Ali Al-Diwan

Ali Ahmad Al-Diwan (Arabic: علي أحمد الديوان ‎) (1 July 1968 – 18 June 2006), was an Iraqi international footballer who played midfielder, spent the majority of his career with Al-Minaa club. He is son of former international multi-sports player Ahmed Al-Diwan.[1]

Ali Al-Diwan
Personal information
Full name Ali Ahmad Al-Diwan
Date of birth (1968-07-01)1 July 1968
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Date of death 18 June 2006(2006-06-18) (aged 37)
Place of death Basra, Iraq
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1986 Al-Mina'a
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Al-Bahri
1987–2002 Al-Minaa
National team
1993– Iraq
Teams managed
2003–2005 Al-Mina'a U-16
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Death due to serious illness

Ali was ill with a severe disease that lasted several years[2] until he died on June 18, 2006.[3]

Sporting events in honor of Al-Diwan

On March 3, 2013 the Martyr Al-Hakim Foundation for youth and sport and in collaboration with The youth and sport province of Basra established sports championship football on behalf of the players: Nazar Abdul Zahra and Ali Al-Diwan, the first match was among the pioneers of Al-Zawraa team led by Falah Hassan and pioneers of Al-Minaa team led by Jalil Hanoon, where 36 teams participated in this tournament.[4]

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References
  1. Al-Edani, Mustafa (November 21, 2015). "Sports families in Basra". albasrah.net (in Arabic).
  2. Al-Jilawi, Mohsin (August 3, 2005). "An appeal to save the player Ali Al-Diwan". ahewar.org (in Arabic).
  3. "Al-Minaa international player Ali Al-Diwan dies in Basra". ninanews.com (in Arabic). June 19, 2006.
  4. Al-Mosawi, Hamed (3 March 2013). "A Sports Championship as the players of the martyr Nizar Abdul Zahra and the late Ali Al-Diwan". AL-Hakim Martyr Foundation For Youth and Sport (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2017.


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