Haidar Najim

Haidar Najim Abdullah (Arabic: حَيْدَر نَجْم عَبْد الله; born 1 July 1967) is a former Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification. He played for the national team between 1997 and 2001.^[1][2][3]

Haidar Najim

Personal information
Full name	Haidar Najim Abdullah
Date of birth	(1967-07-01) 1 July 1967 (age 58)
Place of birth	Iraq
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Naft Al-Wasat (Assist. coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1996	Al-Najaf
1996	Al-Karkh
1996	Qatar
1997–1998	Al-Najaf
1998–2000	Tadamon Sour
2000–2002	Al-Najaf
International career
1997–2001	Iraq
Managerial career
2008–2009	Al-Talaba (Assist. coach)
2009–2010	Karbala (Assist. coach)
2010–2013	Al-Najaf (Assist. coach)
2013–2015	Naft Al-Wasat (Assist. coach)
2015–2016	Iraq U23 (Assist. coach)
2016	Iraq (Assist. coach)
2016–2017	Naft Al-Wasat (Assist. coach)
2015–2020	Iraq U23 (Assist. coach)
2020–2020	Al-Shorta SC (Assist. coach)
2021–	Naft Al-Wasat (Assist. coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Club

Al-Najaf

• Baghdad Championship: 1997–98

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 June 1997	Central Stadium, Almaty	Kazakhstan	1–0	1–3	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	14 April 2001	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Nepal	5–1	9–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification