Ahmed Radhi

Ahmed Radhi

Radhi (right) in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Radhi Humaiesh Al-Salehi
Date of birth	(1964-04-21)21 April 1964
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Date of death	21 June 2020(2020-06-21) (aged 56)
Place of death	Baghdad, Iraq
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1979–1980	Al-Shorta[1]
1980–1981	Al-Zawraa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1985	Al-Zawraa		(11)
1985–1989	Al-Rasheed		(43)
1989–1993	Al-Zawraa		(78)
1993–1997	Al-Wakrah		(11+)
1997–1998	Al-Zawraa		(7)
1998	Al-Arabi	1	(1)
1998	Dibba Al-Hisn
1998–1999	Al-Zawraa		(7)
International career
1982–1997	Iraq	121	(62)
Managerial career
1999–2001	Al-Shorta
2001	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2001–2002	Iraq U20
2002–2003	Al-Zawraa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Radhi Humaiesh Al-Salehi (Arabic: أحمد راضي هميش الصالحي, 21 April 1964 – 21 June 2020) was an Iraqi footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed "The Magician" (..., Al-Saher) in his playing days and regarded as one of Iraq's and Asia's best players of all time, Radhi scored the only Iraqi goal at the FIFA World Cup in its 1986 edition, a low shot to the corner of the net against Belgium in a 2–1 defeat. He was voted the Asian Footballer of the Year in 1988.