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{{short description|Iraqi football player and coach (born 1973)}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Essam Hamad Salem
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Iraq
| height =
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 1991–1992
| clubs1 = [[Al-Karkh SC|Al-Karkh]]
| years2 =
| clubs2 = [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]
| years3 = 1996–1997
| clubs3 = [[Al-Khor SC|Al-Taawun]]
| years4 = 1997–2003
| clubs4 = [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]
| years5 =
| clubs5 = [[Al Ahli Saida SC|Ahli Saida]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Limited |first=Elaph Publishing |date=2001-12-14 |title=بطولة لبنان: الاتحاد الجديد امام تحد كبير والنجمة والتضامن صور الافضل فنيا |url=https://elaph.com/Web/Archive/1008321071930545900.htm |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Elaph - إيلاف |language=ar}}</ref>
| years6 =
| clubs6 = [[Tishreen SC|Tishreen]]
| years7 =
| clubs7 = [[Shabab Al Sahel FC|Shabab Sahel]]
| years8 =
| clubs8 = [[Al-Yarmouk FC (Jordan)|Al-Yarmouk]]
| nationalyears1 = 1995
| nationalteam1 = [[Iraq national under-23 football team|Iraq U23]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 1995–2000
| nationalteam2 = [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]
| nationalcaps2 = 22
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| manageryears1 = 2010–2010
| managerclubs1 = [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]
| manageryears2 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs2 = [[Al-Karkh SC|Al-Karkh]]
| manageryears3 = 2016
| managerclubs3 = [[Zakho FC|Zakho]]
| manageryears4 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs4 = [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]
| manageryears5 = 2018
| managerclubs5 = [[Al-Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]]
| manageryears6 = 2018–2021
| managerclubs6 = [[Amanat Baghdad SC|Amanat Baghdad]]
| manageryears7 = 2021
| managerclubs7 = [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]
| manageryears8 = 2024–
| managerclubs8 = [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]
}}
'''Essam Hamad Salem''' ({{langx|ar|عصام حمد سالم}}; born 22 October 1973) is an Iraqi [[association football|football]] coach and former player.
He played as a [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] for [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] in the [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000 Asian Cup]]. Essam also played for [[Al-Karkh SC|Al-Karkh]], [[Al-Khor SC|Al-Taawun]], and [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]] at club level.
== Club level ==
Hamad won the double ([[Iraqi Premier League|league]] and [[Iraq FA Cup|cup]]) twice, with [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]] in the [[1994–95 Iraqi National League|1994–95]] and [[1995–96 Iraqi Advanced League|1995–96]] seasons.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |author=Hassanin Mubarak |title=Player Database |url=http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=2 |url-status=dead |publisher=www.iraqsport.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030421074655/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=2 |archivedate=April 21, 2003}}</ref>
== International career ==
Having already played for the [[Iraq national under-23 football team|Iraq Olympic team]] at the [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|qualifiers]] for the [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1996 Summer Olympics]], Hamad began playing for the [[Iraq national football team|senior team]] in 1995.<ref name=":0" /> He was a regular at the [[1996 AFC Asian Cup]] and [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]].<ref name=":0" />
Hamad was selected to play for an Asian [[all-star]] team in 2000 by the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] in [[Tehran]], Iran, to commemorate the founding of the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]].<ref name=":0" /> He captained the side in the second half. The all-star team was beaten 5–0 by [[Iran national football team|Iran]].<ref name=":0" />
== Career statistics ==
===International===
:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 1 September 2000 || [[Shanghai Stadium]], [[Shanghai]], [[China]]|| {{fb|UZB}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || [[Friendly match]]
|}
=== Managerial ===
{{updated|10 May 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Zawra'a SC|Al-Zawra'a]]
|{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|align=left|29 March 2010
|align=left|27 August 2010
{{WDL|27|17|4|6}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Karkh SC|Al-Karkh]]
|{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|align=left|19 February 2014
|align=left|20 October 2015
{{WDL|36|11|11|14}}
|-
|align=left|[[Zakho FC|Zakho]]
|{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|align=left|13 July 2016
|align=left|1 October 2016
{{WDL|5|0|3|2}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Zawra'a SC|Al-Zawra'a]]
|{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|align=left|3 November 2016
|align=left|22 August 2017
{{WDL|44|27|12|5}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]]
|{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|align=left|14 January 2018
|align=left|29 March 2018
{{WDL|11|4|4|3}}
|-
|align=left|[[Amanat Baghdad]]
|{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|align=left|28 December 2018
|align=left|18 July 2021
{{WDL|122|40|44|38|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Zawraa]]
|{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|align=left|20 August 2021
|align=left|22 December 2021
{{WDL|16|12|2|2}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Zawraa]]
|{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|align=left|2 April 2024
|align=left|present
{{WDL|8|8|0|0}}
|-
!colspan="4" align="center" valign=middle|Total
{{WDLtot|269|120|79|70}}
|}
==Honours==
===Manager===
'''Al-Zawraa'''
* [[Iraq FA Cup]]: 2017
* [[Iraqi Super Cup]]: 2021
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{NFT player|pid=27139}}
* {{GSA player|essam-hamad/168694}}
{{Iraq squad 1996 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Iraq squad 2000 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamad, Essam}}
[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Iraqi men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Al-Karkh SC players]]
[[Category:Al-Zawraa SC players]]
[[Category:Al-Shorta SC players]]
[[Category:Al-Khor SC players]]
[[Category:Al Ahli SC Saida players]]
[[Category:Tishreen SC players]]
[[Category:Shabab Al Sahel FC players]]
[[Category:Al-Yarmouk SC (Amman) players]]
[[Category:Iraq Stars League players]]
[[Category:Qatar Stars League players]]
[[Category:Lebanese Premier League players]]
[[Category:Syrian Premier League players]]
[[Category:Jordanian Pro League players]]
[[Category:Iraq men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Iraq men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1996 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:2000 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:Iraqi football managers]]
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[[Category:Al-Karkh SC managers]]
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[[Category:Al-Talaba SC managers]]
[[Category:Amanat Baghdad SC managers]]
[[Category:Iraq Stars League managers]]
[[Category:Iraqi expatriate men's footballers]]
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