Abbas Rahim

Abbas Rahim

Personal information
Full name	Abbas Rahim Zaywer
Date of birth	1 January 1979
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Date of death	10 August 2012 (aged 33)
Place of death	Baghdad, Iraq
Playing position	Midfielder
National team
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999-2003	Iraq	35	(4)
† Appearances (goals)

Abbas Rahim (1 January 1979 – 10 August 2012) was an Iraqi football Midfielder who played for Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup and Al-Shorta and Al-Zawraa.

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 October 2003	National Stadium, Manama	Myanmar	2–1	3–1	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Death

On 10 August 2012, Rahim was killed in a car crash on the road from Baghdad to Najaf. He was 35 years old.^[1]

References

1. , IraqSport; accessed 25 March 2015.

External links

• Abbas Rahim at National-Football-Teams.com