Ali Kadhim

Ali Kadhim Nassir Al-Tameemi (Arabic: عَلِيّ كَاظِم نَاصِر التَّمِيمِيّ), 1 January 1949 – 2 January 2018) was an Iraqi football striker who played for Iraq in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup & 1976 AFC Asian Cup. He also played for Al Zawraa. He held Iraq's goal record with 35 goals in his time, until Hussein Saeed broke it in 1982. He's the uncle of Iraqi international footballer Ali Adnan Kadhim.

Ali Kadhim

Personal information
Full name	Ali Kadhim Nassir Al-Tameemi
Date of birth	(1949-01-01)1 January 1949
Place of birth	Kingdom of Iraq
Date of death	2 January 2018(2018-01-02) (aged 69)
Place of death	Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1975	Al-Naqil
1975–1982	Al-Zawraa
1978	→ Al-Shorta (loan)
International career
1970–1980	Iraq[1]	82	(35)
Managerial career
1991	Al-Zawraa
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

After a long illness, Kadhim died right after his 69th birthday.^[2]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 January 1971	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Kuwait	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	13 December 1971	Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City	Ceylon	1–0	5–0	1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.				2–0
4.				4–0
5.	15 December 1971		Bahrain	1–0	1–0
6.	18 December 1971		Jordan	2–0	2–0
7.	22 December 1971		Lebanon	1–0	4–1
8.				2–0
9.	5 January 1972	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Libya	1–0	3–0	1972 Palestine Cup
10.				2–0
11.	7 January 1972		Kuwait	2–1	3–1
12.	12 January 1972		Algeria	2–0	3–1
13.	16 March 1973	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney	Indonesia	1–0	1–1	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.	24 March 1973	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney	New Zealand	3–0	4–0	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.	3 September 1974	Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran	India	3–0	3–0	1974 Asian Games
16.	9 January 1975	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Libya	1–0	3–1	Friendly
17.				3–1
18.	20 August 1975	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran	Kuwait	1–0	2–1	1976 Olympics qualifiers
19.				2–1
20.	26 August 1975		Bahrain	1–0	4–0
21.				2–0
22.				3–0
23.				4–0
24.	23 November 1975	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Afghanistan	3–1	3–1	1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
25.	26 December 1975	Stade El Menzah, Tunis	Syria	1–0	4–0	1975 Palestine Cup
26.				2–0
27.	27 March 1976	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha	Oman	2–0	4–0	4th Arabian Gulf Cup
28.				4–0
29.	29 March 1976		Bahrain	4–1	4–1
30.	1 April 1976		Saudi Arabia	4–1	7–1
31.				5–1
32.				6–1
33.	6 April 1976		United Arab Emirates	2–0	4–0
34.	8 April 1976		Kuwait	2–0	2–2
35.	27 November 1977	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Morocco	1–0	3–0	Friendly