Haidar Abdul-Amir
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Haidar Abdul-Amir (born 5. 4 1982 in Iraq) is a Iraqi defence who plays for Al-Faisaly. Haidar plays currently with Al-Faisaly in Jordan, his number in Iraq national football team is number 14.
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The talented left-sided defender finally gets a call to the national team after putting some superb performances for the Iraqi Olympic team – scoring the equaliser in the deciding game against Saudi Arabia with a header. Haidar was called into the Iraqi youth team in early 2000 but did not play in the qualifiers in Rajshahi, Bangladesh for the Asian Youth Championship. After helping Al-Zawraa to the league and cup double, Haidar won himself a place in the Iraqi 2000 Asian Youth Championship squad alongside his fellow Al-Zawraa team-mates Ahmed Ali, Mohanad Nassir and Emad Mohammed. In Iran, he only played one game due against Pakistan, and helped Iraq on their way to the semi-final with a 6-0 win. Haidar became a regular in the team after the appointment of Nazar Ashraf in 2001 starting the friendly games against Egypt and Algeria and went to Cordoba, Argentina to play for Iraq in the 2001 World Youth Championship. Haidar who can play in defence and in midfield, made his international debut in Iraq’s training camp in England; playing his first game in a 5-1 win over an England Game XI at Mose Rose stadium in Macclesfield, and made his official debut at the WAFF Championship in Tehran against Jordan.
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