Hamza Qasim

Hamza Qasim
Personal information
Full name	Hamza Qasim
Date of birth	1 July 1933 (age 91)
Place of birth	Basra, Iraq
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Retired
Senior career*
Years	Team
1952–1954	Al-Maaref team
1954–1964	Al-Minaa
International career
1956–1959	Iraq
Managerial career
1971–1974	Al-Minaa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hamza Qasim (Arabic: حمزة قاسم; born 1933) is a retired Iraqi football goalkeeper, who played with the Iraq national team in the 1957 Pan Arab Games. He also played for Al-Minaa.^[1]

Coaching career

Qasim served as coach for Al-Minaa from 1971 to 1974.^{[citation needed]}

Multi-talent and activities

Qasim was born in Basra, and was a multi-sport athlete. In addition to being an international footballer, he was a basketball player for the Iraq national basketball team. He was also a competitor in athletics (high jump and 110 metres hurdles).^[2]

Qasim founded the first Iraqi Badminton Federation, and founded the first team for badminton in Iraq, establishing men's and women's teams in 1970s.^[2]

Personal life

Qasim is married to Iraqi actress Salima Khudhair and lives with her in Baghdad.^[3] and they had one son, actor Wissam Hamza, who died in an accident in Syria in 2011.^[4]