Nizar Hamed Mahrous (; 12 March 1963), known as Abu Hamed, is a Syrian football manager and former player who is the head coach of Al-Wahda.
Managerial career In May 2011, Mahrous was appointed manager of the Syria national team. On 24 August 2011, he quit after FIFA disqualified Syria from 2014 World Cup qualifying for fielding an ineligible player.
On 7 July 2021, Mahrous returned as head coach of the Syria national team, ahead of the third round of qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordAl-Faisaly SC6 February 200930 April 2009Al-Wahda SC9 November 200919 December 2011Syria22 May 201118 August 2011Erbil SC12 January 201214 December 2012Najran SC10 January 20141 June 2014That Ras SC8 June 201426 August 2014Al-Faisaly SC27 January 201519 April 2015AC Tripoli25 January 201630 May 2016Al-Jazeera SC24 September 201619 September 2017Hatta Club7 October 20175 March 2018Emirates Club30 March 201828 May 2018Al-Jazeera SC20 July 201820 December 2018Al Ansar FC28 June 201919 January 2020Syria8 July 202116 November 2021Erbil SC23 December 202116 October 2022Total—
Honours
As a Manager Al-Jaish SC Syrian Cup winner: 1996–97
Al-Wahda SC Syrian League 1st Division winner: 1997–98
Al-Jaish SC Syrian Premier League winner: 2000–01
Shabab Al-Ordon SC Jordanian Pro League winner: 2005–06 Jordan FA Cup winner: 2005–06 Jordan FA Cup winner: 2006–07 Jordan Shield Cup winner: 2006–07 AFC Cup winner: 2007–08 Jordan Super Cup winner: 2007–08
Erbil SC Iraqi Premier League winner: 2011–12 AFC Cup runner-up: 2011–12
Al-Jazeera SC Jordanian Pro League runner-up: 2016–17 Jordan FA Cup runner-up: 2016–17 Jordan Super Cup runner-up: 2017–18 Jordan Shield Cup runner-up: 2017–18
Al Ansar FC Lebanese Elite Cup runner-up: 2019–20
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