Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail

Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid (Arabic: عبدالوهاب ابولهیل لابد‎‎; born 21 December 1975) is an Iraqi professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Lebanese Premier League club Ansar.

Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
Abu Al-Hail with Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2019
Personal information
Full name Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid
Date of birth (1975-12-21) 21 December 1975
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ansar (manager)
Youth career
1987–1992 Al-Rasheed
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1999 Al-Talaba 35+ (7+)
1999–2001 Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli (6)
2001–2003 Al-Shaab (6)
2003–2006 Esteghlal Ahvaz 69 (3)
2006–2009 Sepahan 88 (9)
2009–2010 Foolad 7 (0)
2010–2013 Al-Talaba (7+)
Total 199+ (38+)
National team
1997–2009 Iraq 59 (8)
Teams managed
2013–2015 Al-Talaba
2016–2020 Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli
2020– Ansar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 played many matches in ACL and CWC. He moved to Foolad for 2009–10 season but he was rejected by the new coach Majid Jalali.

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.

International career

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]

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 a member of the Iraq national football team. and was part of Iraq Olympic team in the 2004 Olympic Games, reached the 4th place. 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.

Career Statistics

Club
As of 2 May 2010
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2003–04Esteghlal AhvazPersian Gulf Cup242--
2004–05230--
2005–06251--
2006–07Sepahan294121
2007–083150505
2008–092800500
2009–10Foolad7000--70
Total Iran 16712221
Career total 16712221
  • Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
06–07Sepahan2
07–08Sepahan2
08–09Sepahan1

International goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 August 1999Al Hassan Stadium, Amman Lebanon
4–0
4–0
1999 Pan Arab Games
2.14 April 2001Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad   Nepal
1–0
9–1
2002 World Cup qualification
3.14 April 2001Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad   Nepal
3–0
9–1
2002 World Cup qualification
4.16 April 2001Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Kazakhstan
1–1
1–1
2002 World Cup qualification
5.21 April 2001Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Macau
1–0
5–0
2002 World Cup qualification
6.21 April 2001Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Macau
2–0
5–0
2002 World Cup qualification
7.23 April 2001Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty   Nepal
2–0
4–2
2002 World Cup qualification
8.5 October 2001Amman International Stadium, Amman Saudi Arabia
1–1
2–1
2002 World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics
As of 24 February 2020
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Al-Talaba 12 September 2013 1 March 2015 33 12 8 13 036.36
Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli 20 December 2016 20 January 2020 76 33 18 25 043.42
Al Ansar FC 20 January 2020 present 2 1 0 1 050.00
Total 111 46 26 39 041.44

Honours

Player

Sepahan

Iraq

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