Karim Saddam

Karim Saddam Menshid
Personal information
Full name	Karim Saddam Menshid
Date of birth	26 May 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Iraq
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1983	Al-Sinaa
1983–1985	Al-Jaish
1985–1986	Al-Rasheed
1986-1987	Al-Jaish
1987–1993	Al-Zawra'a SC
1993–1994	Racing Club Beirut
1994–1995	Al-Shorta
1995–1996	Al-Sinaa
International career
1982–1986	Iraq
Managerial career
2007	Al-Zawraa
2007–2008	Al-Talaba
2011	Al-Zawraa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karim Saddam Menshid (born 26 May 1960) is an Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.^[1] He also played for many Iraqi clubs : Al Sinaa, Al Jaish, Al-Rasheed, Al Zawraa, Racing Club Beirut & Al Shorta, Karim Saddam had been Top scorer of Iraqi League for 4 times. He scored unforgettable goal against UAE in 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification which secured Iraq to go throw to the next stage.

Karim was born and brought in Sadr City in Baghdad and started his career with Al-Sinaa in 1979 before moving to Al-Jaish and Al-Rasheed. ^[2]

In 1983, he made his international debut against Egypt and played in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

On 27 September 1985 in Taif, Saudi Arabia, Karim scored his most important international goal, when he scored in the last seconds of the game against the U.A.E, after coming on as a substitute only a few minutes previously in the 2nd round World Cup qualifier, had the score-line stayed the same before Karim had come on and scored, Iraq would have been eliminated but Karim’s goal made the game 2-1 to the Emirates, helping Iraq to a win on the away goals rule after Iraq had beaten the U.A.E 3-2, only a seven days before in Dubai.^[2]

Iraq later went on to beat Syria and qualified for the World Cup finals in Mexico, where Karim started two games against Belgium and Mexico.^[2]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 September 1985	King Fahd Stadium, Taif	United Arab Emirates	1–2	1–2	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

^ 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2003.

External links

FIFA profile

[1] 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine

[AS-2] Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2003.

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