Qusay Munir

Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein (Arabic: قصي منير عبودي الحسين, born 12 April 1981 in Iraq) is a former footballer and currently head coach of Al-Diwaniya. Prior to his managerial career Muneer was an acclaimed central midfielder with more than 80 caps for the Iraqi National Team, winning the 2007 Asian Cup. Muneer was a well recognised player in the middle east, having played for clubs in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Qusay Muneer
Munir in 2012
Personal information
Full name Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein
Date of birth (1981-04-12) 12 April 1981
Place of birth Al-Basrah, Iraq
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Al-Sinaa
2003–2004 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2004–2005 Al-Khor 22 (5)
2005–2006 Al Hazm 20 (1)
2006–2007 Erbil 18 (1)
2007–2008 Sharjah FC 22 (0)
2008–2011 Qatar SC 66 (12)
2011 Erbil
2011–2012 Baghdad
2012–2013 Qatar SC
2013 Baghdad
2013–2014 Al-Shorta 19 (0)
2014–2015 Al-Zawraa
International career
2003–2013 Iraq 87 (6)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Al-Diwaniya FC
2018–2019 Al-Sinaa SC
2020–2021 Al-Diwaniya FC
2021 Al-Qasim SC
2021 Al-Mina'a SC
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Iraq
AFC Asian Cup
Winner2007 Indonesia/Malaysia/
Thailand/Vietnam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 18, 2017

Career

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.

Managerial career

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]


International goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 July 2004Sichuan Stadium, Chengdu Turkmenistan3–23–22004 Asian Cup
2.13 October 2004Amman Stadium, Amman Uzbekistan1–21–22006 FIFA World Cup qual.
3.16 November 2004Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha Palestine1–04–12006 FIFA World Cup qual.
4.16 November 2004Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha Palestine2–04–12006 FIFA World Cup qual.
5.16 December 2004Al-Rayyan Stadium, Doha United Arab Emirates1–11–117th Arabian Gulf Cup
6.15 November 2011Amman Stadium, Amman Jordan2–13–12014 FIFA World Cup qual.

Managerial statistics
As of match played 22 October, 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
PWDLWin %
Al-Diwaniya FC 7 March 2017 28 August 2017 17 12 5 0 070.6
Al-Sinaa SC 14 November 2018 17 July 2019 25 20 3 2 080.0
Al-Diwaniya FC 8 November 2020 6 January 2021 10 2 7 1 020.0
Al-Qasim SC 21 March 2021 26 July 2021 20 8 7 5 040.0
Al-Mina'a SC 21 August 2021 22 October 2021 5 0 2 3 000.0
Total 78 42 23 13 053.8 —

Honours

Club
Erbil[18]
Qatar SC[18]

International

Manager
Al-Diwaniya

Notes
  1. Iraqi Sports OnLine :: Media Portal – Footballers' Profiles/Qusay Munir Aboudi
  2. Soccer Iraq [@SoccerIraq] (9 November 2016). "Coach in the making ?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. Soccer Iraq [@SoccerIraq] (10 March 2017). "📰" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. Al Huseinae, Maithiam (9 July 2019). "قصي منير يقود الديوانية للتاهل للدوري الممتاز". Kooora.
  5. "قصي منير يستقيل من تدريب الديوانية". The Journal.
  6. "الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم يدرج أسم اللأعب قصي منير ضمن المنتخب العراقي المتوج بكأس آسيا2007"". aliraqnews.com.
  7. "قصي منير : سأبقى في نادي القطر القطري لانتهاء عقدي"". www.elsport.com.
  8. "نجم منتخب أسود الرافدين قصي منير في حوار عاصف لـ"لا":الكرة العراقية مريضة والكرة اليمنية قتلتها السياسة"". laamedia.net.
  9. "قصي منير: تأهلت مع الديوانية إلى الدوري الممتاز والنادي لا يستطيع شراء قنينة ماء"". magazine.imn.iq.
  10. "اتحاد الكرة يضيف اسم قصي منير للائحة نجوم آسيا 2007"". www.almaalomah.com.
  11. "قصي منير يجدد عقده مع فريق قطر القطري"". www.alsumaria.tv.
  12. "قصي منير: أنا لاعب مطيع ولا يزال لدي المزيد"". www.albayan.ae. 14 October 2007.
  13. "قصي منير مدربا لنادي الصناعة."". www.alebaa.tv.
  14. "صراع ساخن بين بغداد والطلبة على قصي منير"". www.alkhaleej.ae.
  15. "العراقي قصي منير ينتقل إلى الخور القطري مقابل 350 ألف دولار"". www.alwasatnews.com.
  16. "قصي منير يكشف سبب رفضه إقامة مباراة أعتزالية"". www.awla.news.
  17. "العراق.. "قصي منير" يوضح علاقة "بوش" بخسارة المنتخب الوطني نصف نهائي أولمبياد ٢٠٠٤"". bawabaa.org.
  18. "Iraq - Qusay Munir - Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  19. "West Asian Games (Qatar) 2005". RSSSF. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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