Abdullah Abu Zema
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| 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Wehdat | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2005 | Al-Wehdat | ||
| 2000–2001 | → Al-Wakrah (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Jordan U23 | ? | (?) |
| 1996–2004 | Jordan | 100 | (16) |
| 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: عبد الله محمد علي أبو زمع; born 4 April 1976) is a Jordanian professional football coach and former player.
Managerial career
Assistant coach
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. They both then moved to coaching Al-Wehdat (2010–11).[5] When Ra'fat Ali took proficiency in Kuwait, Abu Zema and Talajić joined him by coaching his team (2011–12).[6]
Head coach
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 head coach of Ansar.[8] He left at the end of the 2021–22 season.[9]
Career statistics
International goals
| # | 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 |
Managerial
- As of 24 May 2022
| 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 | — | ||
