Jamal Salih Hassan () is a former Iraq national football player and coach, and currently as a sports director for Sharjah FC, and has been in the role since March 2018.

Career

He began his career as a player with Al-Omma Sports Club. He helped guide Al-Jamiea (merged with

Al-Talaba Al-Talaba Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known a ...

in 1978) to the top division in 1970 with the likes of Qusai Abdul-Sattar and Shamil Kamil, and became head coach of the club in 1974. He went on to coach Al-Rasheed, Al-Nafat, the Iraqi army national side and several clubs in Libya and the UAE. Later on, he worked as a

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for Dubai Sports channel for their

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matches. On March 4 of 2018, Doctor Jamal Salih was appointed as the sports director of Sharjah FC, and also Salih was responsible for the sports activities in the club. Also on the same day, Sharjah FC formed a technical committee that Doctor Jamal Salih was held president of. Salih is one of the members of great achieves for Sharjah FC, a

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in the 2018–2019 season (the first premier league for the club since 1996 in a historic success). And also the

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in 2019 UAE Super Cup.

Honours As a Manager

Al-Talaba SC Al-Talaba Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known a ...

Iraqi Premier League The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Asso ...

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Al-Rasheed SC Al-Rasheed Sports Club () was an Iraqi sports club based in Karkh, Baghdad. Its professional football team played in what is now known as the Iraq Stars League, the top tier of the Iraqi football, from 1984 until 1990. The club's home stadiu ...

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References

Footballers from Baghdad Iraqi men's footballers Iraqi football managers Iraq national football team managers Living people 1946 births Men's association football forwards {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub