Abbas Rahim

Abbas Rahim
Personal information
Full name Abbas Rahim Zaywer
Date of birth (1979-01-01)1 January 1979
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Date of death 10 August 2012(2012-08-10) (aged 33)
Place of death Baghdad, Iraq
Playing position Midfielder
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999-2003 Iraq 35 (4)

Abbas Rahim (1 January 1979 – 10 August 2012) was an Iraqi football Midfielder who played for Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup and Al-Shorta and Al-Zawraa. Abbas is in the Al Shorta Hall of Fame.[1]

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 October 2003 National Stadium, Manama  Myanmar 2–1 3–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Death

On 10 August 2012, Rahim was killed in a car crash on the road from Baghdad to Najaf. He was 35 years old.[2]

References

  1. Al Shorta SC Hall of Fame
  2. , IraqSport; accessed 25 March 2015.

External links

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