Radhi Shenaishil Swadi (; born 11 August 1966) is a former

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 ...

i footballer and former coach of the

Iraq national football team The Iraq national football team () represents Iraq in men's international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association (IFA), the governing body for football in Iraq. Iraq's usual home venue is the Basra International Stadium. I ...

Playing career

Radhi Shenaishil was born and brought up in Al-Thawra City in Baghdad. He captained an Iraqi Under 20s team and helped them to top their group which included Spain, Norway and Argentina, who they beat 1–0 with Radhi scoring the winner from a penalty against a side featuring

Diego Simeone Diego Pablo Simeone González (; ; born 28 April 1970), nicknamed "El Cholo" (), is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He has been the manager of club Atlético Madrid since December 2011 mak ...

and Roberto Bonano in the FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia in 1989. The libero was voted into the Asian Cup select team XI at the

1996 Asian Cup The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was the 11th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between 4 and 21 Decembe ...

with teammate Laith Hussein after helping Iraq to the quarter-finals. In the summer of 1999, he retired from international football after the Pan-Arab Games final loss against hosts Jordan on penalties, where he scored Iraq's only penalty in a 3–1 shoot-out loss. In the same game he also scored an own-goal.

International goals

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

Managerial career

In March 2009, Shenaishil managed the Iraq national team for two friendly matches, against

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

and

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. On 11 September 2014, Shenaishil was appointed as manager of

Qatar Stars League The Qatar Stars League (; abbreviated as QSL), known as Ooredoo Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top level football league in Qatar football league system. Contested by 12 teams, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation wi ...

club

Qatar SC Qatar Sports Club () is a sports club based in Doha, Qatar. It is best known for its football team which competes in the Qatar Stars League. The club was founded in 1961 with the merger of two Qatari football clubs, Al-Oruba and Al-Nasour. They ...

. Months before the

2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 201 ...

started, Shenaishil was named as new Iraqi national team manager, replacing

Hakeem Shaker Hakeem Shaker (; born 7 January 1963 in Baghdad, Iraq), is a former Iraqi football player and manager. At some point between late 2012 and early 2013, Hakeem was the first and only Iraqi coach to manage three Iraqi national teams (Iraq senior te ...

whilst continuing as manager of Qatar SC. The first match under Shenaishil as Iraq coach was a 1–1 draw with

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

. He led the team in tournament to a 1–0 win over

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

in opener and a 2–0 win over

Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...

and also a 0–1 loss to

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

and finished as group runner-up behind Japan with six points. His side faced

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

in quarter-final and won 7–6 in penalties after 3–3 draw in extra time. In semi-finals, Iraq lost 0–2 to

and then lost the third place match 3–2 to

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a federal elective monarchy made up of seven emirates, with Abu Dhabi serving as i ...

. He returned to Qatar SC in February 2015, after the Asian Cup ended, but resigned on 26 October 2015. On 15 April 2016, Shenaishil became the new coach of

. in order to lead the team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round. The team did not perform and after losing five out of seven games, he was sacked on April 10, 2017. On 12 December 2018, Shenaishil became the new coach for

Naft Al-Wasat SC Naft Al-Wasat Sports Club () is an Iraqi sports club based in Najaf. Its professional football team plays in the Iraqi Premier Division League, the second tier of Iraqi football. The club's home stadium is An-Najaf Stadium. Founded in 2008, Na ...

, a big announcement for him to come back to the Iraqi league. On 26 July 2022, Shenaishil was announced as the new head coach for Iraq U23, after serving as an interim coach of the Iraqi national team.

Managerial statistics

Honours

As a player

Club *

Iraqi Premier 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 Asso ...

** Winner Al-Zawra'a SC 1990-1991 *** 1991–92 Iraqi League with

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Football in Iraq, Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq. ...

Iraq FA Cup The Iraq Cup (), commonly known as the Iraq FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in men's domestic Football in Iraq, Iraqi football organised by the Iraq Football Association. Firs ...

1 *** 92 *

** Winner 5 times *** 81, 82, 89 , 90 , 91 with Al-Zawra'a SC *** 92 with

*Al-Intisar Cup Winners ** Winner 2 times *** 84, 86 with Al-Zawra'a SC *Arab Cooperation Council Championship Winners **Winner Once ***1989 * Qatar Emir Cup **Winner 5 times *** 95, 96, 97, 98 with

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*** 2000 with

Al Sadd SC Al Sadd Sports Club () is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the capital city Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars Leagu ...

* Qatari League **Winner Three Times *** 1997/1998 with

*** 1999/2000 With

Al Sadd Sc Al Sadd Sports Club () is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the capital city Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars Leagu ...

*** 2002/2003 with

Sheikh Jassim Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup () is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held in 1977. Prior to the 2014 She ...

**Winner 3 times *** 2000 With

*** 2002,2004 with

As a manager

Club

Al-Zawraa Al-Zawra'a Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Utayfia, Karkh District (near Tigris River), Baghdad. Their football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Al-Zawra'a have won the most ...

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International

;

AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second-oldest c ...

Fourth-place:

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; Iraq U23 *

WAFF U-23 Championship The WAFF U-23 Championship () is an annual international football competition organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-23 national teams of West Asia. Results Teams reaching the top four * Results from host ...

Champions:

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AFC U-23 Asian Cup The AFC U-23 Asian Cup, previously the AFC U-22 Championship (in 2013) and AFC U-23 Championship (between 2016 and 2020), is a biennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 n ...

Third place:

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shenaishil, Radhi 1969 births Living people Iraqi men's footballers Iraqi expatriate men's footballers Iraqi football managers Iraqi expatriate football managers Qatar SC managers Footballers from Baghdad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players Qatar SC players Al-Zawraa SC players Al Sadd SC players Sharjah FC players Al-Gharafa SC players Al-Shorta SC managers Expatriate football managers in Qatar Olympic footballers for Iraq Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1996 AFC Asian Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup managers Qatar Stars League players UAE Pro League players Men's association football defenders Al-Zawraa SC managers Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya managers Al-Talaba SC managers Iraq men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Coaches at the 2024 Summer Olympics