Hussam Fawzi Naji Hammoudi Al-Jameeli (Arabic: حُسَام فَوْزِيّ نَاجِي حَمُّودِيّ الْجَمِيلِيّ; born 3 September 1974) is an Iraqi football manager and former player who played as a forward.
The greatest moment in his career came when he scored one goal and set-up another against Iran at the 1996 Asian Cup and was later awarded man of the match.
The goal came after Hussam had pounced on a ball from Samir Kadhim, who had sent a long ball from the Iranian defence straight into the Iranian box and to the feet of the player, the striker ferociously shot from an impossible angle from the right and scored, starting endless celebrations from the Al-Makhtoum Stadium on to the streets of Iraq.
The Iraqi football team came into public attention when newspapers started publishing stories of how Uday Hussein was known to punish players physically for achieving poor results in matches.
[3] After the war Hussam spoke about his experiences in London, saying: When players get punished in the West, they get wages taken away, but never their physical safety.