Nizar Hamed Mahrous (; 12 March 1963), known as Abu Hamed, is a Syrian

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manager and former player who is the head coach of Al-Wahda.

Managerial career

In May 2011, Mahrous was appointed manager of the Syria national team. On 24 August 2011, he quit after FIFA disqualified Syria from 2014 World Cup qualifying for fielding an ineligible player. On 7 July 2021, Mahrous returned as head coach of the Syria national team, ahead of the third round of qualification for the

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Statistics

Honours

As a Manager

Al-Jaish SC *

Syrian Cup The Syrian Cup () is Syria's premier knockout Cup tournament in men's association football, football. It was first contested in 1959. Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo, Al-Ittihad SC have won the competition on 10 occasions. The final was first played in the 1 ...

winner: 1996–97 Al-Wahda SC *

Syrian League 1st Division Syrian League 1st Division () is the second division in football in Syria. It is operated by the Syrian Football Association (SFA). The league started in the 1960s. After each season, the two top clubs are promoted to the Premier League. In the 2 ...

winner: 1997–98 Al-Jaish SC *

Syrian Premier League The Syrian Premier League () is a professional association football league in Syria and the top division of the Syrian football league system. The league comprises 12 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Syrian Le ...

winner: 2000–01

Shabab Al-Ordon SC Shabab Al-Ordon Club () is a Jordanian professional football club based in Amman, that competes in the Jordanian Pro League. The club was established in 2002, but originated from its club Al-Qadisiyah. History Shabab Al-Ordon Club Management ...

Jordanian Pro League The Jordanian Pro League () is a Jordanian professional league for men's football clubs and represents the top flight of Jordanian football. The championship consists of twelve competing teams in a home and away league system. The league was not ...

winner: 2005–06 *

Jordan FA Cup The Jordan FA Cup (), also known as the Jordan Cup – CFI () for sponsorship reasons, is Jordan's premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament in men's football (soccer), Al-Faisaly FC (Amman), Al-Faisaly have the record for the mos ...

winner: 2005–06 *

winner: 2006–07 * Jordan Shield Cup winner: 2006–07 *

AFC Cup The AFC Champions League Two (abbreviated as the ACL Two or ACL2) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It is the second-tier competition of Asian club football, ranked below the AFC C ...

winner: 2007–08 *

Jordan Super Cup The Jordan Super Cup () is a Jordanian football championship contested by the winners of Jordan Premier League and the Jordan FA Cup. In the event that a team wins both League and the Cup, the runners up of the Cup play against the winner of Lea ...

winner: 2007–08

Erbil SC Erbil Sports Club (, ) is an Iraqi professional sports club based in the city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq that plays in the Iraq Stars League, the first-tier of Iraqi football. Erbil are one of the most successful teams in Iraq, and the ...

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 ...

winner: 2011–12 *

runner-up: 2011–12 Al-Jazeera SC *

runner-up: 2016–17 *

runner-up: 2017–18 * Jordan Shield Cup runner-up: 2017–18

Al Ansar FC Al Ansar Football Club () is a football club based in Tariq El Jdideh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . Formed in 1951, the club did not win its first Lebanese Premier League until 1988. They went on to set a world record ...

Lebanese Elite Cup The Lebanese Elite Cup () was a Lebanese football annual cup competition contested by the top six teams of the previous Lebanese Premier League season. Founded in 1996 as the Super League Cup, the first edition was played by the top five finisher ...

runner-up: 2019–20

References

1963 births Living people Syrian men's footballers Footballers from Damascus Men's association football forwards Al-Wahda SC (Syria) players Al-Jaish SC (Syria) players Tishreen SC players Saham Club players Syrian Premier League players Oman Professional League players Syria men's international footballers Competitors at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Syria Mediterranean Games medalists in football 1988 AFC Asian Cup players Syrian football managers Al-Wahda SC (Syria) managers Al-Jaish Damascus managers Al-Hazem F.C. managers Safa SC managers Al-Baqa'a Club managers Syria national football team managers Al Ahed FC managers Shabab Al-Ordon Club managers Al-Faisaly SC managers Erbil SC managers Najran SC managers That Ras SC managers AC Tripoli managers Al-Jazeera (Jordan) managers Hatta Club managers Emirates Club managers Al Ansar FC managers Syrian Premier League managers Lebanese Premier League managers Saudi First Division League managers Jordanian Pro League managers Iraq Stars League managers Saudi Pro League managers UAE First Division League managers Syrian expatriate men's footballers Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Syrian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Lebanon Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Jordan Expatriate football managers in Iraq Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Syrian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates 20th-century Syrian sportsmen {{Syria-footy-bio-stub