Ahmed Daham

Ahmed Daham Karim (Arabic: أَحْمَد دَحَّام كَرِيم; 12 October 1967 – 29 December 2021) was an Iraqi football manager and player who played as a midfielder. He represented the Iraq national team in the 1996 Asian Cup.

Ahmed Daham Karim

Daham on AlTaghierTV in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-10-12)12 October 1967
Place of birth	Iraq
Date of death	29 December 2021(2021-12-29) (aged 54)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Amanat Baghdad
	Al-Jaish SC
	Al-Rasheed SC
	Al-Naft SC
	Al-Karkh SC
	Al-Talaba SC
	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
International career
1987–1996	Iraq
Managerial career
2015–2016	Naft Maysan
2016	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (assistant)
2016	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2016	Al-Baqa'a Club
2016–2017	Al-Karkh SC
2018	Karbalaa FC
2018–2020	Naft Maysan
2020	Al-Nasiriya FC
2020	Al-Ramadi
2021	Masafi Al-Wasat
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

Daham signed for the Naft Maysan in August of the 2018–19 season, after Uday Ismail left. He led the team through good results and a very good season. He achieved fifth place in the league, six points behind third place. In the Iraqi Cup, the team went through the quarter final and was knocked out by Al-Talaba SC. Daham reached agreement with the board to stay for another season after long negotiations.

Personal life and death

Daham died from a heart attack on 29 December 2021, at the age of 54.^[1]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Daham goal.

List of international goals scored by Ahmed Daham

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 June 1993	Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu	Pakistan	1–0	4–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

As of match played 8 November 2020

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Naft Maysan	8 November 2015	3 March 2016	10	4	4	2	040.0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	18 May 2016	2 July 2016	3	3	0	0	100.0
Al-Baqa'a	27 July 2016	24 September 2016	5	1	2	2	020.0
Al-Karkh	5 December 2016	9 January 2017	6	1	1	4	016.7
Karbalaa	11 July 2018	17 July 2018	2	1	0	1	050.0
Naft Maysan	7 August 2018	28 July 2020	63	21	21	21	033.3
Al-Nasiriya FC	7 September 2020	8 November 2020	0	0	0	0	!—
Al-Ramadi FC	8 November 2020	""Present""	0	0	0	0	!—
Total			89	31	28	30	034.8	—

Honours

Manager

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

• Iraq FA Cup: 2015–16