# Falah Hassan

Falah Hassan Jassim (Arabic: فَلَّاح حَسَن جَاسِم, born 1 July 1951) is an Iraqi former international football player, and current president of Al-Zawraa Sport Club in Baghdad. He played as a forward.

## Early life

Falah Hassan was born in 1951 in the village of Mimouna, in a district of Qal'at Saleh. His father was a farmer and after the 1958 Revolution, his family moved to Al-Thawra (now Al-Sadr) in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, taking advantage of the new government's initiative in building low cost housing for families wanting to move to Baghdad, it was there he first played the game on the streets of the city.
During the 1970s, Falah Hassan was seen as one of the greatest players in Asia, and was offered lucrative contracts to play professionally abroad, in 1978 he received two offers one from Belgium and the other from the Emirates. Al-Shaab from the UAE reportedly offered Falah and teammate Ali Kadhim a contract to play for them in 1978, while after the arrival of Belgium’s army team in Baghdad, the delegation nearly reached an agreement for a move to a club in Belgium however the officials at the Iraqi FA turned it down saying that Falah Hassan was a national treasure, and that he should not be sold abroad. A year earlier in a dire 0–0 draw with English club Derby County in Baghdad, the player ran rings around the opposition defence.
After a dispute with the Iraq FA that led to a suspension from the national side in 1978, Falah returned the following year to guide Iraq to their first Gulf Cup victory, and then went on to lift the 1979 CISM World Military Championship in Kuwait, beating Italy 4–3 on penalties.

## Career statistics
### International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 2 June 1974 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis | Tunisia | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 3 September 1974 | Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran | India | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1974 Asian Games |
| 3. | 21 November 1975 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Qatar | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4. | 28 November 1975 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Qatar | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 5. | 2 December 1975 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 6. | 26 December 1975 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis | Tunisia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1975 Palestine Cup |
| 7. | 27 March 1976 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Oman | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 8. | 29 March 1976 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Bahrain | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 9. | 1 April 1976 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | 7–1 | 4th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 10. | 11 June 1976 | Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran | Kuwait | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1976 AFC Asian Cup |
| 11. | 25 January 1977 | National Stadium, Kampala | Uganda | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 12. | 15 July 1978 | Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | Syria | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1978 Merdeka Tournament |
| 13. | 29 March 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Kuwait | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 14. | 3 April 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 15. | 8 April 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 16. | 21 July 1980 | Republican Stadium, Kiev | Costa Rica | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1980 Summer Olympics |
| 17. | 25 July 1980 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1980 Summer Olympics |
| 18. | 6 February 1981 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman | Jordan | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 19. | 6 February 1981 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman | Jordan | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 20. | 22 August 1981 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Ghana | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 21. | 16 September 1981 | Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | Singapore | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1981 Merdeka Tournament |
| 22. | 7 March 1982 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | South Korea | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 23. | 7 March 1982 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | South Korea | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |

## Post-playing career

Falah Hassan has been the president of Al-Zawraa SC since 2010. The club has been into lots of success under Hassan's regime, winning many trophies and playing in Asian competitions.