Hawar Mulla Mohammed

Infobox Football biography
playername = Hawar Mulla Mohammed


fullname = Hawar Mulla Mohammed Taher Zeebari
height = height|m=1.77
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|6|1|df=yes
cityofbirth = Mosul
countryofbirth = Iraq
currentclub = Anorthosis FC
clubnumber = 19
contractend =
position = Winger, Outside forward, Wingback
youthyears = 1998-2000
youthclubs = Mosul
years = 2000-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007
2007
2008
2008-
clubs = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Ansar
Apollon Limassol
Al-Ain
Al Khor
Al-Ansar
Anorthosis FC
caps(goals) =
16 (5)
15 (6)
13 (6)
11 (5)
5 (1)
nationalyears = 2001-
nationalteam = Iraq
nationalcaps(goals) = 67 (15)
pcupdate = 00:00, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 00:00, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Hawar Mulla Mohammed Taher Zeebari ( _ar. هوار ملا محمد طاهر زيباري, Kurdish: هاواری‌ مه‌لا محه‌مه‌د, born in 1 June, 1981 in Mosul, Iraq) is an Iraqi-Kurdish football player, who plays as Winger, Outside forward and Wingback positions. Hawar is a kurdish football player but most people mistaken him to be arab, but he is kurdish and he comes from kurdistan. He is known to be one of the best players in Iraqi national team. Hawar was a key figure in Iraq 2007 Asian Cup glory. His younger brother Halgurd Mulla Mohammed is also a National team player.

Career

Hawar started his career by playing for Mosul Football Club in 1998 at the age of 17, but then moved on to Baghdad to join Al Quwa Al Jawiya after impressing coach Ammo Baba. Hawar made his debut for Al Jawiya in 2000, winning fans with his quick speed and athleticism. After his great performance in Al-Jawiya, Hawar was called up to the Iraqi Under 20 Team by Nazar Ashraf. The midfielder made his debut as a substitute in the 1-0 defeat by Egypt in February 2001. From there, the U20 team played in the World Youth Championship squad in Córdoba, Argentina.

In 2001, Coach Adnan Hamad brought Hawar into the national team at the age of 19, and he made his debut in the 1-0 defeat to Saudi Arabia in Manama during Iraq’s 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign and has since won himself a regular place on the left flank in both the Olympic and the national team.

Hawar was also part of Iraq's 2004 Summer Olympics team.

In order to qualify to the Olympics, Iraq needed to beat its last opponent, Saudi Arabia, and hope for a tie between Oman vs Kuwait. In the last qualifying match, Iraq was winning, 2-1, but in the 89th minute, Hawar ripped the net with a stunning shot, giving Iraq a 3-1 win. As soon as the match ended, the game between Oman and Kuwait ended in a 0-0 draw, which meant Iraq qualified for Athens 2004. In the Olympics, Hawar lead the team to a 4th place finish, scoring against Portugal in a 4-2 win and also against Costa Rica in a 2-0 win.

Hawar was criticized by some Kurdish nationalists for wrapping himself with the Iraqi national flag during a tournament. The current Iraqi flag was established by the Arab Ba'th party and is nowhere to be seen in the Kurdish areas of Iraq. The majority of Kurds are proud of Hawar and his achievements, however.

In December 2007 Hawar signed 6 months contract with the Qatari Club Al-Khor.

In June 2008 he signed with Al-Ansar for his second spell with the club before signing with Anorthosis Famagusta.

On the 12th August 2008, Hawar signed a one year contract with Cypriot Champions Anorthosis Famagusta FC.

Hawar made history on the 17 September 2008 by becoming the first ever Iraqi player to play in the UEFA Champions League, after coming on as a substitute in Anorthosis' 0-0 draw with Werder Bremen; and bettered his record on 1 October 2008 by scoring Anorthosis' third goal against Panathinaikos In the Champions League.

Club Career Stats

Last update: 25 April 2008

Honours

Country

* 2007 Asian Cup winner

Famous Matches

Friday 23 Feb 2007 Al-Ain-Al-Shaab Hawar scored over the half field and brougt Al Ain in Semifinaland the match against Qatar who got a goal above the Qatari goal keeper at khaliji 18.

In the AFC Aisan cup Hawar scored against australia, the goal helped the iraqis to control the mach more, and eventualy the third goal was scored ,the game ended 3-1 to Iraq.

External links

* [http://www.hawar11.com Fan site]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=3334 National Football Teams]
* [http://www.goal.com/en/Giocatore.aspx?IdPersona=4352&SEOPlayerName=Hawar+Mulla+Mohammed Profile on Goal.com]