Jesús Casas García (born 23 October 1973) is a Spanish

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coach and current manager of the Iraqi national team.

Managerial and coaching career

Early career

Casas began his coaching career at age 29 with Cádiz CF Youth. He later worked as match analyst for

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and FC Barcelona B, before becoming a scout and match analyst at

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. He then returned to Cádiz CF, to become a director of their youth department, and in January 2018, he became an assistant to Javi Gracia at

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. In summer 2018, he became an assistant to

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and Robert Moreno until February 2022.

Iraq

On 5 November 2022, the

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confirmed that Casas would take charge of the national team for four years on an annual payment of $1m split into monthly wages.

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was supposed to lead the national team for the

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and

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friendly games in

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, while Casas would take charge of the games against

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and

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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 ...

, with his first game coming on 17 November 2022. The following matches were cancelled, as for Costa Rica match due to passport stamp issues at the border, while the match against Venezuela was called off for an unknown reason. He will begin with the national team officially on 30 December 2022 in a friendly against

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

as a preparatory match for the

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Basra Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is hand ...

Managerial

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Casas, Jesús 1973 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Iraq national football team managers Expatriate football managers in Iraq Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Spanish footballers Cádiz CF B players Atlético Sanluqueño CF players Jerez Industrial CF players Chiclana CF players Spanish football managers Spanish expatriate football managers Cádiz CF B managers