Samir Shaker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samir Shaker Mahmoud | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1977 | Al-Jaish | ||
| 1977–1984 | Salahaddin FC | ||
| 1984–1987 | Al-Rasheed | ||
| 1987–1988 | Dhaka Abahani | ||
| 1988–1990 | Al-Rasheed | ||
| International career | |||
| 1982–1989 | Iraq | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994 | Dhaka Abahani | ||
| 1997–1998 | Mohammedan SC | ||
| 1998–1999 | Bangladesh | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samir Shaker Mahmoud(born 28 February 1958) is an Iraqi former professionalfootballerwho played asdefender.He played for theIraq national teamin the1986 FIFA World Cup.[1]He also played forAl-Rasheed Club.
Career
[edit]Samir Shaker was one of the best central defenders during the 1980s. He started his career with Al-Jaish before moving to Salah-Al-Deen of Tikrit, who he captained the club to their first Iraqi league in 1983. After the title win, Samir and fellow team-mate Anad Abid joined the star-studded Baghdad-based club Al-Rasheed helping the club to 4 league titles, 2 cups and a record 3 Arab Championships.[2]
In 1986, in the Arab Club Championship in Tunisia, Samir scored the solitary goal over Esperance of Tunisia helping Al Rasheed to win their second Arab title.
Shaker played forIraqin the1986 FIFA World Cup.In a game againstBelgiumShaker spat at the referee. He received a one-year suspension[3]never played for his country again.
In 1987, along with teammateKarim Allawi,Shaker joined Bangladeshi clubAbahani Krira Chakra.He spent a year at the club, and failed to win the league title during his short stay.[4]
He is one of the most successful coaches to manage the Bangladesh national team having led Bangladesh to the runners-up trophy in the SAFF Football Championships and to the 1999 SAF Games title in Nepal, he also coached his former clubAbahani Krira Chakraand, then went onto to coach rival clubMohammedan Sporting Clubof Bangladesh.[2]
References
[edit]- ^1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico
- ^abHassanin Mubarak."Player Database".iraqsport. Archived fromthe originalon 18 June 2001.
- ^Mubarak, Hassanin (8 December 2019)."The Yellow Shirts of Doom".The Blizzard.Archived fromthe originalon 29 November 2020.Retrieved8 September2020.
- ^"Foreign Footballers in Bangladesh: From Shaker, Hejazi to Norde, Awudu".Dhaka Tribune.17 August 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 30 September 2022.Retrieved27 September2022.
Honours
[edit]Abahani Limited Dhaka
- Dhaka Premier Division League:1994
- DMFA Cup:1994
Bangladesh
- South Asian GamesGold medal:1999
External links
[edit]- Samir Shaker–FIFAcompetition record (archived)
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- Living people
- 1958 births
- Footballers from Baghdad
- Iraqi men's footballers
- Iraq men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Al-Rasheed SC players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- Olympic footballers for Iraq
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Abahani Limited Dhaka players
- Bangladesh national football team managers
- Iraqi expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh
- Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh
- Iraqi expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Bangladesh
- Abahani Limited Dhaka managers