The Iraqi Football Association mourned former international, 2007 AFC Asian Cup winner Haider Abdul Razzaq, who died early Sunday at a neurological wholesale hospital in the capital Baghdad from a severe head injury following an attack by unidentified assailants. man last week.
The Federation of Iraq said in a statement: “The Federation expresses its deepest condolences and sympathy to the sports community on the death of former player of our national team Haider Abdul Razzak, who is one of the players who have done a lot for Iraqi football.”
The obituary did not provide any details about the attack on Abdul Razzak, which resulted in a skull fracture and internal bleeding. Asia 2007, after winning fourth place with the Olympic team at the 2004 Athens Olympics under national coach Adnan Hamad.
On Sunday, social media famously reported the death of the former international defender, amid high praise for his great role and contributions, whether in his former student team or in Iraqi teams.
Earlier, the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports published on its official website a photograph of the visit of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Adnan Darjal, to the late Abdul Razzak in the hospital before his death.
Abdul Razzaq defended the colors of the students for three spells and during his career he went through Al Ansar, the Lebanese people of Sidon, Al Ahly of Qatar and the Syrian Federation while he also played locally with Dohuk, Al Zauraa, Al-Karkh and Sulaymaniyah, in whose ranks he completed his football career in 2014.
