Introduction
Basim Qasim Hamdan (born 22 March 1959) is an Iraqi football midfielder who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Al-Shorta and is the current manager of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. He managed Duhok to their first ever Iraqi Premier League title in 2010 and also managed Al-Zawraa to the league title in 2016.
He started his football career with Al-Jaish youth team at the age of 14 and then later went on to play for Amana, which featured a number of top young players such as Basil Gorgis, Natiq Hashim and Karim Allawi.
Basim played at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico after he was called up by Brazilian coach Evaristo de Macedo to replace injured Adnan Dirjal. The defender played 2 games in the World Cup one as a sub against Paraguay and the other game he was lining up against the hosts Mexico, as a midfielder. Basim is in the Al Shorta Hall of Fame.
Managerial statistics
- As of 10 January 2017
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Al-Zawraa |  | 21 July 2015 | 9 June 2016 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 64.52 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | | 5 July 2016 | present | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 60.00 |
| Total | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 63.04 | |||
Honours
Player
Iraq national team
- Arab Nations Cup: 1985
- Pan Arab Games: 1985
Al-Shorta
- Arab Police Championship: 1985
Manager
Al-Shorta
- Al-Nasr Al-Adheem Cup: 1996
- Umm Al Ma'arik Cup: 2002
- Al-Quds International Championship: 2002
Al-Zawraa
- Tishreen Cup: 2004
- Iraqi Premier League: 2015–16
Al-Ahli Sana'a
- Yemeni League: 2007
Duhok
- Iraqi Premier League: 2009–10
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
- AFC Cup: 2016