# Radhi Shenaishil

Radhi Shenaishil Swadi (Arabic: راضي شنيشل سوادي; born 11 August 1966) is a former Iraqi footballer and former coach of the Iraq national football team.

## Playing career

Radhi Shenaishil was born and brought up in Al-Thawra City in Baghdad.
He captained an Iraqi Under 20s team and helped them to top their group which included Spain, Norway and Argentina, who they beat 1–0 with Radhi scoring the winner from a penalty against a side featuring Diego Simeone and Roberto Bonano in the FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia in 1989.
The libero was voted into the Asian Cup select team XI at the 1996 Asian Cup with teammate Laith Hussein after helping Iraq to the quarter-finals.
In the summer of 1999, he retired from international football after the Pan-Arab Games final loss against hosts Jordan on penalties, where he scored Iraq's only penalty in a 3–1 shoot-out loss. In the same game he also scored an own-goal.

### International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 18 June 1993 | Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu | Pakistan | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 28 October 1993 | Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha | Japan | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 11 August 1996 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman | Pakistan | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification |

## Managerial career

In March 2009, Shenaishil managed the Iraq national team for two friendly matches, against Saudi Arabia and South Korea. On 11 September 2014, Shenaishil was appointed as manager of Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC.
Months before the 2015 AFC Asian Cup started, Shenaishil was named as new Iraqi national team manager, replacing Hakeem Shaker whilst continuing as manager of Qatar SC. The first match under Shenaishil as Iraq coach was a 1–1 draw with Kuwait. He led the team in tournament to a 1–0 win over Jordan in opener and a 2–0 win over Palestine and also a 0–1 loss to Japan and finished as group runner-up behind Japan with six points. His side faced Iran in quarter-final and won 7–6 in penalties after 3–3 draw in extra time. In semi-finals, Iraq lost 0–2 to South Korea and then lost the third place match 3–2 to UAE. He returned to Qatar SC in February 2015, after the Asian Cup ended, but resigned on 26 October 2015.
On 15 April 2016, Shenaishil became the new coach of Iraq. in order to lead the team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round. The team did not perform and after losing five out of seven games, he was sacked on April 10, 2017.
On 12 December 2018, Shenaishil became the new coach for Naft Al-Wasat SC, a big announcement for him to come back to the Iraqi league.
On 26 July 2022, Shenaishil was announced as the new head coach for Iraq U23, after serving as an interim coach of the Iraqi national team.

## Managerial statistics

    As of 30 July 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | From | To | G | W | D | L | Win % |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 26 June 2006 | 18 July 2007 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 061.54 |
| Al-Zawraa | 13 August 2007 | 1 September 2008 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 050.00 |
| Iraq (Interim) | 22 February 2009 | 21 May 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00 |
| Al-Talaba | 14 July 2009 | 11 August 2010 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 052.63 |
| Al-Zawraa | 8 September 2010 | 16 August 2011 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 070.37 |
| Iraq U-23 | 17 August 2011 | 14 March 2012 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 030.00 |
| Al-Zawraa | 26 March 2012 | 28 June 2014 | 84 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 045.24 |
| Qatar SC | 8 September 2014 | 24 October 2015 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 047.06 |
| Iraq (Interim) | 13 December 2014 | 21 February 2015 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 030.00 |
| Al-Shorta | 8 March 2016 | 8 May 2016 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 020.00 |
| Iraq | 20 April 2016 | 10 April 2017 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 013.33 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 27 November 2017 | 10 August 2018 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 062.50 |
| Naft Al-Wasat | 12 December 2018 | 16 June 2020 | 51 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 037.25 |
| Al-Zawraa | 3 January 2021 | 4 August 2021 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 055.81 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 7 November 2021 | 15 January 2022 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 038.46 |
| Iraq (Interim) | 25 August 2022 | 12 November 2022 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 025.00 |
| Iraq U23 | 25 August 2022 | 30 July 2024 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 056.25 |
| Iraq U23 | 31 January 2025 | ""Present"" | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 016.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | 462 | 222 | 129 | 111 | 048.05 |

## Honours
### As a player

Club
* Iraqi Premier League
** Winner Al-Zawra'a SC 1990-1991
*** 1991–92 Iraqi League with Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaIraq FA Cup 1 *** 92
* Iraq FA Cup
** Winner 5 times
*** 81, 82, 89 , 90 , 91 with Al-Zawra'a SC
*** 92 with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
* Al-Intisar Cup Winners
** Winner 2 times
*** 84, 86 with Al-Zawra'a SC
* Arab Cooperation Council Championship Winners
** Winner Once
*** 1989
* Qatar Emir Cup
** Winner 5 times
*** 95, 96, 97, 98 with Al-Ittihad
*** 2000 with Al Sadd SC
* Qatari League
** Winner Three Times
*** 1997/1998 with Al-Ittihad
*** 1999/2000 With Al Sadd Sc
*** 2002/2003 with Qatar SC
* Sheikh Jassim Cup
** Winner 3 times
*** 2000 With Al Sadd SC
*** 2002,2004 with Qatar SC

### Club

Al-Zawraa
* Iraqi Premier League: 2010–11

### International
#### Iraq

* AFC Asian Cup Fourth-place: 2015

#### Iraq U23

* WAFF U-23 Championship Champions: 2023
* AFC U-23 Asian Cup Third place: 2024