Abid Kadhim (1 January 1942 – 5 January 2005) was an Iraqi

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defender who played for the Iraq national football team in the

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. He played for Iraq between 1965 and 1974. Kadhim was the captain of the Al Shorta football club. He captained the national team for the first time in a World Cup qualifier Kadhim died on 5 January 2005.

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علي كاظم جلاد حراس المرمى
(in Arabic) 2005 deaths Iraqi footballers Iraq international footballers 1972 AFC Asian Cup players Al-Shorta SC players Al-Shorta SC managers Association football defenders 1942 births Iraqi football managers {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub