Laith Hussein

Laith Hussein
Personal information
Full name Laith Hussein Shihaib
Date of birth (1968-10-13) 13 October 1968 (age 56)
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

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]

  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.