Adel Khudhair

Khudhair appeared at the World Military Cup 1977, and also played in the Moscow Olympics in 1980. He played in The 5th Gulf Cup of Nations 1979 and scored two goals, the first goal against Emirates, and the second against Oman.[1]

In 1982, the Iraqi Ba'athist government overthrew Khudhair out the national team after they learned that his brother (Shaker) belonged to the Dawa party. His brother was then assassinated with his son (Mahmoud) by the government and Khudhair was subsequently placed under house arrest.[2]

After the outbreak of the 1991 uprising in Basra, Khudhair took part in a military operation and was seriously injured. He was taken to Kuwait, then to Iran and treated in hospital. And then returned to join the Iraqi opposition front through Patriotic Union of Kurdistan until the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[3]

Since 2003, Khudhair has been a professional coach in Bahrain, where he has trained many Bahraini clubs and achieved excellent results with them, including Al-Malkiya, Al-Ettifaq, Al-Tadhamon and East Riffa Club.[4]

Scores and results table. Iraq's goal tally first:

Adel Khudhair: International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 April 1979	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	United Arab Emirates	5–0	5–0	1979 Gulf Cup of Nations
2	6 April 1979	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Oman	6–0	7–0	1979 Gulf Cup of Nations
3	28 March 1980	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	South Yemen	3–0	3–0	1980 Olympics qualifiers
4	30 March 1981	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Syria	2–1	2–1	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	24 August 1981	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Guinea	2–2	2–2	International Friendly
6	16 September 1981	KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Thailand	7–1	7–1	1981 Pestabola Merdeka

• Iraqi national team players database
• The history of Iraqi football, 1979
• The history of Iraqi football, 1981
• Adel Khudhair clips: Interview in June 2016, Khudhair's goal in 1979 against Emirates
• Al-Minaa Club: Sailors of south