| Abbas Rahim | |
| Fullname: | Abbas Rahim Zaywer |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Death Place: | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1996-1997 |
| Years2: | 1997-1998 |
| Years3: | 1998-1999 |
| Years4: | 1999-2000 |
| Years5: | 2000 |
| Years6: | 2000-2004 |
| Years7: | 2004 |
| Years8: | 2004-2005 |
| Years9: | 2005-2006 |
| Clubs9: | Al-Zawraa |
| Nationalyears1: | 1999–2003 |
| Nationalteam1: | Iraq |
| Nationalcaps1: | 35 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Abbas Rahim (25 January 1979 – 10 August 2012) was an Iraqi football midfielder who played for Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup and Al-Shorta and Al-Zawraa.
Abbas Rahim was born on January 25, 1979, in Baghdad and started his playing career in the junior teams of Al-Nafat and Salikh. At the age of 13, he joined the Talaba youth where he spent two years before joining Al-Karkh - making his first team debut in 1995. A year later he transferred to Al-Shurta winning the league title in 1997–98. After a brief spell at Al-Karkh, he joined ‘the White Seagulls’ Al-Zawraa, winning the double in 2000 and scoring a remarkable seven goals in his first three league games for the club. Abbas joined Al-Shurta for the second time in 2001.
He was a prolific goal scorer at youth level and Under-19 level where he helped Iraq qualify for the AFC Asian Youth Championship in 1998. He had starred for the Iraqi Olympic side and was capable of turning a game on his own. A versatile left-sided player who could play at left-back, on the left wing, just behind the front two or as an out and out striker.
Abbas made his debut during the 1999 Pan-Arab games in Amman against Libya, scoring his first international goal in a 4–0 win against Lebanon. He played a part in the final against the hosts hitting the cross bar in extra time and was also one of three who hit the post in the penalty shoot-out.[1]
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 August 1999 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1999 Pan Arab Games | |||
| 2. | 3 November 1999 | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | |||
| 3. | 22 October 2003 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
On 10 August 2012, Rahim died in a car crash on the road from Baghdad to Najaf. He was 33 years old.[2]