Abdul Razzaq Ahmed Basheer (; born 1 July 1944) is an Iraqi former

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who played for

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification and

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. He also played for

Al-Minaa Al-Mina'a Sports Club () is an Iraqi multi-sport club based in Al-Maqal, Basra that participates in the Iraq Stars League, the top tier of Iraqi football. It is one of the most popular clubs in Iraq, particularly in the south, and became the ...

. Abdul Razzaq is currently working as coach, he has coached several clubs, including

, Naft Al-Janoob, Ghaz Al-Janoob and Al-Bahri. Razaq is the older brother of international player and coach Hadi Ahmed.

Club career

Razzaq was part of Al-Minaa club and

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when the team won the

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title for the first time in its history in 1977–78 season.

International career

On October 26, 1970, Abdul Razzaq made his first international cap and goal with

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against Yugoslav Club

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in a friendly match.

1972 World Military Cup

Abdul Razzaq was instrumental in

winning the 1972 World Military Cup title for the first time in his history. He scored 2 goals in the tournament including the equalizer against

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2–2 and

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1–1 as well as an assist, and positive attacking play made him one of the stars of the tournament.

1972 AFC Asian Cup

Abdul Razzaq was called up by national team coach

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to the 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He scored 2 goals in the tournament including the first goal against

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in the match which Iraq won 2–0 and against

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in the match which Iraq won 4–1 where Iraq won first place in the group stage to qualify for the

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. Abdul Razzaq was called up by national team coach

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to the

which Iraq did not achieve a positive outcome.

1972 Palestine Cup

Abdul Razzaq was called up by national team coach

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to the

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which Iraq won runner-up, Abdul Razzak scored one goal in the tournament against

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1974 FIFA World Cup qualification

Abdul Razzaq was called up by national team coach

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to the

, in the first appearance of Iraq in qualifying, he did not play in the first match against

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, the only match lost by Iraq in the qualifiers, but he participated in the second match, which Iraq defeated

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2–0, and participated in all four matches.

International goals

;Iraq national football team goals :''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''

Honours

Local

Iraqi League The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Associ ...

: 1977–78.

International

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: 1972

References

External links

The player pageAl-Minaa Club: Sailors of south
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