Basim Qasim

Iraqi football manager and former player (born 1963)
Basim Qasim
Personal information
Full name Basim Qasim Hamdan Al-Suwaid
Date of birth (1963-03-22) 22 March 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Minaa (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Al-Amana
1982–1984 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1984–1990 Al-Shorta
1990–1991 Al-Amana
International career
1985–1988 Iraq 18 (0)
Managerial career
1991–1992 Al-Shorta Reserves
1992–1994 Al-Shorta (Assist.)
1994 Al-Shorta
1994–1996 Al-Shorta (Assist.)
1996 Al-Shorta
1996 Iraq U20 (Assist.)
1996–1997 Al-Kut
1997 Al-Karkh
1997 Al-Shorta (Assist.)
1997–1998 Salahaddin
1998–1999 Diyala
1999–2001 Duhok
1999–2000 Iraq (Assist.)
2000 Iraq U17
2001 Iraq (Assist.)
2001–2002 Al-Karkh
2002 Al-Shorta
2003 Al-Jaish
2003 Al-Shorta
2003–2004 Al-Wahda
2004–2005 Al-Zawraa
2006 Al Urooba
2007 Al-Ahli
2007–2011 Duhok
2011 Zakho
2011–2012 Al-Shorta
2012–2013 Al-Sulaymaniya
2013–2014 Al-Naft
2014 Duhok
2015–2016 Al-Zawraa
2016–2017 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2017 → Iraq (loan)
2017–2018 Iraq
2018–2019 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2019 Al-Naft
2019–2020 Al-Zawraa
2021–2022 Al-Naft
2022–2023 Al-Minaa
2023– Al-Naft
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Basim Qasim Hamdan Al-Suwaid (Arabic: باسم قاسم; born 22 March 1963) is an Iraqi football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Al-Naft.

He was a defender in his playing days, also capable of playing in midfield, and he played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[1][2] He spent most of his playing career at Iraqi club Al-Shorta.[3]

He has won multiple major honours as a coach, including three Iraqi Premier League titles, one Umm al-Ma'arik Championship title, one Yemeni League title and two AFC Cup titles.

Managerial statistics

As of 1 November 2022
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Diyala FC Iraq 1998 1999 30 10 12 8 033.33
Al-Wehda Yemen 31 October 2003 15 May 2004 22 11 4 7 050.00
Al-Zawraa Iraq 21 October 2004 17 May 2005 26 17 6 3 065.38
Al Urooba United Arab Emirates 22 July 2006 14 October 2006 5 0 0 5 000.00
Al-Ahli Yemen January 2007 12 August 2007 34 16 14 4 047.06
Duhok SC Iraq 5 September 2007 6 February 2011 106 64 25 17 060.38
Zakho FC Iraq 20 March 2011 2 August 2011 12 8 2 2 066.67
Al-Shorta Iraq 25 October 2011 26 August 2012 34 15 11 8 044.12
Sulaymaniyah Iraq 2 December 2012 24 September 2013 30 11 6 13 036.67
Al-Naft Iraq 6 September 2013 5 June 2014 22 7 6 9 031.82
Duhok SC Iraq 20 August 2014 5 December 2014 5 4 0 1 080.00
Al-Zawraa Iraq 21 July 2015 9 June 2016 31 20 9 2 064.52
Al-Jawiya Iraq 5 July 2016 15 August 2017 51 32 18 1 062.75
Iraq Iraq 22 May 2017 4 August 2018 17 8 8 1 047.06
Al-Jawiya Iraq 10 August 2018 3 March 2019 33 19 8 6 057.58
Al-Naft Iraq 13 March 2019 24 July 2019 20 10 6 4 050.0
Al-Zawraa Iraq 20 September 2019 30 December 2020 47 23 17 7 048.94
Al-Naft Iraq 26 March 2021 4 July 2022 58 22 25 11 037.9
Al-Minaa SC Iraq 13 August 2022 Present 1 1 0 0 100.00
Total 584 298 177 109 051.03

Honours

Player

Al-Amana
Iraq
Iraq Police
  • Arab Police Championship: 1985

Manager

Al-Shorta
Al-Ahli Sana'a
Duhok
Al-Zawraa
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

References

  1. ^ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001.
  2. ^ 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Al-Shorta SC: Greatest 50 Players

External links

  • Basim Qasim – FIFA competition record (archived)
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Iraq squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup
Iraq
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Iraq national football team – managers
(c) = caretaker manager