Karim Allawi Homaidi

This article is about the footballer from Basra. For the footballer from Baghdad, see Karim Allawi.

Karim Allawi
Karim Allawi in 1970s.
Personal information
Full name Abdul Karim Ali Homaidi
Date of birth (1928-07-01)1 July 1928
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Date of death 22 July 2023(2023-07-22) (aged 95)
Place of death Basra, Iraq
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1942–1945 Thanawiyat Al-Basra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1960 Al-Mina'a
International career
1951 Iraq
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karim Allawi Homaidi (Arabic: كريم علاوي حميدي, 1 July 1928 – 22 July 2023) was an Iraqi footballer who played as a forward. He was one of the first players to play in the Iraq national team and also played for Al-Minaa.[1][2][3]

International career

In April 1951, Allawi started playing for the first Iraq national team, He was called by coach Dhia Habib to play in the first international friendly in the history of Iraqi football.[1][4] On 6 May 1951, Allawi played his first international against Turkey B in Turkey, which ended 7–0 for Turkey B. Karim Allawi played in the inside left position and wore the No.10 jersey against the Turks.[1][4][5]

Death

Allawi Homaidi died in Basra on 22 July 2023, at the age of 95. Al-Minaa SC issued a statement mourning his death.[6]

Honours

Al-Minaa

  • Allawi with the Thanawiyat Al-Basra team in 1945, with the standing players, third from the left.
    Allawi with the Thanawiyat Al-Basra team in 1945, with the standing players, third from the left.
  • King Faisal II awards medals to Al-Minaa captain Allawi after Al-Minaa won the King Cup in 1948.
    King Faisal II awards medals to Al-Minaa captain Allawi after Al-Minaa won the King Cup in 1948.
  • Allawi with the Al-Minaa lineup in 1950 at Al-Amjadiya Stadium in Tahran, with the seated players, second from the left.
    Allawi with the Al-Minaa lineup in 1950 at Al-Amjadiya Stadium in Tahran, with the seated players, second from the left.
  • Al-Minaa captain Allawi receives the Hanna Al-Sheikh trophy after the team won the championship in 1951.
    Al-Minaa captain Allawi receives the Hanna Al-Sheikh trophy after the team won the championship in 1951.
  • Allawi with the Iraq national team lineup in İzmir in 1951, third from the right.
    Allawi with the Iraq national team lineup in İzmir in 1951, third from the right.

References

  1. ^ a b c Mubarak, Hassanin. "International Results 1951-1959". Iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2006.
  2. ^ Mahmoud, Shokri (3 June 2009). "The first match for Iraq national team in 1951". kooora.com (in Arabic).
  3. ^ Homaidi, Karim Allawi. "Basra in the memory of its people" (PDF). Basra Heritage Center in The Holy Abbasid Shrine; Basra 2016.
  4. ^ a b Mubarak, Hassanin (3 September 2013). "THREE LIONS: THE BIRTH OF ASOOD AL-RAFIDAIN". iraqsport.wordpress.com.
  5. ^ Mubarak, Hassanin. "Three Lions: The birth of the Lions of Mesopotamia". Ahdaaf.me.
  6. ^ "الاوساط الرياضية في البصرة تنعى اللاعب الدولي كريم علاوي". ninanews.com (in Arabic). 22 July 2023.