Ali Ahmad Al-Diwan ( ar, علي أحمد الديوان ) (1 July 1968 – 18 June 2006), was an
Iraqi international footballer who played
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, spent the majority of his career with
Al-Minaa club. He is son of former international multi-sports player Ahmed Al-Diwan.
Death due to serious illness
Ali was ill with a severe disease that lasted several years until he died on June 18, 2006.
Sporting events in honor of Al-Diwan
On March 3, 2013 the Martyr Al-Hakim Foundation for youth and sport and in collaboration with The youth and sport province of
Basra
Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is han ...
established sports championship football on behalf of the players:
Nazar Abdul Zahra and Ali Al-Diwan, the first match was among the pioneers of
Al-Zawraa team led by
Falah Hassan
Falah Hassan ( ar, فلاح حسن, born 1 July 1951) is a former Iraqi international football player, and current president of Al-Zawraa Sport Club in Baghdad.
Early life
Falah Hassan was born in 1951 in the village of Mimouna, in a district of ...
and pioneers of
Al-Minaa team led by
Jalil Hanoon
Jalil Hanoon Motar Al-Asadi ( ar, جليل حنّون مطر الأسدي; born 1952) is an Iraqi former footballer who is the president of Al-Minaa club.
Sport history
Jalil Hanoon played as a forward and spent the majority of his career with ...
, where 36 teams participated in this tournament.
References
External links
A commemorative word on the death of player Ali Al-DiwanAl-Minaa Club: Sailors of south
1968 births
2006 deaths
Iraqi men's footballers
Iraq men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Basra
Al-Bahri SC players
Al-Minaa SC players
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