Saeed Easho

Saeed Easho (Arabic: سعيد يشوع ‎) (born 1928) is a former international Iraqi football player, who was one of the first players to play in first Iraq national football team, he also played for Al-Minaa,[1][2] and with the reserve team of English club Manchester United during the 1960s.[3]

Saeed Easho
Personal information
Full name Saeed Easho Murad
Date of birth (1928-07-01) July 1, 1928
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Playing position(s) Centre half
Club information
Current team
 Retired
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1953 Al-Mina'a
Manchester United 0 (0)
National team
1951 Iraq
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early years

Saeed Easho was the son of an Eastern Orthodox priest, who had settled in the city of Basra in the early 20th century from the heart of the old Ottoman Empire. Saeed excelled at football at his primary school in the district of Al-Ashar and at Thanawiya Al-Basra and was chosen to play for the Basra Select side while in school, taking on British Army sides based in the city during WWII. He had left the country to study but returned to work as a clerk for the Basra Petroleum Company (B.P.C.) and the Al-Minaa Club.[4][5]

International career

In April 1951, Easho started playing for the first Iraq national football team, He was called by coach Dhia Habib to play in the first international friendly in the history of Iraqi football. On 6 May 1951, Saeed played his first international against Turkey B in Turkey, which ended 7–0 for Turkey B.[6]

Travel and play for Man. United

After the Iraqi team return to Baghdad, Easho and his friend the player Percy Lynsdale left to study abroad, as well as he spent one year with the reserve team of English club Manchester United during the 1960s.[3]

Honours

Club

References
  1. Mubarak, Hassanin. "International Results 1951-1959". Iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 2006-06-16.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. Homaidi, Karim Allawi. "Basra in the memory of its people" (PDF). Basra Heritage Center in The Holy Abbasid Shrine; Basra 2016.
  3. Mubarak, Hassanin. "Iraqi Football Players in Europe". RSSSF.
  4. Mubarak, Hassanin (September 3, 2013). "THREE LIONS: THE BIRTH OF ASOOD AL-RAFIDAIN". iraqsport.wordpress.com.
  5. Mubarak, Hassanin. "Three Lions: The birth of the Lions of Mesopotamia". Ahdaaf.me.
  6. Mahmoud, Shokri (June 3, 2009). "The first match for Iraq national team in 1951". kooora.com (in Arabic).
  7. Mubarak, Hassanin. "Iraq 1948/49". RSSSF.
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