Emad Mohammed

Emad Mohammed
Personal information
Full name Emad Mohammed Ridha
Date of birth 24 July 1982
Place of birth Karbala, Iraq
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Iraq U19 (Manager)
Youth career
1992–1998 Karbalaa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Al-Zawraa
2002 Al-Ittihad
2002–2003 Al-Zawraa
2003–2004 Al-Ittihad 18 (7)
2004–2005 Al-Wakrah 30 (11)
2005–2006 Foolad 14 (8)
2006–2010 Sepahan 104 (50)
2010–2011 Zamalek 2 (0)
2011 → Shahin Bushehr (loan) 11 (3)
2011–2012 Sepahan 22 (9)
2012–2014 Al-Zawraa 30 (15)
International career
2000–2012 Iraq 103 (27)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Al-Zawraa
2015–2016 Al-Najaf
2016–2017 Al-Najaf
2018 Naft Al-Wasat
2019–2021 Iraq U17
2021– Iraq U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emad Mohammed Ridha (Arabic: عماد محمد رضا, born 24 July 1982) is a coach and former Iraqi football striker, currently managing Iraq U20.

Club career

On 25 June 2007, Emad renewed his contract with Sepahan for another season in a deal thought to be worth in the region of $600,000.

International career

Mohammed made his full international debut on 31 January 2000, against Lebanon in Beirut in a 0–0 draw.

Managerial career

Start with Al-Zawraa

Emad Mohammed started his managerial career with hometown club Al-Zawraa. He retired from his playing career mid-season in 2014 to take over from Jamal Ali. The young manager did well in the regular season, finishing second in group A, level on points with Al Jawiya. However, Al Zawra’a massively underperformed in the playoffs, finishing dead last in group 1. Al Zawra’a decided not to extend his contract for the following season.

Al Najaf

Emad took over 7 games into the next season from the resigning Ali Wahab. The team ended up finishing 7th in group B, easily avoiding relegation. Emad was rehired the following season, replacing his replacement, Hatif Shamran. Al Najaf finished in 9th place overall, with 49 points. The team was knocked out in the round of 16 of the Iraqi FA Cup due to the team forfeiting their match against Amanat Baghdad. Al Najaf chose not to renew his contract once again.

Naft Al Wasat

Emad was appointed as manager of Naft Al Wasat on February 5, 2018 to replace Adil Nima. Prior to that, he rejected working for Al Talaba, due to the poor administrative state. He was sacked 7 rounds before the end of the season. A picture on the internet went viral the day of his sacking, a conversation between him and Al Zawraa player Ali Rehema, agreeing to fix the match for the latter. The picture turned out to be a hoax.

Iraq U20

Emad was appointed as U20 manager on 7 May 2021. In the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, Iraq finished as runners-up and qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Statistics

International goals

Scores and results list the Iraq' goal tally first.

Managerial statistics

As of 28 May 2023
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Al-Zawraa 6 October 2014 30 June 2015 22 9 5 8 040.91
Al-Najaf 29 October 2015 3 March 2016 11 4 1 6 036.36
Al-Najaf 1 October 2016 10 August 2017 34 12 12 10 035.29
Naft Al-Wasat 7 February 2018 4 June 2018 16 4 9 3 025.00
Iraq U16 5 March 2019 7 May 2021 7 3 2 2 042.86
Iraq U19 7 May 2021 ""Present"" 25 10 6 9 040.00
Total 111 41 33 37 036.94

Honours

Player

Country

Club

Runner Up (1): 2007 with Sepahan

Manager

Iraq national under-20 football team

  • West Asian Federation U18 Championship 2021

Individual

See also