Hadi Ahmed

Hadi Ahmed Basheer (; born Nov 1, 1951 in Basra) is an Iraqi coach and former footballer, he played as a Midfielder and spent the majority of his career with Al-Minaa club.
He was capped Iraqi League title for Al-Mina'a in 1978, and appeared at the World Military Cup 1977, He played matches in Pestabola Merdeka 1977 in Malaysia. Hadi play in the Moscow Olympics in 1980, where his goal was the debut Iraqi goal in Olympic competition, against Costa Rica; sports fans called him: the (Maestro of Iraqi football). He played in The 5th Gulf Cup of Nations 1979 and scored two goals, the first goal against Emirates, and the second against Kuwait, and won the best player title of the tournament. He took part in the three seasons of the tournament (1976, 1979 and 1982) and scored the goal of No. 200 in the tournament's history.
Hadi's older brother, Abdul Razzaq, was playing with him in Al-Mina'a (captain), Hadi has influenced his style.
International career.
On April 2, 1975 Hadi Ahmed played his debut with Iraq against Qatar in a fully international match, in the 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification in Baghdad, which ended 1-0 for Iraq.
On March 26, 1982 Hadi Ahmed played his last international match with Iraq against Qatar, within Gulf Cup of Nations VI in UAE, which ended 2-1 for Iraq.