Zia Shaoul Explained

Zia Shaoul
Fullname:Zia Shaoul Gorgis
Birth Place:Habbaniyah, Iraq
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1948–1950
Clubs1:Levy Civilian
Years2:1950–1952
Clubs2:Civil Cantonment
Years3:1952–1954
Years4:1955–1957
Years5:1957–1959
Clubs5:Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
Years6:1959–1960
Years7:1960–1962
Nationalyears1:1957–1959
Nationalteam1:Iraq
Manageryears1:1955–1957
Managerclubs1:Al-Athori
Manageryears2:1962–1967
Managerclubs2:Viktoria Kelsterbach

Zia Shaoul (Arabic: زيا شاؤول) is an Iraqi former football, who played as a midfielder for Iraq in the 1957 Arab Games.[1]

Club career

Zia Shaoul started his footballing career with Levy Civilian and Civil Cantonment in his birthplace of Habbaniyah. he was versatile player, who was able to play in defence, midfield or even as a forward. In 1952, he joined Sharikat Naft Al-Basra team, where he played until 1953.[2] In 1955, he moved to Baghdad and was appointed as captain and coach of Al-Athori, he was the first coach of Al-Athori team, who took over in a player-coach role after the team was formed in 1955.[2] [3] In 1957, he joined Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab.[2] [4] In 1959, he moved to play for the Al-Minaa team, and participated in the match that was held in Basra against Algeria national football team in 1959.[5] In 1961, he left Iraq and joined 1960 European Cup finalists Eintracht Frankfurt of then West Germany. Zia retired from playing in 1962 after the club decided against renewing his contract for another season.[2]

International career

Zia Shaoul was first picked to represent Iraq in 1957, when the Iraq coach Ismail Mohammed selected Zia to be a part of his squad to play in 1957 Arab Games.[6] [7] In 1959, Iraq coach Shawqi Abboud chose Zia as part of the national team squad that played several friendly matches with clubs from Eastern European countries.[8]

Coaching career

After retiring Zia coached a local side called Viktoria Kelsterbach for 5 years until he left Germany and immigrated to Canada in 1967. In 1971, he left Canada and immigrated again this time to Australia, where he formed a football team.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iraq - Record International Players. rsssf.org. May 10, 2024.
  2. Web site: Players DataBase: Zia Shawel. web.archive.org. May 10, 2024.
  3. Web site: Mubarak. Hassanin. History of the Assyrian Sports Club. https://web.archive.org/web/20090531182257/http://www.assyriansportsclub.com/english/association.php. dead. May 31, 2009. assyriansportsclub.com. May 10, 2024.
  4. Web site: اللاعبون المسيحيون.. في المنتخب العراقي. March 20, 2015. May 10, 2024. amp.alayam.com. ar.
  5. Web site: Basra in the memory of its people. Basra Heritage Center in The Holy Abbasid Shrine; Basra 2016. Homaidi. Karim Allawi. 2024-05-10.
  6. Web site: رياضيون مسيحيون شرَّفوا فن كرة القدم العراقية. May 10, 2024. mesopot.com. ar.
  7. Web site: The history of Iraqi football (1957). niiiis.com. Arabic. May 10, 2024.
  8. Web site: The history of Iraqi football (1959). niiiis.com. Arabic. May 10, 2024.