Razzaq Farhan

Razzaq Farhan Mussa (Arabic: رَزَّاق فَرْحَان مُوسَى; born 1 July 1974^[1]) is a former Iraqi footballer and Olympic athlete^[2] who is currently the assistant manager of the Iraq national football team.

Razzaq Farhan

Personal information
Full name	Razzaq Farhan Mussa
Date of birth	(1974-07-01) 1 July 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1992–1993	Al-Madhtiya
1993–1994	Al-Qasim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Babil SC
1995–1998	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1998–1999	Bahrain Club		(10)
1999	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1999–2002	Sharjah FC		(63)
2002–2003	Bahrain Club
2003	Al Khaleej
2003–2004	Sharjah FC
2004	Al-Shamal		(15)
2004–2005	Qatar SC		(7)
2005	Riffa Club
2005–2006	Dubai Club
2006–2007	Ajman FC
2007	Bahrain Club		(8)
2007–2008	Al-Baqa'a SC		(10)
2008–2009	Al-Faisaly		(19)
2009–2012	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya		(7)
International career
2004	Iraq Olympic (O.P.)	5	(1)
1998–2006	Iraq	58	(24)
Managerial career
2013–2014	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Assist.)
2015	Al-Minaa (Assist.)
2015–2016	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Assist.)
2017–2018	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Assist.)
2018–2019	Diwaniya
2020–2021	Naft Maysan
2021	Al-Karkh SC
2022	Iraq (Assist.)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2008

Razzaq Farhan is an instinctive goalscorer, whose speed in thought and deed makes up for his size and power. The Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya forward scored 24 goals in 60 games for the Iraqi national team after making his debut against Lebanon.^[3]

Farhan has played for several professional clubs, including Qatar Sports Club and Al-Faisaly (Amman). He was also part of the Olympic team in the 2004 Olympic Games, and scored the only goal in a losing semifinal match against Paraguay.^[4][5]

Farhan has more than 60 caps and scored 24 goals.

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 1998	National Stadium, Beirut	Lebanon	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	5 August 1999	Central Stadium, Dushanbe	Oman	1–0	2–0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3				2–0
4	7 August 1999		Kyrgyzstan	1–1	5–1
5	23 August 1999	Al Hassan Stadium, Amman	Oman	2–0	3–0	1999 Pan Arab Games
6	31 August 1999	Amman International Stadium, Amman	Jordan	4–4	4–4
7	27 May 2000	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	4–0	2000 WAFF Championship
8				2–0	4–0
9				4–0	4–0
10	2 June 2000		Jordan	1–0	4–1
11				4–1	4–1
12	19 July 2002	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Syria	1–0	2–0	Friendly
13	22 July 2002			2–0	2–1
14	1 September 2002	Al Abbassiyyine Stadium, Damascus	Palestine	2–0	2–0	2002 WAFF Championship
15	7 September 2002		Jordan	1–2	3–2
16	31 March 2004	Al-Wakrah Stadium, Doha	Palestine	1–0	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
17	9 June 2004	Amman International Stadium, Amman	Chinese Taipei	1–0	6–1
18				2–0	6–1
19	22 July 2004	Sichuan Stadium, Chengdu	Turkmenistan	2–1	3–2	2004 AFC Asian Cup
20	10 December 2004	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha	Oman	1–3	1–3	17th Arabian Gulf Cup
21	13 December 2004		Qatar	1–0	3–3
22	1 December 2005	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan	Palestine	1–0	4–0	2005 West Asian Games
23	8 December 2005		Saudi Arabia	2–0	2–0
24	10 December 2005		Syria	1–1	2–2

Coaching career

Al-Diwaniya FC

Farhan began his coaching career as an assistant to Radhi Shenaishil in Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya club, he worked in the club for almost 2 years. Farhan then went on his first coaching career with Al-Diwaniya FC which started in December 2018. Farhan had a good season compared to the club's bad supplies, In 30 games the club lost 7 games and won 8. Farhan had very impressive scores in some games like drawing with Al-Zawraa SC 3-3, then winning 3–2 in second round. Also winning Al-Talaba SC 2–0, winning 5th place Naft Maysan FC 3–1, and winning 6th place Al-Karkh SC 1–0. Very good home advantage for Farhan which was a reason in renewing the contract for the next season.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 4 November 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Al-Diwaniya	14 December 2018	26 August 2019	30	8	15	7	026.7
Naft Maysan	7 August 2020	5 March 2021	31	12	12	7	038.7
Al-Karkh SC	27 July 2021	4 November 2021	8	0	5	3	000.0
Total			69	20	32	17	029.0	—

Honours

Club

• Iraqi Premier League
  • Winner 1
    • 1996/97 with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
• Iraq FA Cup
  • Winner 1
    • 1996/97 with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
• Baghdad Championship
  • Winner 2
    • 1996/97 and 1998/99 with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
• Iraqi Super Cup
  • Winner 1
    • 1997 with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
• Bahraini Crown Prince Cup
  • Winner 1
    • 2005 with Riffa S.C.
• Jordan FA Cup
  • Winner 1
    • 2008 with Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)
• UAE President's Cup
  • Winner 1
    • 2003 with Al-Sharjah SCC

Country

• 2002 WAFF Champions
• 4th place in 2004 Athens Olympics
• 2005 West Asian Games Gold medallist.