Karim Allawi Homaidi ( ar, كريم علاوي حميدي), (born July 1, 1928) is an Iraqi former international

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player, who was one of the first players to play in first

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, he also played for Al-Minaa.

International career

In April 1951, Allawi started playing for the first

, He was called by coach Dhia Habib to play in the first

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in the history of Iraqi football. On 6 May 1951, Allawi played his first international against Turkey B in

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, which ended 7–0 for Turkey B. Karim Allawi played in the inside left position and wore the No.10 jersey against the Turks.

Honours

Club

Hanna Al-Sheikh Cup Hanna Al-Sheikh Championship (also known as Hanna Al-Sheikh Cup) was the first known football competition in Basra, held annually. Six clubs in Basra were involved in the tournament. This tournament began in the 1945. The last season was in 1968 ...

** Winner 1951 with Al-Minaa

References

External links

Iraqi national team players database

Al-Minaa Club: Sailors of south
1928 births Living people Iraqi footballers Association football forwards Al-Mina'a SC players Sportspeople from Basra Iraq international footballers {{Iraq-footy-forward-stub