Rahim Hameed Explained

Abdul-Rahim Hameed Aufi
Fullname:Abdul-Rahim Hameed Aufi
Birth Date:23 May 1963
Birth Place:Iraq
Position:Forward
Clubs1:Al-Talaba
Clubs2:Al-Jaish
Nationalyears1:1986–1988
Nationalgoals1:4
Manageryears1:2014
Managerclubs1:Iraq U20
Manageryears2:2015–2018
Managerclubs2:Iraq (assistant)
Manageryears3:2019–2021
Managerclubs3:Iraq (assistant)

Abdul-Rahim Hameed Aufi (born 23 May 1963) is an Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for Al-Jaish.

Rahim Hamed was a prolific goalscorer who was leading goalscorer in the Iraqi league for three consecutive seasons from 1985 to 1987.

After becoming joint leading scorer with nine goals alongside Ahmed Radhi and Hussein Saeed, he was called into Iraq’s World Cup squad by Brazilian coach Evaristo de Macedo for the final tournament in Mexico.[2]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 April 1986 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa1–0 3–2 8th Arabian Gulf Cup
2. 2–0
3. 3–0
4. 23 September 1986 Daegu Stadium, Daegu2–1 5–1 1986 Asian Games

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070824031701/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/teams/team=43818.html 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico
  2. 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 .