Basim Qasim

Basim Qasim Hamdan Al-Suwaid (Arabic: باسم قاسم‎; born 22 March 1959) is an Iraqi football manager and former player who last coached Al-Zawraa.

Basim Qasim
Personal information
Full name Basim Qasim Hamdan Al-Suwaid
Date of birth (1959-03-22) 22 March 1959
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender / midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Al-Amana
1981–1983 Al-Tayaran
1983–1990 Al-Shorta
1990–1991 Al-Amana
National team
1985–1988 Iraq 18
Teams managed
1991–1992 Al-Shorta Reserves
1992–1993 Al-Shorta (Assist.)
1993–1994 Al-Shorta
1994–1996 Al-Shorta (Assist.)
1996 Al-Shorta
1996 Iraq U20 (Assist.)
1996–1997 Al-Kut
1997 Al-Karkh
1997 Al-Shorta (Assist.)
1997–1998 Salahaddin
1998–1999 Diyala
1999–2001 Duhok
1999–2000 Iraq (Assist.)
2000 Iraq U17
2001 Iraq (Assist.)
2001–2002 Al-Karkh
2002 Al-Shorta
2003 Al-Jaish
2003 Al-Shorta
2003–2004 Al-Wahda
2004–2005 Al-Zawraa
2006 Al Urooba
2007 Al-Ahli
2007–2010 Duhok
2010–2011 Zakho
2011–2012 Al-Shorta
2012–2013 Al-Sulaymaniya
2013–2014 Al-Naft
2014 Duhok
2015–2016 Al-Zawraa
2016–2017 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2017–2018 Iraq
2018–2019 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2019 Al-Naft
2019–2020 Al-Zawraa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was a defender in his playing days, also capable of playing in midfield, and he played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[1][2] He spent most of his playing career at Iraqi club Al-Shorta where he is regarded as a club legend.[3]

He has won multiple major honours as a coach, including three Iraqi Premier League titles, one Iraqi Elite Cup title, one Yemeni League title and two AFC Cup titles.

Qasim began the 2018-2019 season with leading of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya for 27 games. Then after problems with the board, he moved to Al-Naft SC.

Managerial statistics
As of 30 December 2020
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Diyala FC 1998 1999 30 10 12 8 033.33
Al-Wehda 31 October 2003 15 May 2004 22 11 4 7 050.00
Al-Zawraa 21 October 2004 17 May 2005 26 17 6 3 065.38
Al Urooba 22 July 2006 14 October 2006 5 0 0 5 000.00
Al-Ahli January 2007 12 August 2007 34 16 14 4 047.06
Duhok SC 5 September 2007 6 February 2011 106 64 25 17 060.38
Zakho FC 20 March 2011 2 August 2011 12 8 2 2 066.67
Al-Shorta 25 October 2011 26 August 2012 34 15 11 8 044.12
Sulaymaniyah 2 December 2012 24 September 2013 30 11 6 13 036.67
Al-Naft 6 September 2013 5 June 2014 22 7 6 9 031.82
Duhok SC 20 August 2014 5 December 2014 5 4 0 1 080.00
Al-Zawraa 21 July 2015 9 June 2016 31 20 9 2 064.52
Al-Jawiya 5 July 2016 15 August 2017 51 32 18 1 062.75
Iraq 22 May 2017 4 August 2018 17 8 8 1 047.06
Al-Jawiya 10 August 2018 3 March 2019 33 19 8 6 057.58
Al-Naft 13 March 2019 24 July 2019 20 10 6 4 050.0
Al-Zawraa 20 September 2019 30 December 2020 47 23 17 7 048.94
Total 525 275 152 98 052.38

Honours

Player
Al-Amana
Iraq national team

Manager
Al-Shorta
Al-Ahli Sana'a
Duhok
Al-Zawraa
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

References
  1. Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001.
  2. 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Al-Shorta SC: Greatest 50 Players
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