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 ...
.Manager
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
References
External links
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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
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