Nassir Chico
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Comment: As much as this player may be notible, the references don't say that. I'd also recommend not refering to him as "the first great Iraqi Footballer", as despite this not being a WP:BLP, it's still only opinion. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:57, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
Nassir "Chico" Yousef (Born 1917 - died September 26, 1991) was an Iraqi footballer, who played for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and the Iraq, playing for the first Iraqi team in 1951 [1] during the 1950s. [2]
Nassir was born in Baghdad in 1917 in the local Al-Ammar district in the Al-Abkhana area, near Al-Senak area in the Iraqi capital. He was proficient in scoring goals from various angles and situations. [3]
He studied at Tahra Primary School and has been practicing football from an early age. [4] Nassir was given the name Chico because of his size by a group of British soldiers during the start of his career during the late 1930s.[2]
He joined the Baghdad school team Maaraf Baghdad representing the Ministry of Education before he joined Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in 1936 and continued to play for the team until he retired and turned to coaching. [4] and remained loyal to his club until he retired in 1959.[5]
In 1938, the Ministry of Education established an unofficial Iraqi national team and Nassir, one of the best players in the country was selected to represent the team in a friendly match in Baghdad against Syrian Barada Club. [4] The Iraqi star appeared for the Baghdad Select side in high-profiled international matches against the army teams of England and Poland in 1943. [4]
Two years later (1945), he was summoned to play for the Baghdad Maaraf team against Lebanon, which ended with Iraq's victory in the two meetings (1-0) and (4-1). In 1950, he guested for the Royal Guards team for one match against the Pakistan national team in Baghdad.[4] [5]
The legend was one of the eleven players who lined-up against Turkey B team in Ankara in 1951, to make up Iraq’s first ever national team.[6] [2] [7]
He was the star of the Iraqi Army team which participated in the Arab Army Games in 1954 and played in the Six Team Army Tournament the next year in Tehran. Nassir helped Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya to become the best team in Iraq since it was founded in 1931, guiding them to a number of cups and championships during his long career with the club, which ended in 1959.[2] [8] [9]
Even though, Chico was only seen by fans at stadiums in Iraq and heard on the radio during the 1950s, the player had managed to develop a legendary status with Iraqi fans of today. The Iraqi football writer Shaker Ismail nicknamed him 'the Eternal Footballing Legend'. [3] He retired from sports in 1963 and passed away on September 26, 1991 following an illness. [5]
Nassir coached Amana Al-Asama to the Iraq FA Cup Championship in 1959.[10] [11]
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== References ==
- ^ Mubarak, Hassanin. "Iraq - Record International Players - Hassanin Mubarak". RSSSF.
- ^ a b c d Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2003.
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- ^ a b c d e Al-Saifi, Ibrahim. "Star of Stars: Nassir Chico". Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Nassir Chico". wikipedia Arabic.
- ^ Mubarak, Hassanin. "Three Lions: The birth of the Lions of Mesopotamia". Ahdaaf.me. Ahdaaf.me.
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- ^ "A folded page from the history of Iraqi football". almadasupplements.com.
- ^ Mubarak, Hassanin. "Iraq - League Winning Coaches". RSSSF.
- ^ "Muayad Mohammed Salih interview". Mada Newspaper.