Ahmed Khudhair (Arabic: أحمد خضير; born 1975) is an Iraqi football coach and former football player. He played as a forward.[1][2][3] He was nicknamed Ahmed Baggio by Iraqi fans.[4]

Ahmed Khudhair
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Khudhair
Date of birth (1975-05-23) 23 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Team supervisor)
Youth career
1991–1992 Al-Zawraa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992−1995 Al-Naft
1995−1996 Al-Jaish
1996−1997 Al-Shorta
1997−2000 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1999–2000Al-Zawraa (loan)
2000−2001 Al-Shorta
2001 Duhok
2001−2003 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2003 Al-Shorta
2003−2004 Tadamon Sour
2004−2005 Qardaha
2005 Saipa
2005 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2005−2007 Al-Shahania
2007−2008 Al-Markhiya
2008 Duhok
2008−2009 Fujairah
2009 Al-Talaba
2009−2012 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
International career
1997−1999 Iraq U20
1999−2001 Iraq U23 9 (2)
2000 Iraq B 4 (1)
1999−2005 Iraq 5 (1)
Managerial career
2012–2014 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Assist.)
2015–2016 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Assist.)
2018–2019 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Assist.)
2019 Al-Naft SC (Assist.)
2019–2020 Al-Zawraa SC (Assist.)
2021– Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Team supervisor)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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On October 30, 1999, Khudhair played his debut with Iraq against Estonia in his first international match. This was a friendly match in Abu Dhabi, which ended 1-1.[5]

Coaching career

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Ahmed Khudhair started as an assistant coach to Basim Qasim in Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in August 2018.[6]

Khudhair continued with Basim Qasim to be his assistant in Al-Naft SC on 12 march of 2019, after leaving Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.[7]

On 20 September 2019, Basim Qasim agreed with Al-Zawraa SC to lead the club, and took Khudhair as an assistant.[8]

Honours

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Club

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Al-Shorta
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "مهاجم دهوك احمد خضير: عائلتي طوحت بعقدي الايطالي وجفاء أدارة الجوية قادني صوب دهوك". forum.kooora.com (in Arabic). 19 August 2008.
  2. ^ "احمد خضير: أعطيت للكرة كل ماعندي ومنحتني حب الجمهور". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 28 January 2013.
  3. ^ "نجوم في الذاكرة: أحمد خضير.. قدرات هائلة حُجّمت دولياً". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). 29 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Baggio lives on... in Iraq?" (PDF). iraqsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2003.
  5. ^ "تاريخ الكرة العراقية عام 1999". niiiis.com (in Arabic). 2 July 2009.
  6. ^ "القوة الجوية تعلن الطاقم التدريبي المساعد للـ "جنرال" [The Air Force announces the assistant coaching staff for "General."]. alsumaria news (in Arabic). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  7. ^ "رسميًا.. باسم قاسم يقود ثورة تصحيح النفط" [Officially ... Basem Qasim is leading the oil correction revolution]. Maytham Al-Hussaini (in Arabic). 12 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. ^ "الزوراء يتفق مع باسم قاسم" [Al-Zawra agrees with Basem Qasim]. Maytham Al-Hussaini (in Arabic). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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