Wathiq Naji Explained

Wathiq Naji
Fullname:Wathik Naji Jassim Al-Kaissi
Birth Date:1 July 1940
Birth Place:Baghdad, Iraq
Death Place:Baghdad, Iraq
Position:Midfielder
Manageryears1:1974
Managerclubs1:Iraq
Manageryears2:1975
Managerclubs2:Iraq
Manageryears3:1980
Manageryears4:1985
Manageryears5:1985–1986
Managerclubs5:Al-Zawraa
Manageryears6:1986–1989
Manageryears7:1988
Managerclubs7:Iraq U17
Manageryears8:1991–1992
Managerclubs8:Al-Najaf
Manageryears9:2008–2009

Wathiq Naji (1 July 1940 – 20 November 2014) Arabic: واثق ناجي) was an Iraqi football manager, who took the team to the 1986 edition of the FIFA World Cup, their first and only appearance in the competition.[1]

Wathiq died on 20 November 2014 at the age of 74 from a heart attack in Canada.[2]

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  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20110516221615/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-82568909.html HighBeam
  2. Web site: واثق ناجي.. قامة تدريبية كبيرة مات فـي ظُلمة النسيان!.