Hashim Ridha

Hashim Ridha Mohammed Alwan Wazni (Arabic: هَاشِم رِضَا مُحَمَّد عَلْوَان وَزْنِيّ, born May 18, 1979, in Karbala, Iraq) is a former Iraqi footballer and also former manager of Al-Shorta.

[2] There he finished as joint top scorer of the 1998/99 season, scoring 19 goals and winning both the best striker and best young player awards.

After his Olympic disappointments, Hashim was given his first call up to the national team by Najih Humoud during the International Friendly Tournament in 1999, he also was called up by Milan Zivadinovic into the 2000 Asian Cup squad but was one of the players that missed out of a place in Lebanon.

[2] In the 2001/02 season, after loan spells at Al-Zawraa and Al-Talaba, he bagged a mighty 32 goals for Al-Shorta and finished as top scorer of the Iraqi Premier League for the second time in his career.

[citation needed] On January 11, 2002, Hashim made his debut for Iraq against Oman in a friendly match.

Also, on 26 April 2014, Hashim Ridha took part in a special charity match played between Al-Shorta and Samawa FC.