Abdul-Ghani Shahad

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Abdul-Ghani Shahad

Personal information
Full name	Abdul-Ghani Shahad
Date of birth	(1968-03-07) 7 March 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Najaf, Iraq
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Naft Al-Wasat (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1999	Al-Najaf
Managerial career
1999	Al-Najaf
2003–2008	Al-Najaf
2005–2006	Iraq U20 (assistant)
2008–2009	Al-Talaba
2009–2010	Karbala
2010–2013	Al-Najaf
2013–2015	Naft Al-Wasat
2015–2016	Iraq U23
2016	Iraq (interim)
2016–2017	Naft Al-Wasat
2017–2020	Iraq U23
2020	Al-Shorta
2021–2022	Naft Al-Wasat
2022	Iraq
2022–2023	Naft Al-Wasat
Medal record Men's football Representing  Iraq (as manager) AFC U-23 Championship 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdul-Ghani Shahad (born 7 March 1968) is an Iraqi professional football coach and former player who is currently manager of Naft Al-Wasat SC in the Iraqi Premier League. Abdul-Ghani started his playing career at Al-Najaf FC and remained a one-club man throughout his career. Upon his retirement in 1999, he went into coaching and managed his hometown club Al-Najaf for 7 years, achieving a second-place finish. He moved around and managed a number of Iraqi sides, before winning his first Iraqi Premier League title with Naft Al-Wasat. Abdul-Ghani went on to be appointed as manager of the Iraqi U23 national team, where he guided the team towards Olympic qualification and a third place finish in the AFC U-22 Championship.