Emad Aoda ( ar, عماد عودة) (born 15 November 1981 in

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

) is a coach and former international

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player, he played as a defender. he is currently working as a coach for

Al-Minaa Al-Minaa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الميناء الرياضي, lit=Port Sports Club) is an Iraqi multi-sport club based in Al-Maqal, Basra that participates in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of Iraqi football. It is one of the mo ...

club.

International career

Emad Aoda was part of the Iraqi youth team from the start of the trail for the

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playing in the qualifiers at the

Rajshahi Stadium Shaheed A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman Stadium ( bn, শহীদ এএইচএম কামারুজ্জামান স্টেডিয়াম), also known as Rajshahi Divisional Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The st ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

, where he made one substitute appearance in the 6-0 win over the

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

, Emad scored Iraq's 5th goal from 25- yards after nearly 25 minutes after coming on. The defender started Iraq's first game in

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, Iran in the 0-0 draw with

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and also replaced suspended

Bassim Abbas Bassim Abbas Gatea Al-Ogaili ( ar, باسم عباس كاطع العجيلي; born 1 July 1982) is an Iraqi former professional footballer who last played for Al-Shorta. Career statistics International :''Scores and results list Iraq's goal ...

in the 6-0 win over

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, Emad made 2 substitute appearances against

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and in the semi-final win over

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. The defender only started in the final against

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

taking the place of suspended regular Bassim Abdul-Hassan. After the final win in

, he was called up into the Iraqi World Cup qualifiers squad, but he was one of many players omitted after

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was sacked and played a few matches under Bernd Stange.

Coaching career

Aoda started managing in the Iraq leagues in March 2014. In January 2021, he was hired as manager of his sixth different club, Naft Al-Basra SC, following his second term as manager of Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Club

;

* Iraqi Premier League: 2004–05 as a runner-up

International

Iraq U-19

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References

External links

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Emad Aoda Profile
at kooora.com (in Arabic) Iraqi footballers Iraqi expatriate footballers Living people Sportspeople from Basra Al-Mina'a SC players Al-Zawraa SC players Expatriate footballers in Jordan 1976 births Association football defenders Al-Mina'a SC managers Iraqi football managers Iraq international footballers {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub