Adnan Dirjal (Arabic: عدنان درجال مطر; born 26 January 1960 in Baghdad) is an Iraqi former footballer, national team coach, and as of May 2020 heads the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports.[2] He was one of Iraq's most prominent national team captains, who played as a defender.
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| President of Iraq Football Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 14 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 January 1960 Baghdad, Iraq | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
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On 14 September 2021 he won the presidency of the Iraqi Football Association.[3]
Club career edit
Adnan started his career with Al-Zawraa, where he won the Iraqi league and cup double in 1978/1979. He went on to join Al-Talaba, where he was one of the stars of a team that included Haris Mohammed, Jamal Ali and the great Hussein Saeed. At Al-Talaba Adnan won the Iraqi league two times and reached two cup finals.
His most successful club spell came at Al-Rasheed, the club owned by Saddam Hussein's eldest son Uday, where he captained the club and won three Iraqi league titles, two cups and a record three Arab Club Championships during the mid to late 1980s.[4]
Political career edit
He secured a position in Iraqi PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi's cabinet in May 2020 when he was appointed Minister of Youth and Sports.[2]
International career edit
Adnan made the step into international football early, helping Iraq win both the CISM World Military Championship and the Gulf Cup in 1979. He later played at three Olympic Games, in 1980, 1984 and 1988,[5] three Gulf Cup victories, and the Asian Games win over Kuwait in 1982. The biggest disappointment in a glittering career was missing the World Cup finals in Mexico in 1986 through injury.
International goals edit
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 25 March 1981 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh |  Bahrain |
2–0 | 2–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 28 March 1984 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat |  Qatar |
1–0 | 1–1 | 7th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 3. | 27 September 1986 | Daegu Stadium, Daegu |  Thailand |
1–0 | 2–1 | 1986 Asian Games |
Personal life edit
He has three sons and one daughter. One of them is Muhannad Darjal, who played professionally for Al Wakrah as a defender.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals
- ^ a b "Iraq parliament approves PM Mustafa Kadhemi's new cabinet". New Straits Times. Agence France-Presse. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "عدنان درجال يفوز برئاسة الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم ويونس محمود نائبا له". Al-Jazeera.
- ^ "Player Database". Hassanin Mubarak/IraqSport.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Adnan Dirjal Motar Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
External links edit
- Adnan Dirjal – FIFA competition record (archived)
- C.V.[permanent dead link]