Ali Kadhim
Iraqi footballer
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Ali Kadhim Nassir Al-Tameemi (Arabic: عَلِيّ كَاظِم نَاصِر التَّمِيمِيّ), 1 January 1949 – 2 January 2018) was an Iraqi football striker who played for Iraq in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup & 1976 AFC Asian Cup. He also played for Al Zawraa. He held Iraq's goal record with 36 goals in his time, until Hussein Saeed broke it in 1982. He's the uncle of Iraqi international footballer Ali Adnan Kadhim.
Full name
Ali Kadhim Nassir Al-Tameemi
Date of birth
1 January 1949
Place of birth
Kingdom of Iraq
Date of death
2 January 2018 (aged 69)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Kadhim Nassir Al-Tameemi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingdom of Iraq | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 2018 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1975 | Al-Naqil | ||
| 1975–1982 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 1978 | → Al-Shorta (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1970–1980 | Iraq[1] | 84 | (36) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After a long illness, Kadhim died right after his 69th birthday.[2]
Career statistics
International goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
