Rahim Hameed
Iraqi footballer
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Abdul-Rahim Hameed Aufi (Arabic: عَبْد الرَّحِيم حَمِيد عَوْفِيّ; born 23 May 1963), or simply known as Rahim Hameed, is an Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for Al-Jaish.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul-Rahim Hameed Aufi | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Al-Talaba | |||
| Al-Jaish | |||
| International career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Iraq | (4) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Iraq U20 | ||
| 2015–2018 | Iraq (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Iraq (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rahim Hameed was a prolific goalscorer who was leading goalscorer in the Iraqi league for three consecutive seasons from 1985 to 1987.
After becoming joint leading scorer with nine goals alongside Ahmed Radhi and Hussein Saeed, he was called into Iraq’s World Cup squad by Brazilian coach Evaristo de Macedo for the final tournament in Mexico.[2]
Career statistics
International goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 April 1986 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa |  Oman | 1–0 | 3–2 | 8th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 3–0 | |||||
| 4. | 23 September 1986 | Daegu Stadium, Daegu |  Pakistan | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1986 Asian Games |