Laith Hussein
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laith Hussein Shihaib | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986–2002 | Iraq[1] | 80 | (21) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
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.
References
- ^ Iraq - Record International Players
- ^ "Athletes Now Breathe Free of Uday's Chokehold". The Washington Post. 24 April 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2001.
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Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Baghdad
- Iraqi footballers
- Iraq international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Iraq
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- 1996 AFC Asian Cup players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Al-Rayyan SC players
- Al-Zawraa SC players
- Al-Rasheed players
- Association football midfielders