Nadhim Shaker Salim ( ar, ناظم شاكر سالم; 18 December 1958 – 11 September 2020) was an Iraqi

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player and coach of the Iraq national team.

Playing career

Nadhim Shaker was one of the most talented defenders in Iraqi football history. He began his playing career at Al-Amal in 1976 before moving to (

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ( ar, نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit=Air Force Club) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1931 ...

) the following year and played for the club until 1988, after which he became a player-manager for the Al-Salam club. He played for the Iraq national team from 1978 till 1986. The defender represented Iraq at the 1979 World Military Championship and at the

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finals in Mexico playing against

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and the hosts,

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Managerial career

On 8 December 2018, Shaker became the new coach for

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. He led the team in 17 games, winning five. He ended up leaving the team on 27 April 2019.

Death

Shaker died on 11 September 2020, at a hospital in

from

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during the

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shaker goal.''

Managerial statistics

References

External links

Nadhim Shaker profile on goalzz.com
1958 births 2020 deaths Sportspeople from Baghdad Iraqi footballers Association football defenders Iraq international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players Iraqi football managers Iraqi expatriate football managers Al-Shorta SC managers Al-Mina'a SC managers Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya managers Iraq national football team managers Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate football managers in Iran Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub