Career
The left-side First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Zawraa player is capable of playing in defence, as well as midfield. Yassir has been one of the Iraqi league"s top defenders for the past four years, having played for First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Defaa First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Jawiya (now First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Esteqlal), First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Shorta, First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Zawraa and now Arbil Football Club. He was first selected for the Olympic team by Wathik Naji in October, 2002. The former Iraqi national coach picked a squad of twenty-four players from a list of 217 players.
A month later, German coach Bernd Stange took over the team and Yassir made his international debut for Iraq in the 2-2 draw with Bahrain in Doha.
At the end of the war, Yassir played at the 2003 Arab Club Championship in Cairo, where he played against Kuwait South Carolina, First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Jaish and Zamalek, which would be one of his last appearances for the Police Club before he moved to First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Zawraa. He was recalled by coach Adnan Hamad and played a part in the side’s 5-1 demolition of First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Nasr at the Emir Abdullah First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Faisal Cup in Abha, the team reached went all the way to the final where they beat Morocco 1-0.
He was used sparely by coach Hamad making only two appearances in the Qualifiers for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, as well as giving him a starting place in the friendly against South of Korea in Seoul in April. Country
2005 West Asian Games Gold medallist.
