Wathiq Naji (1 July 1940 – 20 November 2014) Arabic: واثق ناجي) was an Iraqi football manager, who took the team to the 1986 edition of the FIFA World Cup, their first and only appearance in the competition.[1]

Wathiq Naji
Personal information
Full name Wathik Naji Jassim Al-Kaissi
Date of birth (1940-07-01)1 July 1940
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Date of death 20 November 2014(2014-11-20) (aged 74)
Place of death Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Midfielder
Managerial career
Years Team
1974 Iraq
1975 Iraq
1980 Iraq
1985 Iraq
1985–1986 Al-Zawraa
1986–1989 Al-Naft
1988 Iraq U17
1991–1992 Al-Najaf
2008–2009 Sabah FA

Wathiq died on 20 November 2014 at the age of 74 from a heart attack in Canada.[2]

References

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  1. ^ HighBeam New Straits Times, 26 December 2000
  2. ^ "واثق ناجي.. قامة تدريبية كبيرة مات فـي ظُلمة النسيان!".
  • New Straits Times [1]
  • New Straits Times [2]
  • The North European Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) [3]
  • The official website of the Indian Football [4]
  • The North European Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) [5]
  • Iraq sport website [6]
  • Iraq Football website [7]
  • New Sabah Times [8]
  • New Sabah Times [9]
  • Malay Mail Newspaper [10]
  • New Sabah Times [11]
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  • The National & International Iraqi Information of Soccer [12]
  • Lebanese football Website [13]
  • Lebanese football Website [14]
  • The North European Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) [15]
  • Al-Akhbar Newspaper [16]
  • Assafir Newspaper [17]