Karim Allawi Homaidi

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Karim Allawi
Personal information
Full name Abdul Karim Ali Homaidi
Date of birth (1928-07-01) 1 July 1928 (age 93)
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1960 Al-Mina'a
National team
1951 Iraq
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Karim Allawi Homaidi (Arabic: كريم علاوي حميدي), (born July 1, 1928) is an Iraqi former international football player, who was one of the first players to play in first Iraq national football team, he also played for Al-Minaa.[1][2][3]

International career[]

In April 1951, Allawi started playing for the first Iraq national football team, He was called by coach Dhia Habib to play in the first international friendly in the history of Iraqi football.[1][4] On 6 May 1951, Allawi played his first international against Turkey B in Turkey, which ended 7–0 for Turkey B. Karim Allawi played in the inside left position and wore the No.10 jersey against the Turks.[1][4][5]

Honours[]

Club[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Mubarak, Hassanin. "International Results 1951-1959". Iraqsport.com.
  2. ^ Mahmoud, Shokri (June 3, 2009). "The first match for Iraq national team in 1951". kooora.com (in Arabic).
  3. ^ Homaidi, Karim Allawi. "Basra in the memory of its people" (PDF). Basra Heritage Center in The Holy Abbasid Shrine; Basra 2016.
  4. ^ a b Mubarak, Hassanin (September 3, 2013). "THREE LIONS: THE BIRTH OF ASOOD AL-RAFIDAIN". iraqsport.wordpress.com.
  5. ^ Mubarak, Hassanin. "Three Lions: The birth of the Lions of Mesopotamia". Ahdaaf.me.

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