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Laith Hussein

Iraqi footballer (born 1968)

Summary

Iraqi footballer (born 1968)

Field	Value
name	Laith Hussein
fullname	Laith Hussein Shihaib
birth_date
birth_place	Baghdad, Iraq
position	Central Midfielder
youthyears1	1983–1984
youthclubs1	Al-Umal SC
youthyears2	1984–1985
youthclubs2	Al-Zawraa
years1	1985–1987
years2	1987–1990
years3	1990–1993
years4	1993–1997
years5	1997
years6	1997–2000
years7	2000–2003
clubs1	Al-Zawraa
clubs2	Al Rasheed
clubs3	Al-Zawraa
clubs4	Al-Rayyan SC
clubs5	Al Wakrah
clubs6	Al Ansar
clubs7	Al-Zawraa
nationalyears1	1986–2002
nationalteam1	Iraq
nationalcaps1	80
nationalgoals1	22

Laith Hussein Shihaib Al-Tawlid (; born 13 October 1968) is an Iraqi former football player who played as a midfielder and served as the captain of the Iraqi national team. He was vital to speaking out against Uday Hussein, the chairman of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, who was known for his brutality against the football team.

International career

Hussein made his international debut at the age of 17 in 1986. He played in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and helped Iraq win the Asian Youth Championship in Doha. In the World Youth Cup in Saudi Arabia a year later, Hussein was on the verge of joining Spanish giants Barcelona, after scoring one of the goals in a 2–0 win over Spain, helping Iraq to top their group, but was denied this move by then-president Saddam Hussein.

Managerial career

Hussein was team manager of the Iraqi national team in 2013.

Career statistics

International

:Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 March 1988	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh		1–0	1–0	9th Arabian Gulf Cup
2.	3 November 1989	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City		3–0	6–2	Friendly
3.	4–0
4.	28 February 1990	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium		1–1	1–1	10th Arabian Gulf Cup
5.	18 August 1992	Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid		2–0	13–0	1992 Jordan Tournament
6.	3–0
7.	26 May 1993	Irbid		1–0	6–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.		1–0	8–0
9.	14 June 1993	Chengdu		1–0	4–0
10.		2–0
11.	16 June 1993		3–0	3–0
12.	19 October 1993	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha		2–2	2–2
13.	24 November 1996	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa		3–0	4–0	Friendly
14.	11 December 1996	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai		2–0	4–1	1996 AFC Asian Cup
15.	4–1
16.	23 May 1997	Railway Stadium, Lahore		3–1	6–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.	20 June 1997	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	1–0	6–1
18.	2–0
19.	21 August 1997	National Stadium, Beirut		1–0	2–0	Friendly
20.	2–0
21.	17 August 2001	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad		4–0	4–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
22.	11 January 2002	Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al-Wakrah		2–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Individual

Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 1997–98
Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 1997–98, 1998–99

References

before=Ahmed Radhi| title=Iraq captain| years= 2003 - 2004| after=Emad Hashim|

References

[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iraq-recintlp.html Iraq - Record International Players]
(23 August 2011). "". link
(24 April 2003). "Athletes Now Breathe Free of Uday's Chokehold". [[The Washington Post]].
Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com.
(8 June 1998). "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot.
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