Riyadh Nouri (born 1 July 1951) is a former Iraqi

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who played for

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in the

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and

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. He played for the national team between 1970 and 1977. On 11 March 1973, Riyadh scored Iraq's first ever World Cup qualification goal against

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Career statistics

International goals

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

References

Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers Al-Shorta SC players Living people Men's association football midfielders 1972 AFC Asian Cup players 1951 births {{Iraq-footy-midfielder-stub