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Brief
History
He
was one of the most distinguished Assyrian soccer players Iraq ever had.
He played for:
The
C.C. Varsity from 1960 - 1962
The
Army Team (1st Division) from 1963 - 1975
The Iraqi National Teams
from 1965 -
1973
He
was first recognized on the national level in 1966 during the Pan Arab
Championship which Iraq won. He was slim and short, yet he exhibited marvelous characteristics such as flabbergasting encountering ability, amazing stamina,
and distributing skills. Indeed he was considered one of the most dangerous
mid-field players in the Iraqi National Teams.
He
participated in many international tournaments such as:
1.
The Pan Arab championships in 1965, 1966.
2.
The Olympic final preliminary round in Mexico 1968, Germany 1972.
3.
World Military Championship Cup in 1972.
4.
World Cup final preliminary round in Australia 1973.
One
of the highest individual honours he received was in 1966 when he was picked
by the Al-Riadh newspaper as the best player of the year due to his swiftness,
stamina, and soccer skills.
Shedrak obtained two certificates in coaching in Iraq;
one under the supervision of Mr. Roy Race, Dean of Welsh University in UK and
the other under the supervision of Mr. George Khanlkosh, coach of
Czechoslovakian national team. He coached the youth teams of the Assyrian
Athletic Club of Baghdad for a short while before moving to be a sports
commentator.
Total
games played against foreign teams:
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