Haidar Mahmoud Majid (; born 19 September 1973) is an Iraqi

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coach and former player. As a player, Mahmoud played as a

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, representing

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in the

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and

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. He also played club football with Al Zawraa for 10 years.

International career

Mahmoud scored two goals in a 4–1 win over

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in the 1996 Asian Cup, and scored one in the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon in a 2–0 win, also over Thailand.

Managerial career

Mahmoud took charge of

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club

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in 2009, until 28 August 2010, when his contract was terminated. Initially assistant coach of

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, he was then appointed head coach of the club, until the expiration of his contract on 22 September 2015. Mahmoud was head coach of Al-Sulaymaniyah for less than two weeks, between 28 October and 8 November 2017, before being appointed head coach of Karbalaa on 8 December 2017. He remained in charge until the termination of his contract on 25 April 2018.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mahmoud goal''.

Honours

Al-Zawraa *

: 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2005–06 *

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: 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 Individual * Lebanese Premier League top scorer: 2001–02

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* * 1973 births Living people Footballers from Baghdad Iraqi men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Al-Khutoot Al-Jawiya SC players Al-Naft SC players Al-Zawraa SC players Al-Shorta SC players Shabab Al Sahel FC players Al-Shamal SC players Iraq Stars League players Lebanese Premier League players Qatar Stars League players Iraqi football managers Al-Zawraa SC managers Zakho FC managers Sulaymaniyah SC managers Karbala SC managers Iraq Stars League managers Iraq men's international footballers 1996 AFC Asian Cup players 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Iraqi expatriate men's footballers Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Lebanese Premier League top scorers {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub