Emad Mohammed

Emad Mohammed
Personal information
Full name	Emad Mohammed Ridha
Date of birth	24 July 1982 (age 44)
Place of birth	Karbala, Iraq
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Iraq U23 (Manager)
Youth career
1992–1998	Karbalaa
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2002	Al-Zawraa
2002	Al-Ittihad
2002–2003	Al-Zawraa
2003–2004	Al-Ittihad
2004–2005	Al-Wakrah
2005–2006	Foolad
2006–2010	Sepahan
2010–2011	Zamalek
2011	→ Shahin Bushehr (loan)
2011–2012	Sepahan
2012–2014	Al-Zawraa
International career
2000–2012	Iraq
Managerial career
2014–2015	Al-Zawraa
2015–2016	Al-Najaf
2016–2017	Al-Najaf
2018	Naft Al-Wasat
2019–2021	Iraq U17
2021–2025	Iraq U20
2025–	Iraq U23
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emad Mohammed Ridha (Arabic: عِمَاد مُحَمَّد رِضَا, born 24 July 1982) is a coach and former Iraqi football striker, currently managing Iraq U23.

Club career

On 25 June 2007, Emad renewed his contract with Sepahan for another season in a deal thought to be worth in the region of $600,000.^[2]

International career

Mohammed made his full international debut on 31 January 2000, against Lebanon in Beirut in a 0–0 draw.^[3]

Managerial career

Start with Al-Zawraa

Emad Mohammed started his managerial career with hometown club Al-Zawraa. He retired from his playing career mid-season in 2014 to take over from Jamal Ali.^[4] The young manager did well in the regular season, finishing second in group A, level on points with Al Jawiya. However, Al Zawra’a massively underperformed in the playoffs, finishing dead last in group 1. Al Zawra’a decided not to extend his contract for the following season.^[5]

Al Najaf

Emad took over 7 games into the next season from the resigning Ali Wahab.^[6] The team ended up finishing 7th in group B, easily avoiding relegation.^[7] Emad was rehired the following season, replacing his replacement, Hatif Shamran.^[8] Al Najaf finished in 9th place overall, with 49 points. The team was knocked out in the round of 16 of the Iraqi FA Cup due to the team forfeiting their match against Amanat Baghdad. Al Najaf chose not to renew his contract once again.

Naft Al Wasat

Emad was appointed as manager of Naft Al Wasat on February 5, 2018 to replace Adil Nima.^[9] Prior to that, he rejected working for Al Talaba, due to the poor administrative state.^[10] He was sacked 7 rounds before the end of the season.^[11] A picture on the internet went viral the day of his sacking, a conversation between him and Al Zawraa player Ali Rehema, agreeing to fix the match for the latter. The picture turned out to be a hoax.^[12]

Iraq U20

Emad was appointed as U20 manager on 7 May 2021. In the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, Iraq finished as runners-up and qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. ^[13]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[14]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iraq	2001	16	7
	2002	8	1
	2003	–
	2004	17	5
	2005	6	1
	2006	12	5
	2007	5	2
	2008	8	2
	2009	9	1
	2010	7	2
	2011	13	1
	2012	2	0
Total		103	27

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mohammed goal.

List of international goals scored by Emad Mohammed^[14]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 April 2001	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Nepal	6–1	9–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	23 April 2001	Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan	Nepal	3–0	4–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	2 August 2001	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	2–0	2–2	Friendly
4	17 August 2001	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Thailand	2–0	4–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	7 September 2001	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Iran	1–0	1–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	22 September 2001	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1–1	1–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	28 September 2001	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Bahrain	1–0	1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	22 July 2002	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Syria	1–0	2–1	Friendly
9	19 June 2004	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Palestine	1–1	2–1	2004 WAFF Championship
10	19 June 2004	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Palestine	2–1	2–1	2004 WAFF Championship
11	25 June 2004	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Jordan	1–3	1–3	2004 WAFF Championship
12	16 November 2004	Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Palestine	3–0	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	3 December 2004	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Yemen	3–1	3–1	Friendly
14	5 December 2005	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	Saudi Arabia	2–0	5–1	2005 West Asian Games
15	16 February 2006	Ayutthaya Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1–1	3–4	Friendly
16				2–3
17				3–4
18	15 July 2006	Al Abbassiyyine Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Syria	1–0	3–1	Friendly
19	25 July 2006	Al Abbassiyyine Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Syria	1–0	2–1	Friendly
20	16 October 2007	Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Qatar	2–2	2–3	Friendly
21	22 October 2007	Punjab Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	Pakistan	5–0	7–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
22	7 June 2008	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Australia	1–0	1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
23	14 June 2008	Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin, China	China	1–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
24	13 July 2009	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Palestine	4–0	4–0	Friendly
25	12 October 2010	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Qatar	1–0	2–1	Friendly
26	12 October 2010	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Qatar	2–1	2–1	Friendly
27	6 November 2011	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Lebanon	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of 28 May 2023

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Al-Zawraa	6 October 2014	30 June 2015	22	9	5	8	040.91
Al-Najaf	29 October 2015	3 March 2016	11	4	1	6	036.36
Al-Najaf	1 October 2016	10 August 2017	34	12	12	10	035.29
Naft Al-Wasat	7 February 2018	4 June 2018	16	4	9	3	025.00
Iraq U16	5 March 2019	7 May 2021	7	3	2	2	042.86
Iraq U19	7 May 2021	""Present""	25	10	6	9	040.00
Total			111	41	33	37	036.94

Honours

Player

Country

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

Club

Iran's Premier Football League
- Winner: 2
  - 2009/10 with Sepahan
  - 2011/12 with Sepahan
Asian Champions League

Runner Up (1): 2007 with Sepahan

Iraqi Premier League
- Winner:3
  - 1999 with Al-Zawra'a SC
  - 2000 with Al-Zawra'a SC
  - 2001 with Al-Zawra'a SC
Qatar Stars League
- Winner:1
  - 2002 with Al-Gharafa Sports Club
  - 2010/2011 with Zamalek SC
Emir of Qatar Cup
- Winner:1
  - 2002 with Al-Gharafa Sports Club
Iraq FA Cup
- Winner:3
  - 1998 with Al-Zawra'a SC
  - 1999 with Al-Zawra'a SC
  - 2000 with Al-Zawra'a SC
Hazfi Cup
- Winner: 1
  - 2006/07 with Sepahan
- Runner Up:1
  - 2011–2012 with Shahin Bushehr F.C.
Egypt Cup
- Winner:1
  - 2011 with Zamalek SC

Manager

Iraq national under-20 football team

West Asian Federation U18 Championship 2021

Individual

Iraq Super League young player (1998–1999).
Top scorer of AFC Youth Championship 2000 (4 goals).
Runner-up top scorer of FIFA Club World Cup 2007 with Sepahan
Best scorer of Sepahan 2008-2009 (14 goals)
2009/10 Iran Pro League top goalscorer with 19 goals with Sepahan

References

↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Iraq (IRQ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
↑ "Emad renews contract with Sepahan" عماد محمد يجدد تعاقده مع أصفهان. aljazeerasport.net. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
↑ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2003.
↑ نادي الزوراء ادارة الزوراء تسمي عماد محمد مدربا لفريقها خلفا لجمال علي بعد فسخ عقده بالتراضي [Al-Zawra Club: Al-Zawra has named Emad Mohammed as coach for Jamal Ali after his contract was terminated by mutual consent]. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
↑ "ادارة الزوراء تقرر عدم التجديد للمدرب عماد محمد وتشكل لجنة لاختيار مدرب جديد". Retrieved 23 December 2018.
↑ عماد محمد مدرباً لفريق النجف خلفاً للمستقيل علي وهاب [Emad Mohammed is a coach of the Najaf team, succeeding the resignation of Ali Wahab]. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
↑ "Iraqi PL Table 15/16". Retrieved 23 December 2018.
↑ عماد محمد مدربا للنجف واليوم أول وحدة تدريبية بقيادته [Emad Mohamed is Najaf's coach and today his team have their first training under his leadership]. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
↑ عماد محمد مدربا لنفط الوسط [Emad Mohamed is Naft's coach]. 5 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ "عماد محمد مدربا لنفط الوسط". 14 January 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
↑ نفط الوسط يقيل المدرب عماد محمد والكادر المساعد له [Emad Mohammed sacked]. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
↑ نفط الوسط: المحادثات بين عماد محمد ورحيمة "مفتعلة" ولا صحة لها [Emad conversation is fake]. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
↑ "Mohammed revels in repeating Iraq success".
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External links

Emad Mohammed at National-Football-Teams.com

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Arash Borhani

Persian Gulf Cup top scorer
2009–10

Succeeded by

Reza Norouzi

[1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Iraq (IRQ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[2] "Emad renews contract with Sepahan" عماد محمد يجدد تعاقده مع أصفهان. aljazeerasport.net. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.

[3] Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2003.

[4] نادي الزوراء ادارة الزوراء تسمي عماد محمد مدربا لفريقها خلفا لجمال علي بعد فسخ عقده بالتراضي [Al-Zawra Club: Al-Zawra has named Emad Mohammed as coach for Jamal Ali after his contract was terminated by mutual consent]. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[5] "ادارة الزوراء تقرر عدم التجديد للمدرب عماد محمد وتشكل لجنة لاختيار مدرب جديد". Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[6] عماد محمد مدرباً لفريق النجف خلفاً للمستقيل علي وهاب [Emad Mohammed is a coach of the Najaf team, succeeding the resignation of Ali Wahab]. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[7] "Iraqi PL Table 15/16". Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[8] عماد محمد مدربا للنجف واليوم أول وحدة تدريبية بقيادته [Emad Mohamed is Najaf's coach and today his team have their first training under his leadership]. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[9] عماد محمد مدربا لنفط الوسط [Emad Mohamed is Naft's coach]. 5 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[10] "عماد محمد مدربا لنفط الوسط". 14 January 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[11] نفط الوسط يقيل المدرب عماد محمد والكادر المساعد له [Emad Mohammed sacked]. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[12] نفط الوسط: المحادثات بين عماد محمد ورحيمة "مفتعلة" ولا صحة لها [Emad conversation is fake]. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[13] "Mohammed revels in repeating Iraq success".

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