Samir Kadhim Hassan (; born 11 December 1969) is an Iraqi

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

defender who played for

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

in the

1996 Asian Cup The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was the 11th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between 4 and 21 Decembe ...

. He also played for Al Wakra Samir was a dominating and aggressive man-marker and a regular for the Iraqi national team during the 1990s. He was a member of Iraq's Asian Youth Championship winning team in 1988 in Doha, Qatar which included goalkeeper

Emad Hashim Emad Hashim Hassan (; born 10 February 1969) is an Iraqi football goalkeeper who played for Iraq in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup and 2000 AFC Asian Cup. He also played club football with Al Shorta for 14 years. After turning in outstanding goalkeep ...

, captain

Radhi Shenaishil Radhi Shenaishil Swadi (; born 11 August 1966) is a former Iraqi footballer and former coach of the Iraq national football team. Playing career Radhi Shenaishil was born and brought up in Al-Thawra City in Baghdad. He captained an Iraqi Und ...

and attacking midfielder

Laith Hussein Laith Hussein Shihaib Al-Tawlid (; born 13 October 1968) is an Iraqi former football player who played as a midfielder and served as the captain of the Iraqi national team. He was vital to speaking out against Uday Hussein, the chairman of the I ...

. A year later, Samir participated in the World Youth Cup, helping Iraq top a group featuring Argentina, Norway and Spain, but in the 2nd round the Iraqi team lost 2–1 to USA. Samir was part of the 1998 World Cup campaign that ended when Iraq lost home and away to Kazakhstan. Samir retired from the national team in 1999, 10 years after making his debut.

Coaching career

Daham has managed many teams, Al-Diwaniya FC (Iraq), and is coaching Al-Samawa FC (Iraq) now.

Al Samawa FC

On June 24, 2019, Kadhim was appointed as

Al-Samawa FC Al-Samawa SC () is an Iraqi sports club based in As-Samawa, Al-Muthanna, that competes in the Iraqi First Division League, the third tier of Iraqi football. The club's home stadium is As Samawah Stadium. History Al-Samawa Sports Club was found ...

manager, he had six games left to make the team stay in 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 ...

. Kadhim had to get a win at least to make the dream come true. That's what happened when

won Kadhim's third game 2–1 against

Amanat Baghdad Amanat Baghdad Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional football team based in Karkh District, Baghdad, that competes in the Iraqi Premier Division League, the second tier of Iraqi football. Formed in 1957 as Amanat Al-Asima (), the team merged ...

which was the main success for Kadhim, he ended the season with one win, three draws and a two loses. On July 30, Samir Kadhim renewed his contract with the

after talks with

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Football in Iraq, Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq. ...

because of some administrative problems.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hassan, Samir Kadhim 1969 births Living people Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers 1996 AFC Asian Cup players Men's association football defenders Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya managers Iraqi football managers