Thamir Muhsin (1938–1995) was a senior lecturer at the

Baghdad University The University of Baghdad (UOB) ( ar, جامعة بغداد ''Jāmi'at Baghdād'') is the largest university in Iraq, tenth largest in the Arab world, and the largest university in the Arab world outside Egypt. Nomenclature Both University ...

, and a respected football coach in the Iraqi top division having managed at Al-Jamiea and the

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. He was born, and died, in

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. The trainer worked closely with former Al-Maslaha teammate Wathiq Naji with the Iraqi youth team and spent time at the prestigious German Deutsche Hochschule fur Korperkultur (German College for Body Culture: D.H.f.K.) in Leipzig. The coach managed

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ( ar, نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit=Air Force Club) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 19 ...

, Al-Sinaa and

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and the Iraq youth team during his coaching career.

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