Nadhim Shaker Salim (; 18 December 1958 – 11 September 2020) was an Iraqi football player and coach of the Iraq national team.
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.Iraqi Football Facts
He played for the Iraq national team from 1978 till 1986. The defender represented Iraq at the 1979 World Military Championship1979 CISM World Military Championship - Match Details Iraq - RSSSF 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.
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 ShakerNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 19 December 1978 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 2–0 3–0 1978 Asian Games2 22 August 1981 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq 4–0 4–0 Friendly3 17 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat, Oman 1–0 4–0 7th Arabian Gulf Cup
Managerial statistics
TeamNatFromToRecordGWDLWin %IraqJuly 2009November 2009Iraq U2330 March 201110 August 2011Zakho18 September 201129 January 2012Al-Naft6 March 20128 December 2012Masafi Al-Wasat11 May 201316 December 2013Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya9 May 201422 February 2015Al-Shorta29 March 20171 September 2017Al-Najaf3 September 201718 January 2018Al-Minaa26 January 201822 May 2018Erbil8 December 2018 27 April 2019 Total
References
External links Nadhim Shaker profile on goalzz.com