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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1973-10-22)22 October 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Al-Karkh | ||
| Al-Zawraa | |||
| 1996–1997 | Al-Taawun | ||
| 1997–2003 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| Ahli Saida[1] | |||
| Tishreen | |||
| Shabab Sahel | |||
| Al-Yarmouk | |||
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Iraq U23 | ||
| 1995–2000 | Iraq | 22 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2010 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al-Karkh | ||
| 2016 | Zakho | ||
| 2016–2017 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 2018 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 2018–2021 | Amanat Baghdad | ||
| 2021 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 2024–2025 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Essam Hamad Salem (Arabic:عِصَام حَمَد سَالِم; born 22 October 1973) is an Iraqifootball coach and former player.
He played as amidfielder forIraq in the2000 Asian Cup. Essam also played forAl-Karkh,Al-Taawun, andAl-Zawraa at club level.
Hamad won the double (league andcup) twice, withAl-Zawraa in the1994–95 and1995–96 seasons.[2]
Having already played for theIraq Olympic team at thequalifiers for the1996 Summer Olympics, Hamad began playing for thesenior team in 1995.[2] He was a regular at the1996 AFC Asian Cup and2000 AFC Asian Cup.[2]
Hamad was selected to play for an Asianall-star team in 2000 by theAFC inTehran, Iran, to commemorate the founding of theIslamic Republic of Iran.[2] He captained the side in the second half. The all-star team was beaten 5–0 byIran.[2]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 September 2000 | Shanghai Stadium,Shanghai,China |  Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Al-Zawra'a |  | 29 March 2010 | 27 August 2010 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 062.96 |
| Al-Karkh | | 19 February 2014 | 20 October 2015 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 030.56 |
| Zakho | | 13 July 2016 | 1 October 2016 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 000.00 |
| Al-Zawra'a | | 3 November 2016 | 22 August 2017 | 44 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 061.36 |
| Al-Talaba | | 14 January 2018 | 29 March 2018 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 036.36 |
| Amanat Baghdad | | 28 December 2018 | 18 July 2021 | 122 | 40 | 44 | 38 | 032.8 |
| Al-Zawraa | | 20 August 2021 | 22 December 2021 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 075.00 |
| Al-Zawraa | | 2 April 2024 | 27 February 2025 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 063.41 |
| Total | 302 | 138 | 88 | 76 | 045.70 | |||
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