Laith Hussein

Laith Hussein Shihaib Al-Tawlid (Arabic: ليث حسين شهيب التولد‎) is an Iraqi football player born in 1968 who captained the Iraqi national team.[2]

Laith Hussein
Personal information
Full name Laith Hussein Shihaib
Date of birth (1970-10-13) 13 October 1970
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Playing position(s) Central Midfielder
Youth career
–1984 Al Omal
1984–1985 Al Zawraa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Al-Zawraa
1987–1990 Al Rasheed
1990–1994 Al-Zawraa
1994–1997 Al Wakrah
1997–2000 Al Ansar
2000–2003 Al-Zawraa
National team
1986–2002 Iraq[1] 80 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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, he 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.

He was team manager of the Iraqi national team in 2013.[3]

Career statistics

International goals
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
3.3 November 1989Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City South Yemen4–06–2Friendly
4.28 February 1990Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Kuwait1–11–110th Arabian Gulf Cup
5.26 May 1993Irbid Yemen1–06–11994 World Cup qualification
6.26 May 1993Irbid Pakistan1–08–01994 World Cup qualification
7.14 June 1993Chengdu Jordan1–04–01994 World Cup qualification
8.14 June 1993Chengdu Jordan2–04–01994 World Cup qualification
9.16 June 1993Chengdu Yemen3–03–01994 World Cup qualification
10.19 October 1993Khalifa International Stadium, Doha South Korea2–22–21994 World Cup qualification
11.24 November 1996Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa Indonesia3–04–0International friendly
12.December 11, 1996Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Thailand2–04–11996 AFC Asian Cup
13.December 11, 1996Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Thailand4–14–11996 AFC Asian Cup
14.23 May, 1997Railway Stadium, Lahore Pakistan3–16–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.20 June, 1997Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Pakistan1–06–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.20 June, 1997Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Pakistan2–06–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.August 21, 1997National Stadium, Beirut Lebanon1–02–0International friendly
18.August 21, 1997National Stadium, Beirut Lebanon2–02–0International friendly
19.17 August 2001Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Thailand4–04–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. Iraq - Record International Players
  2. "Athletes Now Breathe Free of Uday's Chokehold". The Washington Post. 24 April 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2001.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ahmed Radhi		 Iraq captain
2003 - 2004		 Succeeded by
Emad Hashim
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