a . Dr . Qasim Mandlawi

During the fifties until the mid-seventies of the last century, a large number of Faili soccer stars emerged who represented Iraq in local and international tournaments, including: The late player “Anwar Murad” started his career in 1957 in the Faili Club in Baghdad and played with the “police” teams, the third division and the military teams And the protector of the goal of the Iraqi national team during the sixties of the last century. He participated in the national team in the Arab Cup tournament, which was held in Baghdad in 1966, and Iraq crowned the title when it defeated Syria 2-1 in the final match. He became famous in the arenas and stadiums of Baghdad and was one of the most prominent stars in the fifties… The player “Mahmoud Asad” was the offensive line player in the national team, and he is one of the prominent and famous stars. In 1962 he played with the teams “Al-Asala wa’l-Maslahah Club, the Third Division, and the police vehicles, the car force, and with The traffic police and the “military, Olympic and Iraqi national teams”, and in 1966 he participated in the Arab Cup in Baghdad … the player “Abdul Samad Asad”, who is the brother of the player Mahmoud Asad, became famous in the national team squad during the end of the sixties and until Bad The verse of the seventies in the stadiums of Iraq, his career began in 1967 with the teams “Al-Ahly, Al-Shorta, the Olympic and the Iraqi national team” and in 2005 “following the fall of the tyrant Saddam’s regime” he was appointed as the first Kurdish Philly manager in the history of the army games, but he resigned following one year of his appointment … The player “Abd al-Sahib Asad”, who is the younger brother of the international player Mahmoud Asad, holds a high diploma from the Faculty of Physical Education in Moscow – specializing in football “and in 1987 he obtained a doctorate in philosophy of sports sciences from the same college above … in 2006 he was Appointment at Salah al-Din University – Kurdistan Region. He started his football career from 1969 to 1976 with the teams “Education, Army and Agriculture.” It is worth noting: The family of the late Asad was considered by the sports archive to be among the most famous Iraqi families as athletes, but the fascist Ba’ath regime and by order of the tyrant Saddam in 1982 All the members of this ancient and famous Faili Kurdish family were displaced to Iran, and their nephew, three of their nephews, and their cousin Haji Karim, who was displaced with the first group of Faili merchants, were detained, and until today, no trace of them has been discovered even in the places As for the new Faili soccer stars, following the Arab championship that was called the “Palestine Cup”, other Faili Kurds emerged, including: The player “Jalal Abdul Rahman – the protector of the goal” played for the “Al-Sakah and Al-Zawraa Club” team and represented the school teams and the Baghdad team Al-Ahly and Al-Watani .. The player “Qasim Muhammad” is the protector of the goal. He played in the teams “Al-Kahraba, Al-Sinaa, Al-Jaish, Al-Zawraa, Baghdad and the national team.” The late player “Muhammad Ali Qanbar” was a player in the national team’s offensive line and within the Premier League clubs During the end of the sixties and the beginning of the seventies, he had a major role in the victory of the Iraqi national team over the Tunisian national team “1-0” in an international match that took place in Tunisia at that time. The player “Mahdi Abd al-Sahib” played with students, commerce, the military team, and the Iraqi youth team that won the Asian Youth Cup in Tehran in 1977.. He was displaced with his family to Iran, then he sought asylum in Sweden.. The player “Wali Karim Faili” is a youth team player Iraq in the 1980s also played with club teams The army, students, and aviation. Then he became a professional in Qatar and Algeria, and he represented the Iraqi youth team.. The player “Shaker Ali Faili” was the Iraqi national team player in the eighties. “He played with the teams” the students club and the army club. Rustam “played with the teams of” education, agriculture, the army and the Iraqi national team.. The player “Saad Abdul Hamid” played in the teams of the Youth Club, the Air Force, the police, and the Iraqi national team. He played professionally in Tunisia and Qatar. The player “Ismail Muhammad” played with The teams “Al-Zawraa, Al-Shorta, Al-Shabab Club, and the Iraqi national team.” The player, Muhammad Amin Al-Faili, was the goalkeeper of the Iraqi national team in the eighties and nineties, and he participated in all international matches within the national team. The player “Jassim Muhammad Ghulam Faili” participated in the Iraqi national team, which won the Asian Nations Cup in 2007, “such as the teams” Al-Jaish Club, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, and the Iraqi national team. At the end of the sixties and the beginning of the seventies of the twentieth century .. the player “Qais Shaker” from the city of Khanaqin, in the early sixties of the twentieth century he was playing in the Al-Wand refinery club team, then with the Diyala national team, then he moved to the Passenger Transport Authority club .. the player “Salam Shakervili “He participated in the Iraqi team that won the Asian Nations Cup in 2007.” He is the son of the national team player, Shaker Ali. He played with the teams “Al-Talaba, Al-Zawraa, Al-Karkh, Al-Shorta” and played professionally in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Iraq defeated Uzbekistan with two goals in the London Olympic qualifiers, which took place in Doha, Qatar, as he was nominated within the Iraqi national team for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers in Brazil. Among them: Abd Jan Badri, Ali Shamma Khalil and Khali For Ibrahim Shamma, Mouloud Murad, Faisal Darwish, Ibrahim Sha Murad, Habib Muhammad, Abdul Razzaq Ali Haidar and others, and all of these Iraqi soccer stars are from the Faili Kurds. .
Sources and References 1 – Qassem Al-Mandalawi, “Heroes of the Faili Kurds,” Al-Takhi Newspaper 6/7/2004, Baghdad 2- Qassem Al-Mandalawi, “Glimpses of the Establishment of the First School for the Faili Kurds,” Al-Takhi Newspaper 10/10/2011 Baghdad 3- Qassem Al-Mandalawi, “Dialogue with Dr. Abd Al-Sahib Asad – College of Physical Education – Salahuddin University, Erbil – 2007 4 – Haider Al-Haidar, “An interview with Numan Murad, former President of Al-Faili Club,” Al-Hiwar Al-Motadaman Magazine, July 2004, Baghdad 5- Abdul Samad Asad, “A bright sports station in the history of the Faili Kurds in Iraq,” part The first and the second, 7/23/2019, The Voice of Iraq

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