Jamal Ali Hamza (; born 2 February 1956) is an Iraqi

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who played for

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in the

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. He also played for and now coaches Al Minaa. Jamal Ali played for the Iraqi Olympic team at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. He was later turned into a left back. He was selected by Brazilian coach

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in Iraq's 1986 World Cup squad but he was also one of four squad members who did not get an appearance in Mexico. He made 17 international appearances for Iraq, and was part of the Iraqi B team that finished second to South Korea in the 1977 Merdeka Cup.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Jamal 1956 births Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders 1986 FIFA World Cup players Living people Olympic footballers for Iraq Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Al-Talaba SC players Al-Minaa SC managers Iraqi football managers