Qusay Munir

Qusay Muneer has been one of the revelations after the war, the former attacker turned midfield enforcer had been on the fringes of the Olympic team before the war until Adnan Hamad gave him a chance and handed the 22-year-old player his debut against Syria, Qusay replied with a goal in a convincing 3–1 victory, and has since earned himself a regular place in midfield despite getting himself sent-off only few minutes after scoring the equaliser against Fajr Sepasi F.C. at the 2003 Emir Abdullah Al-Faisal in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Qusay later scored the all-important fourth goal in the 4–1 win over North Korea in Amman; which gave Iraq a place in the last round of the Olympic qualifiers. Shortly after his goal; Qusay was handed his first international call-up by Bernd Stange and took part in Iraq's tour of Australia in Perth and Albany, and came on as a substitute in the first 20 minutes after an injury to Haitham Khadim.

Before his inclusion in the Olympic team, Qusay had been playing as a centre forward for Al-Sinaa, in the Iraqi first division, netting six times, and scoring twice more in the Iraqi Cup during the 2002/2003 season before the league was suspended due to the outbreak of war. In March 2003, he moved to the Air Force Club, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, at the end of the war and was praised for his impressive performances in the Iraqi league and the AFC Champions League.[1] Qusay played a short term in Saudi Arabia for Al-Hazem then went to Qatar for Al-Khor before he suffered a serious injury in 2006 cost him 1 year of his professional career, he recovered in 2007 and signed for Arbil FC and in the same year he won the Iraqi League, Qusay called for the 2007 Asian Cup campaign and was part of the Asian Cup champions squad, after the Asian Cup Qusay signed for 1-year contract with the Emirati Club Al-Sharjah.

Qusay Muneer started working towards becoming a football coach shortly after retiring, he obtained his s level C coaching certificate from the AFC in November 2016.[2] He got his first job as a manager when he was appointed by Iraqi second division side Al Diwaniyah in March 2017.[3] Qusay impressed in his first stint and finished the season undefeated, winning the Iraqi Division one title and qualifying to the Iraqi Premier League.[4] He resigned shortly after winning promotion due to "infighting within the management" He is Currently the head coach of Al-Sinaa[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 July 2004	Sichuan Stadium, Chengdu	Turkmenistan	3–2	3–2	2004 Asian Cup
2.	13 October 2004	Amman Stadium, Amman	Uzbekistan	1–2	1–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qual.
3.	16 November 2004	Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha	Palestine	1–0	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qual.
4.	16 November 2004	Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha	Palestine	2–0	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qual.
5.	16 December 2004	Al-Rayyan Stadium, Doha	United Arab Emirates	1–1	1–1	2004 Gulf Cup of Nations
6.	15 November 2011	Amman Stadium, Amman	Jordan	2–1	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qual.

As of match played 6 January 2021

• Official website (in Arabic)
• Qusay Munir at National-Football-Teams.com
• Qusay Munir on Iraqsport.com

Awards
Preceded by -	Iraqi player of the Year 2004	Succeeded by Hawar M. Mohammed