Basil Gorgis
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Basil Gewargis Hanna or Basil Korkis (Template:Langx) (born 8 January 1961) is a former Iraqi international football player of Assyrian descent. Despite having a short career, he is considered to be one of the best players of all time in Iraq, being known for his tenacity and attacking threat.
As a player, Basil took the national team to uncharted territory, where he was part of the Iraqi "golden team" of the 1980s that included Hussein Saeed and Ahmad Radhi.
Basil is married and they have three daughters together.
Club career
Like all up and coming Iraqi players, "It all started in the streets" as Basil was once quoted. As a teenager, he played with the youth league team Homentmen, a youth club belonging to Nadi Al-Armeni (Armenian Club). At the age of 16, he moved on to the club of Tammuz, a Junior team belonging to Nadi Al-Athori, where he caught the eye of the then first division Al-Amana coach Mustufa Auda. Throughout his youth, Basil points to Zia Isaac as the one who coached him into the player he would become.[1] Basil remained in the Iraq Super League for all his career, where he went on to play for Al Shabab and Al Talaba.
He emigrated to Canada, where he played as an amateur with Nineveh Star from 1992. In 1995, he joined semi-professional club Scarborough Astros of the Canadian National Soccer League, helping them to the Ontario Cup Final losing on penalties to St.Catharines Roma Wolves.[2][3]
International goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 August 1985 | Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1985 Pan Arab Games |
| 2. | 16 March 1988 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 9th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 3. | 21 July 1988 | Amman International Stadium, Amman | File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1988 Arab Nations Cup |
References
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