Basil Gewargis Hanna or Basil Korkis ( ar, باسل كوركيس ) (born 8 January 1961) is a former Iraqi international football player of Assyrian descent. Despite having a short career, he is considered to be one of the best players of all time in Iraq, being known for his tenacity and attacking threat. As a player, Basil took the national team to uncharted territory, where he was part of the Iraqi "golden team" of the 1980s that included Hussein Saeed and

Ahmad 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 on ...

. Basil is married and they have three daughters together.

Club career

Like all up and coming Iraqi players, "It all started in the streets" as Basil was once quoted. As a teenager, he played with the youth league team ''Homentmen'', a youth club belonging to ''Nadi Al-Armeni'' (Armenian Club). At the age of 16, he moved on to the club of ''Tammuz'', a Junior team belonging to ''Nadi Al-Athori'', where he caught the eye of the then first division

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coach Mustufa Auda. Throughout his youth, Basil points to Zia Isaac as the one who coached him into the player he would become. Basil remained in the Iraq Super League for all his career, where he went on to play for Al Shabab and Al Talaba. He emigrated to Canada, where he played as an amateur with Nineveh Star from 1992. In 1995, he joined semi-professional club Scarborough Astros of the Canadian National Soccer League, helping them to the Ontario Cup Final losing on penalties to St.Catharines Roma Wolves.

International goals

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

References

External links

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Interview with Basil Gorgis
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gorgis, Basil 1961 births Living people Iraqi footballers Iraqi expatriate footballers Iraq international footballers Association football midfielders 1986 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Iraq Iraqi Assyrian people People from Ankawa Canadian people of Assyrian descent Amanat Baghdad players Iraqi Christians Iraqi emigrants to Canada Canadian Christians North York Astros players Canadian National Soccer League players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Canada Assyrian footballers