-Gharafa Sports Club *** 2010/2011 with

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* Emir of Qatar Cup **Winner:1 ***2002 with Al-Gharafa Sports Club * Iraq FA Cup **Winner:3 ***1998 with Al-Zawra'a SC ***1999 with Al-Zawra'a SC ***2000 with Al-Zawra'a SC * Hazfi Cup **Winner: 1 ***2006/07 with Sepahan **Runner Up:1 ***2011–2012 with Shahin Bushehr F.C. * Egypt Cup **Winner:1 *** 2011 with

Manager

Iraq national under-20 football team The Iraq national under-20 football team represents Iraq in international football competitions in AFC U-20 Asian Cup which Iraq holds 5 titles, as well as any other international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the governing bod ...

* West Asian Federation U18 Championship 2021

Individual

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young player (1998–1999). *Iraqi player of the year in 2000. *Top scorer of AFC Youth Championship 2000 (4 goals). *Runner-up top scorer of FIFA Club World Cup 2007 with Sepahan *Best scorer of Sepahan 2008-2009 (14 goals) *2009/10 Iran Pro League top goalscorer with 19 goals with Sepahan

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