Natik Hashim

Natik Hashim

Personal information
Full name	Natik Hashim Abid-Aoun
Date of birth	January 15, 1960
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Date of death	September 26, 2004 (aged 44)
Place of death	Muscat, Oman
Height	6 ft 1.2 in (1.86 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1978-1982	Al-Amana
1982-1984	Al-Jaish
1984-1986	Al-Rasheed
1986-1991	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1991-1992	Al-khutoot
1992-1995	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
National team
1991-1992	Iraq	90	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Natik Hashim Abid-Aoun (January 15, 1960 – September 26, 2004) was an Iraqi football defender who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.^[1] He also played for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.

Natiq started his career at Amana youth team in Baghdad alongside the likes of Basim Qasim, Anad Abid, Basil Gorgis and Karim Allawi.

In 1982, Natiq was given his international debut by Yugoslavian coach Vojo Gardesevic after his displays for both the Iraqi youth team and Amana. A year later he joined Al-Qowa Al-Jawia then Al-Jaish before moving to Al-Rasheed, who had many internationals in their side such as Ahmed Radhi, Adnan Dirjal and Haris Mohammed.

He participated at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, against Canada, Cameroon and Yugoslavia and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, where he played only one game against Zambia. NatiQ also played in all the 1986 World Cup games in Mexico in central midfield ironically alongside his former Amana team-mates Basil Gorgis, Anad Abid and Basim Qasim.^[2]

He died of a heart attack in 2004 in Muscat, where he was coaching a first division club.

References

1. 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico
2. Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001.

External links

• FIFA profile