Haider Obeid (; born 2 April 1979) is an Iraqi former football defender who currently coaches

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. He played for

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in the

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and

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in the

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.Manager

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Obeid is the younger brother of Iraqi midfielder

Abbas Obeid Abbas Obeid (; born December 10, 1973) is a former Iraqi football player. He played for Anyang LG Cheetahs and Pohang Steelers of the South Korean K League K League () is South Korea's professional football league. It includes the first div ...

. He was first brought into the international team by Najih Humoud during the International Friendly Tournament in the Emirates in November 1999, where Iraq won the competition topping a group featuring hosts U.A.E, Estonia and Turkmenistan. Obeid was part of the Iraqi U-19s that won the 1998 Rajiv Gandhi Cup in India and qualified for the 1998 Asian Youth Championship in Thailand. After his outstanding performances while on loan at Al-Zawraa for the Asian Cup Winners Cup in season 1999/2000, he was recalled by

Adnan Hamad Adnan Hamad Majid Al-Abbassi (; born 1 February 1961) is an Iraqi football manager and former player, who last managed Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah. Career Playing career Adnan was born in Samarra, Iraq, the son of a wealthy land-owning fam ...

for the West-Asian Championship in Amman, Jordan.

International career

International goals

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

Managerial statistics

References

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* 1979 births Living people Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers Iraqi expatriate men's footballers 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Apollon Limassol FC players Al-Zawraa SC players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Al-Wakrah SC players Al-Karkh SC players Al-Riffa SC players Al-Najaf SC players Amanat Baghdad SC players Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players Cypriot First Division players Qatar Stars League players Men's association football defenders {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub