Shidrak Yousif
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 1942[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Habbaniyah, Iraq | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 2025 (aged 83) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1971 | Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha | ||
| 1971–1974 | Al Ahly Baghdad | ||
| 1975–1977 | Al-Firqa Al-Rabaa | ||
| International career | |||
| 1965–1973 | Iraq | 31 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Shidrak Yousif (Arabic: شدراك يوسف; July 1942 – 5 August 2025) was an Iraqi footballer, manager, and sports commentator. As a footballer, he played as a midfielder, and was capped 31 times for Iraq between 1965 to 1973. After retiring from playing, he worked as the manager of the Iraq women's national team. He also played for Iraq, at the 1972 World Military Cup, which Iraq won.[2] He is known as one of the most famous Assyrian sportspeople.[1] He played as a midfielder and started his football career with a local team in Habbaniyah.[3]
Yousif died on 5 August 2025, following a long illness, aged 83.[a][1]
Notes
- ↑ Some sources mislabel his age as "81".
References
- 1 2 3 "Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian people mourn Shidrak Yousif, Iraqi football legend, who passed away at 81". Syriac Press. 5 August 2025.
- ↑ "Farewell to Shidrak Yousif: A Pillar of Iraqi Football and Voice of the Game". Iraqi News Agency. 5 August 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-08-10 – via archive.today.
- ↑ "شدراك يوسف.. قامة رياضية عراقية رحلت وتركت إرثا خالدا" [Shadrak Youssef... an Iraqi sports icon who passed away, leaving behind an immortal legacy] (in Arabic). Al Jazeera Arabic. 5 August 2025.
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