Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba
Personal information
Full name	Emmanuel Baba Dawud
Date of birth	November 27, 1934
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Nickname	Ammo Baba
Position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Retired
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1954-64	RAF Employees Haris Al-Maliki Al Quwa Al Jawiya
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Emmanuel Baba Dawud (born November 27, 1934), better known as Ammo Baba, is a former Iraqi Assyrian international football player and coach for the Iraq national football team. He scored the first international goal for Iraq in 1957 against Morocco at the 2nd Pan Arab Games in Beirut. He later returned as to the team as the coach in 1979, where he helped Iraq to its first and only World Cup appearance at the 1986 competition. November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Assyrians are an ethnic group found in what is today Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon, who are speakers of various neo-Aramaic languages. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... First international Morocco 3 - 3 Iraq (Lebanon; October 19, 1957) Largest win Iraq 10 - 1 Bahrain (Baghdad, Iraq; April 5, 1966) Worst defeat Turkey 7 - 1 Iraq (Turkey; December 6, 1959) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1986) Best result Round 1, 1986 AFC Asian Cup Appearances 5 (First in... The 2nd Pan Arab Games were held in Beirut, Lebanon between October 12 and October 27, 1957. ... Beirut ( translit: ) is the capital, largest city, and chief seaport of Lebanon. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... Qualifying countries The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ...

Coaching career

Ammo Baba flying high in during a game in 1959.

Due to a serious injury he sustained in 1965, Baba was forced to retire prematurely. One year later, he began his coaching career at the Public Transport team in Baghdad. Image File history File links Ammobabaold2. ... Image File history File links Ammobabaold2. ... Baghdad ( translit: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ...

In 1971, Baba was appointed as Iraq's football military national team coach, where he led Iraq to three World Military Cup titles (1972, 1977, 1979) beating nations such as France, Germany, Austria, Greece, Italy, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria. The World Military Cup is a football competition for national military teams. ... First International Côte dIvoire 3 - 2 Benin (Madagascar; 13 April 1960) Largest win Côte dIvoire 6 - 0 Mali (Abidjan, Côte dIvoire; 13 March 1985) Côte dIvoire 6 - 0 Botswana (Abidjan, Côte dIvoire; 11 October 1992) Côte dIvoire 6...

In 1979, Baba was appointed as the head coach of Iraq's national team for the first time. He would be appointed and re-appointed 7 different times as the national head coach, during the 1980s and 1990s (see below for exact years). Iraqis often call the 1980s as the "golden years" of Iraq football, where Baba led the national team to numerous tournaments and many titles. First international Morocco 3 - 3 Iraq (Lebanon; October 19, 1957) Largest win Iraq 10 - 1 Bahrain (Baghdad, Iraq; April 5, 1966) Worst defeat Turkey 7 - 1 Iraq (Turkey; December 6, 1959) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1986) Best result Round 1, 1986 AFC Asian Cup Appearances 5 (First in... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ...

Throughout his coaching years, Baba was also the Olympic team head coach, where he lead the team to 3 consecutive Olympic appearances in Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984, and Seoul 1988. The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ... The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and ended on August 2. ... The football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11. ... Final results for the Football competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ...

Ammo Baba netting one of his many goals.

In addition, Baba led Iraq to three titles in the Gulf Cup (1979, 1984, 1988), once in the Asian Games of 1982, and twice (1985, 1988) in the Arab Nations Cup. But perhaps his biggest achievent was when the led the Iraqi national team to its first and only World Cup appearance in Mexico 1986. Image File history File links Ammobaba4. ... Image File history File links Ammobaba4. ... The Gulf Cup (Arabic: ‎) is a football (soccer) tournament held every two years, open to teams from around the Persian Gulf. ... The 9th Asian Games were held from November 19, 1982 to December 4, 1982 in New Delhi, India. ... The Arab Cup of Nations is a soccer competition held between Arab countries. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ...

Baba also found success in the Iraq Super League, where he led Al Talaba to a title in 1981, at the same time as he was Iraq's national head coach. After leaving the national scene, Baba was hired by Al Zawra, where he led them to a title as well in 1994. The Iraq Super League is the highest league in the league system of Iraqi football and currently contains the top 28 Iraqi football clubs. ... Al Talaba is an Iraqi football club based in Baghdad. ... Al Zawra is an Iraqi football club based in Baghdad. ...

Iraq national team head coaching years

Note the Military Cup games are not counted, since they were not considered to be Class A natoinal teams participitating.

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Personal life

Ammo Baba went through a divorce from his wife, because he refused his Christian faith and declared himself as an atheist. All of his family, including his children, currently live in Chicago, while he still lives in Baghdad, where he currently runs a football academy for teenagers. This article is about Illinois largest city. ... Baghdad ( translit: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... Raphaels portrait of Plato, a detail of The School of Athens fresco An an institution for the study of (usually) higher learning. ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ...

On January 20, 2006, the 74-year-old Baba was attacked by an Iraqi insurgent group in his home, where he was tied, blind-folded, beaten, and then robbed. Iraq's president Jalal Talabani has said he will pay all of Ammo Baba's medical expenses. January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Iraqi militants celebrating orders being given to the surrounding Coalition forces to stand down, Fallujah, May 1 2004. ... The President of Iraq is Iraqs head of state. ... Jalal Talabani (Kurdish: / Celal Talebanî / Jelal Talebaní Arabic: ‎, ) (born 1933), is an Iraqi politician, who was elected President of Iraq on April 6, 2005, (sworn in the next day, April 7, and once again on April 22, 2006, by the Iraqi National Assembly. ...

Ammo Baba at a 1979 Military Cup game.

	Iraq squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup
1 Salman | 2 Majid | 3 Khalil Mohammed Allawi | 4 Salim | 5 Mahmoud | 6 Shihab | 7 Hassan | 8 Radhi | 9 Minshid | 10 Saeed | 11 Hamed Aufi | 12 Ali Hamza | 13 Karim Mohammed Allawi | 14 Gorgis | 15 Abidoun | 16 Mahmoud Hamza | 17 Tweresh | 18 Sharif | 19 Hamdan | 20 Jassim | 21 Jassim Mohammed | 22 Oraibi Jassim | Coach: Baba Image File history File links Ammobabaasheadcoach. ... Image File history File links Ammobabaasheadcoach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iraq. ... First international Morocco 3 - 3 Iraq (Lebanon; October 19, 1957) Largest win Iraq 10 - 1 Bahrain (Baghdad, Iraq; April 5, 1966) Worst defeat Turkey 7 - 1 Iraq (Turkey; December 6, 1959) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1986) Best result Round 1, 1986 AFC Asian Cup Appearances 5 (First in... Qualifying countries The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iraq. ... Ahmad Radhi is a former Iraqi football player and a current politician. ... Hussein Saeed is a former Iraqi football (soccer) player. ... Basil Gorgis (or Basil Korkis) was a former Iraqi Assyrian international football player. ...

References

• BBC video interview
• Assyrian Sports : Hall of Fame : Soccer