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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]

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.[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

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.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Iraq captain
2003 - 2004 		Succeeded by
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laith_Hussein