Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdullah Mohammad Ali Abu Zema [1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Kuwait [1] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Al-Wehdat | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1994–2005 | Al-Wehdat | ||
2000–2001 | → Al-Wakrah (loan) | ||
International career | |||
1996–2004 | Jordan | 82 | (12) |
Managerial career | |||
2013–2015 | Al-Wehdat | ||
2016 | Jordan (caretaker) | ||
2017–2018 | Kuwait SC | ||
2018–2019 | Al Ansar | ||
2019–2021 | Al-Wehdat | ||
2022 | Al Ansar | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Abdullah Mohammad Ali Abu Zema ( Arabic: عبدالله محمد علي أبو زمع; born 4 April 1976) is a Jordanian professional football coach and former player.
Abu Zema officially announced his retirement in playing football on 25 January 2005, [3] at the age of 29, after sustaining an injury. [4] An international friendly match was played between his country Jordan and Armenia on 1 August 2005 in Amman, sponsored by Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein. After playing the first five minutes of the match, Abu Zema gave the captain armband to his teammate Haitham Al-Shboul as well as his 18 jersey shirt to his younger teammate Hassan Abdel-Fattah and left the field.
After retiring from playing football, Abu Zema became one of the assistant coaches of his national team (2006–09), under head coaches Mahmoud El-Gohary (2006–07), [5] and Nelo Vingada (2007–09) until the Iraqi Adnan Hamad took over coaching the national team. When Dragan Talajić became head manager of Shabab Al-Ordon (2009–10), Abu Zema became his assistant coach ever since then. They both then moved to Abu Zema's home club Al-Wehdat (2010–11). [5] When Ra'fat Ali, one of Abu Zema's companions, took proficiency in Kuwait, Abu Zema and Talajić joined him by coaching his team (2011–12). [6]
Abu Zema was appointed for the first time as head coach in February 2013, when he joined Jordanian club Al-Wehdat, where he succeeded Egyptian manager Mohammad Omar. [7]
On 11 January 2022, Abu Zema was announced had coach of Ansar. [8] He left at the end of the 2021–22 season. [9]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 July 1999 | Amman | Syria | 4–0 | Win | Friendly |
2 | 18 August 1999 | Amman | Palestine | 2–0 | Win | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
3 | 18 August 1999 | Amman | Palestine | 2–0 | Win | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
4 | 31 August 1999 | Amman | Iraq | 4–4 | Draw | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
5 | 4 April 2000 | Doha | Palestine | 5–1 | Win | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
6 | 4 April 2000 | Doha | Palestine | 5–1 | Win | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
7 | 8 April 2000 | Doha | Qatar | 2–2 | Draw | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
8 | 23 May 2000 | Amman | Kyrgyzstan | 2–0 | Win | 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship |
9 | 9 February 2002 | Ta'Qali | Malta | 2–1 | Loss | Friendly |
10 | 18 December 2002 | Kuwait City | Morocco | 1–1 | Draw | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
11 | 20 December 2002 | Kuwait City | Sudan | 2–1 | Win | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
12 | 26 August 2003 | Amman | Iraq | 2–1 | Win | Friendly |
Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref | |||
Al-Wehdat | 21 February 2013 [10] | 26 May 2015 | 79 | 50 | 18 | 11 | 142 | 48 | +94 | 63.29 | |
Jordan (caretaker) | 12 January 2016 [11] | 15 December 2016 [12] | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 20.00 | [13] |
Kuwait SC | 26 July 2017 | 2 March 2018 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 65.22 | |
Al Ansar | 30 August 2018 | 25 May 2019 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 69.23 | |
Al-Wehdat | 30 May 2019 | 21 November 2021 | 64 | 43 | 10 | 11 | 116 | 38 | +78 | 67.19 | |
Al Ansar | 10 January 2022 | Present | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 46.67 | |
Total | 217 | 135 | 48 | 34 | 403 | 146 | +257 | 62.21 | — |
Al-Wehdat
Al-Wakrah
Jordan
Al-Wehdat
Kuwait SC
Ansar
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Abdullah Mohammad Ali Abu Zema [1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Kuwait [1] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Al-Wehdat | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1994–2005 | Al-Wehdat | ||
2000–2001 | → Al-Wakrah (loan) | ||
International career | |||
1996–2004 | Jordan | 82 | (12) |
Managerial career | |||
2013–2015 | Al-Wehdat | ||
2016 | Jordan (caretaker) | ||
2017–2018 | Kuwait SC | ||
2018–2019 | Al Ansar | ||
2019–2021 | Al-Wehdat | ||
2022 | Al Ansar | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Abdullah Mohammad Ali Abu Zema ( Arabic: عبدالله محمد علي أبو زمع; born 4 April 1976) is a Jordanian professional football coach and former player.
Abu Zema officially announced his retirement in playing football on 25 January 2005, [3] at the age of 29, after sustaining an injury. [4] An international friendly match was played between his country Jordan and Armenia on 1 August 2005 in Amman, sponsored by Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein. After playing the first five minutes of the match, Abu Zema gave the captain armband to his teammate Haitham Al-Shboul as well as his 18 jersey shirt to his younger teammate Hassan Abdel-Fattah and left the field.
After retiring from playing football, Abu Zema became one of the assistant coaches of his national team (2006–09), under head coaches Mahmoud El-Gohary (2006–07), [5] and Nelo Vingada (2007–09) until the Iraqi Adnan Hamad took over coaching the national team. When Dragan Talajić became head manager of Shabab Al-Ordon (2009–10), Abu Zema became his assistant coach ever since then. They both then moved to Abu Zema's home club Al-Wehdat (2010–11). [5] When Ra'fat Ali, one of Abu Zema's companions, took proficiency in Kuwait, Abu Zema and Talajić joined him by coaching his team (2011–12). [6]
Abu Zema was appointed for the first time as head coach in February 2013, when he joined Jordanian club Al-Wehdat, where he succeeded Egyptian manager Mohammad Omar. [7]
On 11 January 2022, Abu Zema was announced had coach of Ansar. [8] He left at the end of the 2021–22 season. [9]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 July 1999 | Amman | Syria | 4–0 | Win | Friendly |
2 | 18 August 1999 | Amman | Palestine | 2–0 | Win | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
3 | 18 August 1999 | Amman | Palestine | 2–0 | Win | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
4 | 31 August 1999 | Amman | Iraq | 4–4 | Draw | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
5 | 4 April 2000 | Doha | Palestine | 5–1 | Win | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
6 | 4 April 2000 | Doha | Palestine | 5–1 | Win | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
7 | 8 April 2000 | Doha | Qatar | 2–2 | Draw | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
8 | 23 May 2000 | Amman | Kyrgyzstan | 2–0 | Win | 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship |
9 | 9 February 2002 | Ta'Qali | Malta | 2–1 | Loss | Friendly |
10 | 18 December 2002 | Kuwait City | Morocco | 1–1 | Draw | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
11 | 20 December 2002 | Kuwait City | Sudan | 2–1 | Win | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
12 | 26 August 2003 | Amman | Iraq | 2–1 | Win | Friendly |
Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref | |||
Al-Wehdat | 21 February 2013 [10] | 26 May 2015 | 79 | 50 | 18 | 11 | 142 | 48 | +94 | 63.29 | |
Jordan (caretaker) | 12 January 2016 [11] | 15 December 2016 [12] | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 20.00 | [13] |
Kuwait SC | 26 July 2017 | 2 March 2018 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 65.22 | |
Al Ansar | 30 August 2018 | 25 May 2019 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 69.23 | |
Al-Wehdat | 30 May 2019 | 21 November 2021 | 64 | 43 | 10 | 11 | 116 | 38 | +78 | 67.19 | |
Al Ansar | 10 January 2022 | Present | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 46.67 | |
Total | 217 | 135 | 48 | 34 | 403 | 146 | +257 | 62.21 | — |
Al-Wehdat
Al-Wakrah
Jordan
Al-Wehdat
Kuwait SC
Ansar