Riyadh Nouri (born 1 July 1951) is a former
Iraqi football
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midfielder
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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
1972 AFC Asian Cup
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and
1974 FIFA World Cup qualification. He played for the national team between 1970 and 1977.
On 11 March 1973, Riyadh scored Iraq's first ever
World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
goal against
Australia
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.
Career statistics
International goals
''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''
References
Iraqi footballers
Iraq international footballers
Al-Shorta SC players
Living people
Association football midfielders
1972 AFC Asian Cup players
1951 births
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