Abdul-Rahim Hameed Aufi (born 23 May 1963) is an Iraqi

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forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm ...

who played for

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

in the

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. He also played for

Al-Jaish Al Jaish is Arabic for army, and may refer to: * Tala'ea El Gaish SC, a football club based in Cairo, Egypt * Al-Jaish FC (Iraq), a football club based in Baghdad, Iraq * Al-Jaish SC (Syria), a football club based in Damascus, Syria * El Jaish SC, ...

. Rahim Hamed was a prolific goalscorer who was leading goalscorer in the Iraqi league for three consecutive seasons from 1985 to 1987. After becoming joint leading scorer with nine goals alongside

Ahmed Radhi Ahmed Radhi Humaiesh Al-Salehi, ( ar, أحمد راضي هميش الصالحي, 21 April 1964 – 21 June 2020) was an Iraqi footballer who played as a forward. Regarded as one of Iraq and Asia's best players of all-time, Radhi scored the onl ...

and Hussein Saeed, he was called into Iraq’s World Cup squad by Brazilian coach Evaristo de Macedo for the final tournament in Mexico.

Career statistics

International goals

''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hameed, Rahim 1963 births Living people Iraqi footballers Iraq international footballers Association football forwards Olympic footballers of Iraq Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics 1986 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Al-Mina'a SC managers Al-Shorta SC managers Asian Games competitors for Iraq Iraqi football managers