Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail

Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail

Personal information
Full name	Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid
Date of birth	21 December 1976
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al-Talaba
Number	50
Youth career
1987–1992	Al-Rasheed
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1992–1999	Al-Talaba	35	(7)
1999–2001	Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli
2001–2002	Al-Shaab
2002–2003	Al-Shaab
2003	Al-Shaab
2003–2006	Esteghlal Ahvaz	72	(3)
2006–2009	Sepahan	88	(9)
2009	Foolad	7	(0)
2010–2013	Al-Talaba
National team^‡
1997–2009	Iraq	66	(8)
Teams managed
2013–2015	Al-Talaba
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2008. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2009

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.

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.^[1]

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

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2003–04	Esteghlal Ahvaz	Persian Gulf Cup	24	2			-	-
2004–05			23	0			-	-
2005–06			25	1			-	-
2006–07	Sepahan		29	4			12	1
2007–08			31	5		0	5	0		5
2008–09			28	0		0	5	0		0
2009–10	Foolad		7	0	0	0	-	-	7	0
Total	Iran		167	12			22	1
Career total			167	12			22	1

• Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
06–07	Sepahan	2
07–08	Sepahan	2
08–09	Sepahan	1

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.

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 August 1999	Al Hassan Stadium, Amman	Lebanon	4–0	4–0	1999 Pan Arab Games
2.	14 April 2001	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Nepal	1–0	9–1	2002 World Cup qualification
3.	14 April 2001	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Nepal	3–0	9–1	2002 World Cup qualification
4.	16 April 2001	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Kazakhstan	1–1	1–1	2002 World Cup qualification
5.	21 April 2001	Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty	Macau	1–0	5–0	2002 World Cup qualification
6.	21 April 2001	Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty	Macau	2–0	5–0	2002 World Cup qualification
7.	23 April 2001	Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty	Nepal	2–0	4–2	2002 World Cup qualification
8.	5 October 2001	Amman International Stadium, Amman	Saudi Arabia	1–1	2–1	2002 World Cup qualification

Statistics

Managerial statistics

As of 1 March 2015

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Al-Talaba		September 2013	February 2015	33	12	8	13	36.36
Total				33	12	8	13	36.36

Honours

Country

• 2002 WAFF champions
• 4th place in 2004 Athens Olympics

Club

• Hazfi Cup in 2006 with Sepahan

References

1. Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2003.

External links

• Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail at National-Football-Teams.com
• Abu Al-Hail Labid