Natiq Hashim Explained

Natiq Hashim
Fullname:Natiq Hashim Abid-Aoun
Birth Date:1960 1, df=y
Birth Place:Baghdad, Iraq
Death Place:Muscat, Oman
Height:1.86 m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1978–1982
Clubs1:Al-Amana
Years2:1982–1983
Clubs2:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Years3:1983–1984
Years4:1984–1986
Clubs4:Al-Rasheed
Years5:1986–1991
Clubs5:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Years6:1991–1992
Years7:1992–1995
Clubs7:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Nationalyears1:1980–1990
Nationalteam1:Iraq[1]
Nationalcaps1:97
Nationalgoals1:12
Manageryears1:1995–1996
Manageryears2:2001
Managerclubs1:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Managerclubs2:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Natiq Hashim Abid-Aoun (15 January 1960 – 26 September 2004) was an Iraqi football midfielder who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[2] He also played for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.

Natiq started his career at Amana youth team in Baghdad alongside the likes of Basim Qasim, Anad Abid, Basil Gorgis and Karim Allawi.

In 1982, Natiq was given his international debut by Yugoslavian coach Vojo Gardesevic after his displays for both the Iraqi youth team and Amana. A year later he joined Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya then Al-Jaish before moving to Al-Rasheed, who had many internationals in their side such as Ahmed Radhi, Adnan Dirjal and Haris Mohammed.

He participated at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, against Canada, Cameroon and Yugoslavia and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, where he played one game against Zambia. Natiq also played in all the 1986 World Cup games in Mexico in central midfield alongside his former Amana teammates Basil Gorgis, Anad Abid and Basim Qasim.[3]

He died of a heart attack in 2004 in Muscat, where he was coaching a first division club.[4]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 February 1981 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 20 November 1982 1–0 4–0 1982 Asian Games
3. 20 March 1984 1–0 1–0 7th Arabian Gulf Cup
4. 1 May 1987 1–0 3–0 1988 Olympics qualification
5. 11 December 1987 3–1 3–1 1988 Olympics qualification
6. 27 January 1989 3–1 3–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 15 October 1989 1–0 1–0 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iraq-recintlp.html Iraq - Record International Players
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070824031701/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/teams/team=43818.html 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico
  3. Web site: iraqsport.com . Hassanin Mubarak . Player Database . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010618144139/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&Index=R . June 18, 2001 .
  4. http://www.alhayat.com/article/1222445