Nadhim Shaker

Nadhim Shaker Salim (Arabic: ناظم شاكر سالم; 18 December 1958 – 11 September 2020) was an Iraqi football player and coach of the Iraq national team.

Nadhim Shaker

Personal information
Full name	Nadhim Shaker Salim
Date of birth	(1958-12-18)18 December 1958
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Date of death	11 September 2020(2020-09-11) (aged 61)
Place of death	Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1977	Al-Umal
1977–1988	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1988–1991	Al-Salam
International career
1978	Iraq U20
1978–1986	Iraq	57	(3)
Managerial career
1989–1991	Al-Salam (player-manager)
1991–1993	Al-Sinaa
1993–1994	Al-Karmal
1994–1995	Al-Karkh
1996–1997	Duhok
1997–1998	Al-Naft
1998	Peris
1998–2000	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2001–2002	Erbil
2002–2003	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2003–2004	Ras Al Khaimah
2004–2005	Duhok
2005–2007	Erbil
2007	Ararat Tehran
2007–2008	Peris FC
2009–2010	Iraq
2011	Iraq U23
2011–2012	Zakho
2012	Al-Naft
2013	Masafi Al-Wasat
2014–2015	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2017	Al-Shorta
2017–2018	Al-Najaf
2018	Al-Minaa
2019	Erbil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Nadhim Shaker was one of the most talented defenders in Iraqi football history. He began his playing career at Al-Amal in 1976 before moving to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya the following year and staying with the club until 1988. He then became a player-manager for the Al-Salam club.^[1]

He played for the Iraq national team from 1978 till 1986. The defender represented Iraq at the 1979 World Military Championship^[2] and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals in Mexico playing against Paraguay, Belgium and the hosts, Mexico.

Managerial career

On 8 December 2018, Shaker became the new coach for Erbil. He led the team in 17 games, winning five. He ended up leaving the team on 27 April 2019.

Death

Shaker died on 11 September 2020, at a hospital in Erbil from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq.^[3][4]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shaker goal.

List of international goals scored by Nadhim Shaker

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 December 1978	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	India	2–0	3–0	1978 Asian Games
2	22 August 1981	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Ghana	4–0	4–0	Friendly
3	17 March 1984	Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat, Oman	Saudi Arabia	1–0	4–0	7th Arabian Gulf Cup

Managerial statistics

As of 17 May 2019

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Iraq		July 2009	November 2009	4	4	0	0	100.00
Iraq U23		30 March 2011	10 August 2011	4	1	1	2	025.00
Zakho		18 September 2011	29 January 2012	13	6	3	4	046.15
Al-Naft		6 March 2012	8 December 2012	27	10	11	6	037.04
Masafi Al-Wasat		11 May 2013	16 December 2013	23	5	5	13	021.74
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya		9 May 2014	22 February 2015	17	7	6	4	041.18
Al-Shorta		29 March 2017	1 September 2017	13	9	3	1	069.23
Al-Najaf		3 September 2017	18 January 2018	16	8	6	2	050.00
Al-Minaa		26 January 2018	22 May 2018	16	7	6	3	043.75
Erbil		8 December 2018	27 April 2019	17	5	4	8	029.41
Total				150	62	45	43	041.33