Haidar Najim Abdullah (; born 1 July 1967) is a former Iraqi

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who played for

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in the

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and

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. He played for the national team between 1997 and 2001.

Honours

Club

; Al-Najaf *

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: 1997–98

Career statistics

International goals

''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''

References

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