# Laith Hussein

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Iraqi footballer (born 1968)

Laith Hussein Personal information Full name Laith Hussein Shihaib Date of birth (1968-10-13) 13 October 1968 (age 57) Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq Position 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 (22) * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Laith Hussein Shihaib Al-Tawlid** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): ليث حسين شهيب التولد; born 13 October 1968) is an Iraqi former [football](/source/Association_football) player who played as a [midfielder](/source/Midfielder) and served as the [captain](/source/Captain_(association_football)) of the [Iraqi national team](/source/Iraq_national_football_team).[2] He was vital to speaking out against [Uday Hussein](/source/Uday_Hussein), the chairman of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, who was known for his brutality against the football team.[3]

## International career

Hussein made his international debut at the age of 17 in 1986. He played in the [1988 Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics) in Seoul and helped [Iraq](/source/Iraq_national_football_team) win the [Asian Youth Championship](/source/AFC_Youth_Championship) in Doha. In the [World Youth Cup](/source/1989_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship) in Saudi Arabia a year later, Hussein was on the verge of joining Spanish giants [Barcelona](/source/FC_Barcelona), after scoring one of the goals in a 2–0 win over [Spain](/source/Spain_national_under-20_football_team), helping Iraq to top their group, but was denied this move by then-president [Saddam Hussein](/source/Saddam_Hussein).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## 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.*

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

## Honours

**Individual**

- [Lebanese Premier League Best Player](/source/Lebanese_Premier_League_Best_Player): [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_Lebanese_Premier_League)[5]

- [Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season](/source/Lebanese_Premier_League_Team_of_the_Season): [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_Lebanese_Premier_League),[6] [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_Lebanese_Premier_League)[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Iraq - Record International Players](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iraq-recintlp.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [معلومات قد لاتعرفها عن اللاعب الدولي السابق(ليث حسين)؟؟](https://web.archive.org/web/20120425131926/http://www.almowatennews.com/news.php?action=view&id=25479) [Information you may not know about the former international player (Laith Hussein)??]. *almowatennews.com* (in Arabic). 23 August 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.almowatennews.com/news.php?action=view&id=25479) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Athletes Now Breathe Free of Uday's Chokehold"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160918113137/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/409459492.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Apr%2024%2C%202003&author=Carol%20Morello&pub=The%20Washington%20Post&edition=&startpage=&desc=Athletes%20Now%20Breathe%20Free%20of%20Uday%27s%20Chokehold). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. 24 April 2003. Archived from [the original](https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/327590701.html?dids=327590701:327590701&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+24%2C+2003&author=Carol+Morello&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Athletes+Now+Breathe+Free+of+Uday%27s+Chokehold&pqatl=google) on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Hassanin Mubarak. ["Player Database"](https://web.archive.org/web/20010425044523/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=%2A&nh=5). iraqsport.com. Archived from [the original](http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=5) on 25 April 2001.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "مهرجان كرة المنار". *Shoot* (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:1998_6-0)** مهرجان كرة المنار. *Shoot* (in Arabic) (232 ed.). 8 June 1998. p. 4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:1999_7-0)** مهرجان كرة المنار. *Shoot* (in Arabic) (288 ed.). 5 July 1999. p. 8.

Iraq squads v t e Iraq football squad – 1988 Summer Olympics 1 Jassim 2 Dirjal 3 Kamal 4 Oraibi 5 Shaker 6 Jafar 7 Abed Ali 8 Radhi 9 I. Mohammed 10 Saeed 11 Qais 12 Salman 13 Allawi 14 Gorgis 15 N. Hashim 16 Jabbar 17 Hussein 18 Shenaishil 19 S. Hashim 20 E. Hashim Coach: Baba v t e Iraq squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup 1 Hashim 2 S. K. Hassan 3 Afat 4 Hanoon 5 Shenaishil 6 Hamad 7 Sabbar 8 Mahdi 9 Wahaib 10 Drain 11 Abbas 12 Mahmoud 14 Khudhair 15 Fawzi 16 Abdul-Jabar 17 L. Hussein 18 Matrud 19 Daham 21 A. Hussein 22 Agool Coach: Alwan

Awards v t e 1997–98 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year GK: Fakih DF: Karapetyan DF: Engibaryan DF: Al Jurdi DF: Hussein MF: Hassoun MF: Hussein MF: Karnib FW: Hojeij FW: Zein FW: Kehyeyan v t e 1998–99 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year GK: El Fattal DF: Karapetyan DF: Okoh DF: Al Jurdi DF: Antar MF: Taha MF: Hussein MF: Karnib FW: Hojeij FW: Zein FW: Prosper v t e Lebanese Premier League Best Player 1997: Ghazaryan 1998: Hussein 1999: Prosper 2000: Hojeij 2001: Antar 2002: Hojeij 2003: Atwi "Onika" 2004: Edílson 2005: Hachem 2006: Atwi 2007: Sadir 2008: Sadir 2009: Sadir 2010: Maatouk 2011: Maatouk 2012: El Najjarine 2013: Haidar 2014: Atwi 2015: Faour 2016: Haidar 2017: Zreik 2018: Maatouk 2019: Maatouk

Sporting positions Preceded by Ahmed Radhi Iraq captain 2003 - 2004 Succeeded by Emad Hashim

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