Wathiq Naji (1 July 1940 – 20 November 2014) Arabic: واثق ناجي) was an Iraqi football manager, who took the team to the 1986 edition of the FIFA World Cup, their first and only appearance in the competition.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wathik Naji Jassim Al-Kaissi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Date of death | 20 November 2014 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1974 | Iraq | ||
| 1975 | Iraq | ||
| 1980 | Iraq | ||
| 1985 | Iraq | ||
| 1985–1986 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 1986–1989 | Al-Naft | ||
| 1988 | Iraq U17 | ||
| 1991–1992 | Al-Najaf | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sabah FA | ||
Wathiq died on 20 November 2014 at the age of 74 from a heart attack in Canada.[2]
References
edit- ^ HighBeam New Straits Times, 26 December 2000
- ^ "واثق ناجي.. قامة تدريبية كبيرة مات فـي ظُلمة النسيان!".
- New Straits Times [1]
- New Straits Times [2]
- The North European Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) [3]
- The official website of the Indian Football [4]
- The North European Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) [5]
- Iraq sport website [6]
- Iraq Football website [7]
- New Sabah Times [8]
- New Sabah Times [9]
- Malay Mail Newspaper [10]
- New Sabah Times [11]