| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul-Rahim Hameed Aufi | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Al-Talaba | |||
| Al-Jaish | |||
| International career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Iraq | (4) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Iraq U20 | ||
| 2015–2018 | Iraq (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Iraq (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abdul-Rahim Hameed Aufi (born 23 May 1963) is an Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. [1] He also played for Al-Jaish.
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Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 April 1986 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa |  Oman | 1–0 | 3–2 | 8th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 3–0 | |||||
| 4. | 23 September 1986 | Daegu Stadium, Daegu |  Pakistan | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1986 Asian Games |
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