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Last June, soccer circles in Iraq lost former soccer star Ahmed Radi as a result of his infection with the Corona virus..
Former international player Ali Hadi also passed away, as a result of being infected with the deadly virus.
وولد "The rock of the Iraqi team" He is also known among his fans, in 1958 in the Dora district of the capital, Baghdad..
After a start in popular clubs, in 1976 he became the most prominent player in the Air Force Club, which at that time was known as the Al-Tayaran Club, which is the oldest team in the country..
In 1979, he was called up to the national team, becoming one of its most famous defenders..
Shaker retired and headed into the world of training, where he led several teams, including Al-Karkh, Erbil, Air Force and Duhok, and in 2010 he was appointed coach of the Iraqi national team and led it for a year..
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Former Iraqi Football Association President Hussein Saeed, his former teammate with the national team, regretted a tweet in which he wrote: “We have lost a sporting mission of which we are proud. Our condolences to his family , the people of Iraq and the Arab world. “
A source close to the former international defender said in a call with Agence France-Presse that Shaker passed away overnight after falling into a coma since Thursday due to complications from “Covid-19”.
Shaker was transferred more than two weeks ago to a hospital in Erbil for treatment after his health deteriorated..
Shaker is considered one of the pillars of the “Mesopotamian Lions” team in the eighties and one of the symbols of soccer in the region, especially at the level of the Gulf Cup tournaments..
“My father is fighting death,” the deceased’s son tweeted Thursday night on Twitter.
Last June, soccer circles in Iraq lost former soccer star Ahmed Radi as a result of his infection with the Corona virus..
Former international player Ali Hadi also passed away, as a result of being infected with the deadly virus.
The “Iraqi team rock”, as it is known among its fans, was born in 1958 in the Dora district of the capital Baghdad..
After a start in popular clubs, in 1976 he became the most prominent player in the Air Force Club, which at that time was known as the Al-Tayaran Club, which is the oldest team in the country..
In 1979, he was called up to the national team, becoming one of its most famous defenders..
Shaker retired and headed into the world of training, where he led several teams, including Al-Karkh, Erbil, Air Force and Duhok, and in 2010 he was appointed coach of the Iraqi national team and led it for a year..
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