 Abu Al-Hail withAkhaa Ahli Aley in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid Al-Zirjawi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-12-21)21 December 1975 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Naft Al-Basra SC (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1992 | Al-Rasheed | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | Al-Talaba | 35 | (7) |
| 1999–2001 | Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli | ||
| 2001–2003 | Al-Shaab | ||
| 2003 | Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli | ||
| 2003–2006 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 69 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | Sepahan | 88 | (9) |
| 2009–2010 | Foolad | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Al-Talaba | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Iraq Olympic (O.P.) | ? | (?) |
| 1997–2009 | Iraq | 59 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 2016–2020 | Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli | ||
| 2020–2021 | Ansar | ||
| 2021–2022 | Zakho | ||
| 2022– | Naft Al-Basra SC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid Al-Zirjawi (Arabic:عبد الوهاب أبو الهيل لابد الزيرجاوي; born 21 December 1975) is an Iraqi professionalfootball manager and former player who has been the head coach of Iraqi clubNaft Al-Basra SC.
Abu Al-Hail started his career by playing forAl-Talaba inIraq. He has also played forAl-Shaab of theUAE. In 2003, he moved to theIranian Pro League clubEsteghlal Ahvaz. After three seasons he joined theEsfahani clubSepahan. And stayed there for another 3 season where he won theHazfi Cup once during his time and played many matches inACL andCWC. He moved toFoolad for 2009–10 season but he was rejected by the new coachMajid Jalali.
Abu Al-Hail started his career with Al Talaba in 1992.[2][3] He left the club in 1999, moving toAl-Akhaa Al-Ahli ofLebanon,[2][3][4] and then toAl-Shaab of the United Arab Emirates.[2][3] In 2003, he moved toIran, playing forEsteghlal Ahvaz,Sepahan andFoolad.[2][3] While at Esteghlal, Abu Al-Hail was given the captain's armband: it was the first time in the history of the Iranian league that a foreign player had become captain.[3]
Abdul-Wahab Abou Al-Hail was a key member of the Iraqi national team and one of the most coveted in Iraqi football.[4] A jewel in the midfield, equipped with remarkable ball control, accurate passing, shooting and is particularly threatening at free-kicks.[4] His coachMilan Zivadinovic once described him as 'Our Ronaldo', due to his importance to the side and his short 'Ronaldoesque' hair cut.[4] He came onto the international scene during the Nehru Cup in 1997, missing a penalty in the shoot-out win over India.[4]
At international level, Abu Al-Hail featured prominently inIraq'squalifying campaign for the2002 FIFA World Cup under then coach Rudolf Belin. Olympic managerAdnan Hamad called the midfielder intohis squad for the2004 Summer Olympics.
Abu Al-Hail was a member of theIraq national football team. and was part of Iraq Olympic team in the2004 Olympic Games, reached the 4th place. Abu Al-Hail was not selected in Iraq's title-winning2007 AFC Asian Cupsquad as the national authorities stayed faithful to players from the former youth team that had won theAFC Youth Championship 2000.
Abu Al-Hail started his managerial career at Al-Talaba in 2013, remaining in charge until 2015.[2] In December 2016,[5] Abu Al-Hail became the head coach of his former club Akhaa Ahli Aley, in theLebanese Premier League,[6] for the2016–17 season.[2] In his second season as head coach, he finished fourth in the league.[6] On 21 January 2020, he was appointed head coach ofAnsar.[2][7] He resigned on 20 March 2020, following Ansar's 2–2 draw toSafa.[8]
On 21 April 2021, Abu Al-Hail was appointed head coach ofZakho in Iraq.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | 2003–04 | Persian Gulf Cup | 24 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 2004–05 | Persian Gulf Cup | 23 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2005–06 | Persian Gulf Cup | 25 | 1 | — | — | |||||
| Total | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Sepahan | 2006–07 | Persian Gulf Cup | 29 | 4 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2007–08 | Persian Gulf Cup | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 2008–09 | Persian Gulf Cup | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | ||||||||||
| Foolad | 2009–10 | Persian Gulf Cup | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 167 | 12 | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 August 1999 | Al Hassan Stadium,Amman, Jordan |  Lebanon | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
| 2 | 14 April 2001 | Al-Shaab Stadium,Baghdad, Iraq |  Nepal | 1–0 | 9–1 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 16 April 2001 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq |  Kazakhstan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 21 April 2001 | Almaty Central Stadium,Almaty, Kazakhstan |  Macau | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 2–0 | |||||
| 7 | 23 April 2001 | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan | Nepal | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 5 October 2001 | Amman International Stadium,Amman, Jordan |  Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||||
| Al-Talaba |  | 12 September 2013 | 1 March 2015 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 036.36 | |||||
| Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli | | 20 December 2016 | 20 January 2020 | 76 | 33 | 18 | 25 | 043.42 | |||||
| Al Ansar FC | | 20 January 2020 | 20 March 2021 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 073.68 | |||||
| Zakho FC | | 21 April 2021 | 22 April 2022 | 42 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 021.43 | |||||
| Naft Al-Basra SC | | 10 July 2022 | ""Present"" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |||||
| Total | 170 | 68 | 47 | 55 | 040.00 | ||||||||
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