Saadi Toma (born 25 April 1955 in Baghdad

Baghdad

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, Iraq

Iraq

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) is an Iraqi Assyrian

Assyrian

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 former football player and coach.

He played during his professional career at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Air Force Club or Nadi Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya is a football club based in Baghdad, Iraq. "Al Quwa Al Jawiya" is Arabic for "Air Force". It was the first club to be found in Iraq on July 4, 1931 under the name of "Gipsy Moth," by a group of Iraqi flight policemen from the RAF Base of Hinaidi...

 and made 10 appearances with the Iraqi national team.
He Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Air Force Club or Nadi Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya is a football club based in Baghdad, Iraq. "Al Quwa Al Jawiya" is Arabic for "Air Force". It was the first club to be found in Iraq on July 4, 1931 under the name of "Gipsy Moth," by a group of Iraqi flight policemen from the RAF Base of Hinaidi...

. He also trained a number of Iraqi and Arab football clubs. and was an assistant coach to both the national and the U-23 football Iraqi squads.

Saadi Toma made headlines by refusing to return to Iraq and applying for asylum in Australia after a match against the Australian U-23 national team.

He returned to Iraq and managed in 2010 as a manager of Zakho FC before resigning indefinitely due to medical deasons.