Laith_Hussein
Laith Hussein
Iraqi footballer (born 1968)
Laith Hussein Shihaib Al-Tawlid (Arabic: ليث حسين شهيب التولد; born 13 October 1968) is an Iraqi former football player who wplayed as a midfielder and served as 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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laith Hussein Shihaib | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-10-13) 13 October 1968 (age 55) | ||
| 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 | |||
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.[citation needed]
Hussein was team manager of the Iraqi national team in 2013.[4]
International
- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
Individual
- 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.
- "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.
- Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2001.
- "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.
- مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.
- مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (288 ed.). 5 July 1999. p. 8.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Iraq captain 2003 - 2004 |
Succeeded by |