Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq Name Abdul-Wahab Al-Hail Role Football player | Number 50 Height 1.8 m 1987–1992 Al-Rasheed Current team Al-Talaba SC | |
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Full name Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid Date of birth (1976-12-21) 21 December 1976 (age 38) People also search for Alaa Kadhim, Razzaq Farhan, Salih Sadir, Haidar Abdul-Amir | ||
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Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid (Arabic: عبدالوهاب ابولهیل لابد, born 21 September 1976) is a coach and former Iraqi football midfielder. He took over coaching the last team he played for, Al-Talaba, in September 2013 for the upcoming season.
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Info
Abdul-Wahab Abou Al-Hail was a key member of the Iraqi national team and one of the most coveted properties in Iraqi football. A jewel in midfield, equipped with remarkable ball control, accurate passing, shooting and is particularly threatening at free-kicks. His coach Milan Zivadinovic once described him as 'Our Ronaldo', due to his importance to the side and his short 'Ronaldoesque' hair cut. He came into the international scene during the Nehru Cup in 1997, missing a penalty in the shoot-out win over India.
Abu Al-Hail started his career with Al Talaba. He left the club in 1999, moving to Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli of Lebanon and then to Al-Shaab of the United Arab Emirates. In 2003, he moved to Iran, playing for Esteghlal Ahvaz, Sepahan and Foolad, his current club.
At international level, Abu Al-Hail featured prominently in Iraq's qualifying campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup under then coach Rudolf Belin. Olympic manager Adnan Hamad called the midfielder into his squad for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Abu Al-Hail was not selected in Iraq's title-winning 2007 AFC Asian Cup squad as the national authorities stayed faithful to players from the former youth team that had won the AFC Youth Championship 2000.
Club career
Abu Al-Hail started his career by playing for Al-Talaba in Iraq. He has also played for Al-Shaab of the UAE. In 2003, he moved to the Iranian Pro League club Esteghlal Ahvaz. After three seasons he joined the Esfahani club Sepahan.And stayed there for another 3 season where he won the Hazfi Cup once during his time and playe lots of matches in ACL and CWC. He moved to Foolad for 2009–10 season but he was rejected by the new coach Majid Jalali.
Club Career Statistics
Last Update 2 May 2010
International career
Abu Al-Hail was a member of the Iraq national football team. and was part of Iraq Olympic team in the 2004 Olympic Games, reached the 4th place.