Thamer Yousif
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elias Thamir Assoufi | ||
| Date of birth | July 1, 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1987 |
Al Zawra | ||
| International career | |||
| 1973–1980 | Iraq | 37 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Elias Thamir Yousif (
Iraq Super League in goals on three occasions (1975, 1976, 1982) and was 2nd in the league on two occasions. His domestic club career lasted from 1970 to 1987. He led his team, Al Zawraa, to three national titles (1976, 1977, 1979). He was part of the dangerous offensive trio of Al Zawra during the 1970s that included Ali Kadhim and the Falah Hassan
.
He started his football career in 1970 for Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed. Thamir was first selected for the national team at the age of 20 in 1973. His accomplishments on the domestic scene includes 3 league and 4 cup titles with the
Al-Zawraa to the league title and the 3rd in 1982 he scored 11 goals.[1]
Thamir had great success on the national stage. The Iraqi national team was one of the best in the 1970s, where Thamer and teammates won the 1972 and 1974 Pan Arab Cup,
1977 and 1979 World Military Cup. He was chosen part of the Iraqi olympic team in the 1980 Olympics
, where the team passed the first round, but lost to East Germany in the quarterfinals.
References
- ^ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2003.
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