Ahmed Radhi
Ahmed Radhi Amaiesh Al-Salehi (Arabic: أحمد راضي أميش الصالحي, 21 April 1964 – 21 June 2020) was an Iraqi footballer. He played as a forward. He was seen as one of Iraq's best players of all-time. Radhi scored the only Iraqi goal in the FIFA World Cup. He was voted the 1988 Asian Footballer of the Year. He was born in Baghdad.
 Radhi (right) in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Radhi Humaiesh Al-Salehi | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Date of death | 21 June 2020 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Al-Shorta[1] | ||
| 1980–1981 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | Al-Zawraa | (11) | |
| 1985–1989 | Al-Rasheed | (43) | |
| 1989–1993 | Al-Zawraa | (78) | |
| 1993–1997 | Al-Wakrah | 30+ | (11+) |
| 1997–1998 | Al-Zawraa | (7) | |
| 1998 | Al-Arabi | 1 | (1) |
| 1998 | Dibba Al-Hisn | ||
| 1998–1999 | Al-Zawraa | (7) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1997 | Iraq | 121 | (62) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999–2001 | Al-Shorta | ||
| 2001 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 2001–2002 | Iraq U20 | ||
| 2002–2003 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Radhi was hospitalized in the Baghdad neighborhood of Adhamiyah on 13 June 2020 with COVID-19.[2] He died from the infection on 21 June, aged 56.[3][4]
References
- ↑ أحمد راضي - Ahmad RadhiKooora. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ↑ أحمد راضي يروي معاناته مع كورونا ويوجه هذه الرسالة (in Arabic). alaraby.co.uk (13 June 2020).
- ↑ وفاة أسطورة كرة القدم العراقية أحمد راضي بسبب فيروس كورونا (وزارة الصحة) (in Arabic). euronews (21 June 2020).
- ↑ Iraqi football great Ahmed Radhi dies after contracting coronavirus. The National (21 June 2020).
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