Douglas Aziz
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Douglas Aziz is a former Iraq national football
player and caretaker coach.
A dead-ball specialist, he made his league debut in 1963 and spent 15 seasons with Aliyat Al-Shurta and with merger club Al-Shurta, where he was a key figure in the side along with Abid Kadhim, Majid Ali, Latif Shandal and Riyadh Nouri. After making his international debut in 1967, Douglas quickly became an influence as the midfield general in the heart of the Iraqi team.
With the national team, he played in the 1974 World Cup
qualifiers in Australia, where Iraq finished second behind the hosts, the 1972
and 1976 Asian Cup
s in Thailand and Iran, and in the Olympic qualifiers in 1968 and 1972. Douglas was also an important part of the Iraqi army
team that won the 1972 and 1977 CISM World Military Championship.
Douglas played for the Iraqi national team until 1978 and retired from playing a year later. He went onto coach at Al-Shurta and in his first season in charge, led the club to their first ever league title in 1979-1980. He continued to coach the club's youth teams after stepping down as head coach in 1983, but was renamed coach of the first team in 1985.
In 1989, he stepped down as coach of Al-Shurta to work full-time as assistant to Under-19s coach Bill Asprey
. Douglas was also assistant coach to Ammo Baba
in the national team set-up from 1983-1984.
He coached Al-Khutot, Salah-Al-Deen and Al-Karkh in the 90s before leaving Iraq to settle in Arnhem
, Holland.
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
player and caretaker coach.
A dead-ball specialist, he made his league debut in 1963 and spent 15 seasons with Aliyat Al-Shurta and with merger club Al-Shurta, where he was a key figure in the side along with Abid Kadhim, Majid Ali, Latif Shandal and Riyadh Nouri. After making his international debut in 1967, Douglas quickly became an influence as the midfield general in the heart of the Iraqi team.
With the national team, he played in the 1974 World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
qualifiers in Australia, where Iraq finished second behind the hosts, the 1972
1972 AFC Asian Cup
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and 1976 Asian Cup
1976 AFC Asian Cup
-Group B:---------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Goalscorers:3 goals: Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Nasser Nouraei Fathi Kamel2 goals: Alireza Azizi Alireza Khorshidi Hassan Roshan...
s in Thailand and Iran, and in the Olympic qualifiers in 1968 and 1972. Douglas was also an important part of the Iraqi army
Iraqi Army
The Iraqi Army is the land component of the Iraqi military, active in various forms since being formed by the British during their mandate over the country after World War I....
team that won the 1972 and 1977 CISM World Military Championship.
Douglas played for the Iraqi national team until 1978 and retired from playing a year later. He went onto coach at Al-Shurta and in his first season in charge, led the club to their first ever league title in 1979-1980. He continued to coach the club's youth teams after stepping down as head coach in 1983, but was renamed coach of the first team in 1985.
In 1989, he stepped down as coach of Al-Shurta to work full-time as assistant to Under-19s coach Bill Asprey
Bill Asprey
William Asprey is an English former football player and manager. He spent thirteen years as a player with Stoke City, also managing the club for a brief period in the mid 1980s.-Playing career:...
. Douglas was also assistant coach to Ammo Baba
Ammo Baba
Emmanuel Baba Dawud better known as Ammo Baba , was a former Iraqi and ethnic Assyrian international football player and coach of the Iraq national football team...
in the national team set-up from 1983-1984.
He coached Al-Khutot, Salah-Al-Deen and Al-Karkh in the 90s before leaving Iraq to settle in Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
, Holland.