Karim Salman (4 March 1965 – 2 December 2020) was an Iraqi

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defender. He played for

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in the

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and played for the national team between 1988 and 1993. Salman died from

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on 2 December 2020, aged 55, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq.Iraqi coach dies of coronavirus
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Managerial statistics

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Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Iraq Men's association football defenders 1965 births 2020 deaths Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub