Amer Abdul Wahab (Arabic: عامر عبد الوهاب; born 17 April 1969 in Basra) is a former Iraqi football goalkeeper. He was nicknamed Al Emlak ("The Giant").[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amer Abdul Wahab Abdul Hussein | ||
Date of birth | (1969-04-17) 17 April 1969 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Basra, Iraq | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Minaa (goalkeeper coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1987 | Al-Minaa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1991 | Al-Minaa | ||
1991–1996 | Al-Zawraa | ||
1996–1997 | Al-Riyadha Wal-Adab | (1) | |
1997–1998 | Al-Ahed | ||
1998–1999 | Racing Beirut | ||
1999–2002 | Al-Zawraa | ||
National team | |||
1994 | Iraq U23 | ||
2000–2001 | Iraq | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 2002 he got the job of goalkeeper coach for his former club Al-Zawra'a, then went on to goalkeeper coach the Iraq national football team at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, then goalkeeper coach the Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. In 2007, he moved to the UAE club Al-Sharjah.
He joined Al-Ain Club in UAE in 2009, becoming a goalkeeper club coach.
Iraq squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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