Hussam Fawzi

Hussam Fawzi Naji Hammoudi Al-Jameeli (Template:Langx; born 3 September 1974) is an Iraqi football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was the captain of the Iraq national team.

Playing career

Hussam was a leader of the Iraqi strikeforce capable of moments of genius during a game. He scored two goals against Al-Shorta in the 2–1 win in the Iraqi Cup final in 1996.

The greatest moment in his career came when he scored one goal and set-up another against Iran at the 1996 Asian Cup and was later awarded man of the match. The goal came after Hussam had pounced on a ball from Samir Kadhim, who had sent a long ball from the Iranian defence straight into the Iranian box and to the feet of the player, the striker ferociously shot from an impossible angle from the right and scored, starting endless celebrations from the Al-Makhtoum Stadium on to the streets of Iraq.

His 2 goals for Iraq in the Pan-Arab final underlined his importance to the team after Iraq was 4–0 down with less than 20 minutes left.

He represented Iraq whilst playing his club football at Al-Zawraa. He played for in Iraq at the time when Uday Hussein was in charge of the national team. Hussam was included in the 1996 and 2000 squads for the Asian Cup.

Punishment

The Iraqi football team came into public attention when newspapers started publishing stories of how Uday Hussein was known to punish players physically for achieving poor results in matches. This was used as one of the many reasons used by Tony Blair for justifying the Iraq War.

As a result of difficulties and the resulting Iraq War Hussam was unable to play international football for a while, however with the overthrow of Saddam Hussein football started to be played again. (The Iraqi league had previously been suspended since March 2003.) Hussam captained Iraq for the first time on 13 August 2003 against Iran in the first international after this, and for the determination in a difficult time, the 2003 FIFA Presidential Award was presented to the Iraqi footballing community, whom Husam represented at the award ceremony as the National Team captain.

After the war Hussam spoke about his experiences in London, saying:

When players get punished in the West, they get wages taken away, but never their physical safety. There were tortures, there were imprisonments, but this is the time to rebuild.

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He also admitted the after the Iraqi players were relieved the past was behind them but he refused to justify the war.

International goals

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

List of international goals scored by Hussam Fawzi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	Template:Dts	Amman International Stadium, Amman	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Pakistan	flag alias = Flag of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-navy=Naval Standard of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-military = Armed Forces of Pakistan Flag.svg	link alias-military = Pakistan Armed Forces	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Pakistan.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2	Template:Dts	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Iran	flag alias = Flag of Iran.svg	flag alias-official = Flag of Iran (official).svg	flag alias-1502 = Flag of Persia (1502-1524).svg	flag alias-1576 = Safavid Flag.svg	flag alias-1665 = Flag of Persia (1665).svg	flag alias-1736 = Nadir Shah Flag.svg	flag alias-1760 = Zand Dynasty flag.svg	border-1760 =	flag alias-1796 = Qajar Naval Ensign.svg	flag alias-1849 = Amir Kabir Flag.svg	flag alias-1907 = Flag of Persia (1907).svg	flag alias-1910 = Flag of Persia (1910-1925).svg	flag alias-1925 = State Flag of Iran (1925).svg	flag alias-1964 = State Flag of Iran (1964).svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces.svg	link alias-army = Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Islamic Republic of Iran Navy	link alias-naval = Islamic Republic of Iran Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.svg	link alias-military = Islamic Republic of Iran Army	flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg	link alias-coast guard = Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant =	related1 = Persia	related2 = Pahlavi Iran	related3 = Qajar Iran }} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || 1996 AFC Asian Cup
3	Template:Dts	Lahore Stadium, Lahore	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Pakistan	flag alias = Flag of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-navy=Naval Standard of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-military = Armed Forces of Pakistan Flag.svg	link alias-military = Pakistan Armed Forces	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Pakistan.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|6–2 || rowspan="2"|1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
4				4–2
5	Template:Dts	Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Pakistan	flag alias = Flag of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-navy=Naval Standard of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-military = Armed Forces of Pakistan Flag.svg	link alias-military = Pakistan Armed Forces	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Pakistan.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|4–1 || align="center"|6–1 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
6	Template:Dts	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Kyrgyzstan	flag alias = Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg	flag alias-1991 = Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1991-1992).svg	flag alias-1992 = Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg	link alias-air force = Kyrgyz Air Force	flag alias-army = Military Ensign of Kyrgyz Armed Forces (Kyrgyz).svg	link alias-army = Kyrgyz Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2" align="center"|5–1 || rowspan="2"|2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7				2–1
8	Template:Dts	Amman International Stadium, Amman	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bahrain	flag alias = Flag of Bahrain.svg	flag alias-old = Flag of Bahrain (before 1820).svg	flag alias-1820 = Flag of Bahrain (1820-1932).svg	flag alias-1932 = Flag of Bahrain (1932 to 1972).svg	flag alias-1972 = Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg	link alias-naval = Royal Bahraini Naval Force	flag alias-military = Flag of the Bahrain Defence Force.svg	link alias-military = Bahrain Defence Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Bahraini Army.svg	link alias-army = Royal Bahraini Army	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Bahraini Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Royal Bahraini Air Force	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Bahrain Naval Force.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Bahraini Naval Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 1999 Pan Arab Games
9	Template:Dts	Amman International Stadium, Amman	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Oman	flag alias = Flag of Oman.svg	flag alias-1970 = Old Flag of Oman.svg	link alias-military = Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy of Oman	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Oman.svg	link alias-air force=Royal Air Force of Oman	flag alias-army = Royal Army of Oman Flag.svg	link alias-army = Royal Army of Oman	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy of Oman	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"| 1999 Pan Arab Games
10				2–0
11	Template:Dts	Amman International Stadium, Amman	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Libya	flag alias = Flag of Libya.svg	flag alias-1864 = Flag of Vilayet-i Trablusgarp.svg	flag alias-1911 = Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Cyrenaica.svg	flag alias-1951 = Flag of Libya (1951–1969).svg	flag alias-1969 = Flag of Libya (1969–1972).svg	flag alias-1972 = Flag of Libya (1972–1977).svg	flag alias-1977 = Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg	flag alias-transition = Flag of Libya (2011 combined).svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Libyan Air Force.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Libyan Ground Forces.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Libya.svg	flag alias-naval-1977 = Naval Ensign of Libya (1977–2011).svg	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Libyan Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Libyan Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Libyan Ground Forces.svg	link alias-military = Libyan National Army	link alias-army= Libyan Ground Forces	link alias-air force = Libyan Air Force	link alias-naval = Libyan Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1977 }} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–1 || 1999 Pan Arab Games
12	Template:Dts	Amman International Stadium, Amman	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Jordan	flag alias = Flag of Jordan.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant =	flag alias-army = Royal Jordanian Army Flag.svg	link alias-army = Royal Jordanian Army	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Jordan.svg	link alias-air force = Royal Jordanian Air Force	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Jordan.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Jordanian Navy	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Jordan.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Jordanian Navy }} || align="center"|1–4 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–4 || rowspan="2"| 1999 Pan Arab Games
13				2–4
14	Template:Dts	King Abdullah International Stadium, Amman	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Lebanon	flag alias = Flag of Lebanon.svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Lebanese Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Lebanese Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces (Front).svg	link alias-army = Lebanese Ground Forces	flag alias-navy = Drapeau de Forces Navales Libanaises.jpg	link alias-navy = Lebanese Navy	flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Lebanon.gif	link alias-naval = Lebanese Navy	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Lebanon (1918-1920).svg	flag alias-1920 = Flag of Lebanon (1920-1943).svg	flag alias-1920a = Flag of the French Mandate of Syria (1920).svg	flag alias-1920b = Lebanese French flag.svg	flag alias-1943 = Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship
15	Template:Dts	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Iran	flag alias = Flag of Iran.svg	flag alias-official = Flag of Iran (official).svg	flag alias-1502 = Flag of Persia (1502-1524).svg	flag alias-1576 = Safavid Flag.svg	flag alias-1665 = Flag of Persia (1665).svg	flag alias-1736 = Nadir Shah Flag.svg	flag alias-1760 = Zand Dynasty flag.svg	border-1760 =	flag alias-1796 = Qajar Naval Ensign.svg	flag alias-1849 = Amir Kabir Flag.svg	flag alias-1907 = Flag of Persia (1907).svg	flag alias-1910 = Flag of Persia (1910-1925).svg	flag alias-1925 = State Flag of Iran (1925).svg	flag alias-1964 = State Flag of Iran (1964).svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces.svg	link alias-army = Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Islamic Republic of Iran Navy	link alias-naval = Islamic Republic of Iran Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.svg	link alias-military = Islamic Republic of Iran Army	flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg	link alias-coast guard = Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant =	related1 = Persia	related2 = Pahlavi Iran	related3 = Qajar Iran }} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || LG Cup
16	Template:Dts	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Malaysia	flag alias = Flag of Malaysia.svg	flag alias-1895 = Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg	flag alias-1948 = Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Malaysia.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Malaysian Navy	flag alias-air force = Royal Malaysian Air Force Flag.svg	link alias-air force = Royal Malaysian Air Force	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Malaysia.svg	link alias-civil = Malaysia	flag alias-army = Flag of the Malaysian Army.svg	link alias-army = Malaysian Army	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Malaysia.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Malaysian Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Malaysian Armed Forces	flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.svg	link alias-coast guard = Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency	flag alias-23px = Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|5–1 || align="center"|5–1 || 2004 Asian Cup qualifiers
17	Template:Dts	King Abdullah International Stadium, Amman	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Taiwan	flag alias = Flag of the Republic of China.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Republic of China Army.svg	link alias-army = Republic of China Army	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Republic of China Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Republic of China Air Force	link alias-naval = Republic of China Navy	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of the Republic of China.svg	flag alias-japan = Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg	link alias-japan = Taiwan under Japanese rule	flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg	link alias-navy = Republic of China Navy	flag alias-marines = Flag of the Republic of China Marine Corps.svg	link alias-marines = Republic of China Marine Corps	flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Coast Guard Administration of the Republic of China.svg	link alias-coast guard = Coast Guard Administration	link alias-football = Chinese Taipei national football team	link alias-basketball = Chinese Taipei {{{mw}}} national basketball team	link alias-rugby union = Chinese Taipei national rugby union team	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|6–1 ||2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

External links

• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at National-Football-Teams.com

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