Haider Obeid ( ar, حيدر عبيد جاسم ) (born 2 April 1979) is an Iraqi former football defender who last played for Amanat Baghdad. He played for Apollon Limassol in the

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

and Zob Ahan F.C. in the

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

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Zakho FC Zakho Sport Club, also spelled as Zaxo Sport Club ( ku-2, یانا زاخو یا وه‌رزشی / ''Yana Zaxo ya Werzişî'') is a sports club based in Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan. Zakho SC's biggest rivals are also their neighbours Duhok SC, with wh ...

Obeid is the younger brother of Iraqi midfielder Abbas Obeid. He was first brought into the international team by

Najih Humoud Najeh Humoud (Arabic: ناجح حمود حريب) is a former football coach of Najaf FC and Iraq. He played in midfield for Kufa FC in the 1970s, and the Najaf province team but never managed to play in the Iraqi first division. He began his ...

during the International Friendly Tournament in the Emirates in November 1999, where Iraq won the competition topping a group featuring hosts U.A.E, Estonia and Turkmenistan. Obeid was part of the Iraqi U-19s that won the 1998 Rajiv Gandhi Cup in India and qualified for the 1998 Asian Youth Championship in Thailand. After his outstanding performances while on loan at Al-Zawraa for the Asian Cup Winners Cup in season 1999/2000, he was recalled by Adnan Hamad for the West-Asian Championship in Amman, Jordan.

International career

International goals

''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''

Managerial statistics

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* 1979 births Living people Iraqi footballers Iraq international footballers Iraqi expatriate footballers 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Apollon Limassol FC players Al-Zawraa SC players Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Iran Expatriate footballers in Bahrain Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Al-Wakrah SC players Amanat Baghdad players Cypriot First Division players Qatar Stars League players Association football defenders {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub