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Career & Clubs
Qusay Muneer has been one of the revelations after the war, the former attacker turned midfield enforcer had been on the fringes of the Olympic team before the war until Adnan Hamad gave him a chance and handed the 22-year-old player his debut against Syria, Qusay replied with a goal in a convincing 3–1 victory, and has since earned himself a regular place in midfield despite getting himself sent-off only few minutes after scoring the equaliser against Fajr Sepasi F.C. at the 2003 Emir Abdullah Al-Faisal in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Qusay later scored the all-important fourth goal in the 4–1 win over North Korea in Amman; which gave Iraq a place in the last round of the Olympic qualifiers. Shortly after his goal; Qusay was handed his first international call-up by Bernd Stange and took part in Iraq's tour of Australia in Perth and Albany, and came on as a substitute in the first 20 minutes after an injury to Haitham Khadim. Before his inclusion in the Olympic team, Qusay had been playing as a centre forward for Al-Sinaa, in the Iraqi first division, netting six times, and scoring twice more in the Iraqi Cup during the 2002/2003 season before the league was suspended due to the outbreak of war. In March 2003, he moved to the Air Force Club, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, at the end of the war and was praised for his impressive performances in the Iraqi league and the AFC Champions League. Qusay played a short term in Saudi Arabia for Al-Hazem then went to Qatar for Al-Khor before he suffered a…
Qusay Muneer started working towards becoming a football coach shortly after retiring, he obtained his s level C coaching certificate from the AFC in November 2016. He got his first job as a manager when he was appointed by Iraqi First Division League side Al Diwaniyah in March 2017. Qusay impressed in his first stint and finished the season undefeated, winning the Iraqi First Division League title and qualifying to the Iraqi Premier League. He resigned shortly after winning promotion due to "infighting within the management" He is Currently the head coach of Al-Sinaa
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- Al Hazem SC (2005–2006)
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- Qatar SC (2008–2011)
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- Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2003–2004)
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- Sharjah FC (2007–2008)
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- Erbil SC (2006–2007)
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- Al-Sinaa (1998–2003)
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- Al-Khor Sports Club (2004–2005)
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- Baghdad FC (2011–2012)
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- Erbil SC (2011–2011)
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- Qatar SC (2012–2013)
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- Baghdad FC (2013–2013)
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- Al-Shorta Baghdad (2013–2014)
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- Iraq men's national football team (2003–2013)
Legacy
Player
Erbil
Iraqi Premier League: 2006–07 Qatar SC
Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2009 GCC Champions League runner-up: 2009–10 Iraq
Asian Cup: 2007 West Asian Games: 2005
Manager
Al-Diwaniya
Iraqi First Division League: 2016–17
Clubs
- Al-Sinaa1998–2003
- Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2003–2004
- Iraq men's national football team2003–2013
- Al-Khor Sports Club2004–2005
- Al Hazem SC2005–2006
- Erbil SC2006–2007
- Sharjah FC2007–2008
- Qatar SC2008–2011
- Baghdad FC2011–2012
- Erbil SC2011–2011
- Qatar SC2012–2013
- Al-Shorta Baghdad2013–2014
- Baghdad FC2013–2013
Played together with
Abdeslam OuaddouQatar SC · 2011–2012- Abdulaziz MohamedSharjah FC
- Abdulrahman Al-HaddadSharjah FC · 1988–1995
Adrian MierzejewskiSharjah FC · 2016–2017
Adriano Ferreira MartinsQatar SC · 2013–2014
Ahmad Al SalehAl-Shorta Baghdad · 2015
Ahmad Ibrahim KhalafErbil SC · 2009–2014
Ahmed MoeinQatar SC · 2018–2020
Ahmed MoeinQatar SC · 2021–2022
Ahmed YasinAl-Khor Sports Club · 2018–2019- Akam Hashim RahmanErbil SC
AkwáQatar SC · 2001–2005
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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein is a former footballer and currently head coach of Al-Diwaniya. |Prior to his managerial career Muneer was an acclaimed central midfielder with more than 80 caps for the Iraqi national team, winning the 2007 Asian Cup. Muneer was a well recognised player in the middle east, having played for clubs in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
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