Laith Hussein

Laith Hussein Shihaib Al-Tawlid (Arabic: ليث حسين شهيب التولد; born 13 October 1968) is an Iraqi former football player who was the captain of the Iraqi national team.[2] 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.[3]

Laith Hussein
Personal information
Full name Laith Hussein Shihaib
Date of birth (1968-10-13) 13 October 1968
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Youth career
1983–1984 Al-Umal SC
1984–1985 Al-Zawraa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Al-Zawraa
1987–1990 Al Rasheed
1990–1993 Al-Zawraa
1993–1997 Al-Rayyan SC
1997 Al Wakrah
1997–2000 Al Ansar
2000–2003 Al-Zawraa
International career
1986–2002 Iraq[1] 80 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[4]

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 March 1988King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Bahrain1–01–09th Arabian Gulf Cup
2.3 November 1989Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City South Yemen3–06–2Friendly
3.4–0
4.28 February 1990Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Kuwait1–11–110th Arabian Gulf Cup
5.18 August 1992Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid Ethiopia2–013–01992 Jordan Tournament
6.3–0
7.26 May 1993Irbid Yemen1–06–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. Pakistan1–08–0
9.14 June 1993Chengdu Jordan1–04–0
10. Jordan2–0
11.16 June 1993 Yemen3–03–0
12.19 October 1993Khalifa International Stadium, Doha South Korea2–22–2
13.24 November 1996Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa Indonesia3–04–0Friendly
14.11 December 1996Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Thailand2–04–11996 AFC Asian Cup
15.4–1
16.23 May 1997Railway Stadium, Lahore Pakistan3–16–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.20 June 1997Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad1–06–1
18.2–0
19.21 August 1997National Stadium, Beirut Lebanon1–02–0Friendly
20.2–0
21.17 August 2001Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Thailand4–04–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Iraq - Record International Players
  2. معلومات قد لاتعرفها عن اللاعب الدولي السابق(ليث حسين)؟؟ [Information you may not know about the former international player (Laith Hussein)??]. almowatennews.com (in Arabic). 23 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. "Athletes Now Breathe Free of Uday's Chokehold". The Washington Post. 24 April 2003. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  4. Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2001.
  5. "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.
  6. مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.
  7. مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (288 ed.). 5 July 1999. p. 8.
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