Hamza Qasim

Hamza Qasim (Arabic: حمزة قاسم ; born 1933) is a retired Iraqi football goalkeeper, who played with the Iraq national team in the 1957 Pan Arab Games. He also played for Al-Minaa.[1]

Hamza Qasim
Personal information
Full name Hamza Qasim
Date of birth (1933-07-01) 1 July 1933
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Retired
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1954 Al-Maaref team
1954–1964 Al-Minaa
National team
1956–1959 Iraq
Teams managed
1971–1974 Al-Minaa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Coaching career

Qasim served as coach for Al-Minaa from 1971 to 1974.

Multi-talent and activities

Qasim was born in Basra, and was a multi-sport athlete. In addition to being an international footballer, he was a basketball player for the Iraq national basketball team. He was also a competitor in athletics (high jump and 110 metres hurdles).[2]

Qasim founded the first Iraqi Badminton Federation, and founded the first team for badminton in Iraq, establishing men's and women's teams in 1970s.[2]

Personal life

Qasim is married to Iraqi actress Salima Khudhair and lives with her in Baghdad.[3] and they have one son, the actor Wissam Hamza, who died in an accident in Syria in 2011.[4]

References
  1. History of Iraqi Sports, 1959 (in Arabic)
  2. Homood, Haider (13 July 2016). "Hamza Qasim in brief". Al-Minaa Club Home Page.
  3. Salima Khudhair with her husband Hamza Qasim
  4. "Iraqi artists who died in 2011". elaph.com (in Arabic). December 25, 2011.


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