Ali Kadhim
Ali Kadhim Nassir Al-Tameemi (Arabic: علي كاظم ناصر التميمي), 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 35 goals in his time, until Hussein Saeed broke it in 1982. He's the uncle of Iraqi international footballer Ali Adnan Kadhim.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Kadhim | ||
| 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(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1975 | Al-Naqil | ||
| 1975–1982 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 1978 | → Al-Shorta (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1969–1980 | Iraq | 82 | (35) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After a long illness, Kadhim died right after his 69th birthday.
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