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{{short description|Iraqi footballer (born 1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Laith Hussein 
| image = 
| fullname = Laith Hussein Shihaib
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1968|10|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Baghdad]], Iraq 
| height = 
| currentclub  =
| position = [[Central Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1983–1984
| youthclubs1 = [[Al-Umal SC]]
| youthyears2 = 1984–1985 
| youthclubs2 = [[Al-Zawraa]]
| years1 = 1985–1987
| years2 = 1987–1990 
| years3 = 1990–1993 
| years4 = 1993–1997 
| years5 = 1997
| years6 = 1997–2000
| years7 = 2000–2003
| clubs1 = [[Al-Zawraa]] 
| clubs2 = [[Al-Rasheed SC|Al Rasheed]] 
| clubs3 = [[Al-Zawraa]]
| clubs4 = [[Al-Rayyan SC]] 
| clubs5 = [[Al-Wakrah SC|Al Wakrah]] 
| clubs6 = [[Al-Ansar SC|Al Ansar]]
| clubs7 = [[Al-Zawraa]]
| nationalyears1 = 1986–2002
| nationalteam1 = [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iraq-recintlp.html Iraq - Record International Players]</ref>
| nationalcaps1 = 80   
| nationalgoals1 = 21
}}
'''Laith Hussein Shihaib Al-Tawlid''' ({{langx|ar|ليث حسين شهيب التولد}}; born 13 October 1968) is an Iraqi former [[association football|football]] player who wplayed as a [[midfielder]] and served as the [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the [[Iraq national football team|Iraqi national team]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2011 |title= |script-title=ar:معلومات قد لاتعرفها عن اللاعب الدولي السابق(ليث حسين)؟؟ |trans-title=Information you may not know about the former international player (Laith Hussein)?? |url=http://www.almowatennews.com/news.php?action=view&id=25479 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425131926/http://www.almowatennews.com/news.php?action=view&id=25479 |archive-date=25 April 2012 |access-date=22 January 2023 |website=almowatennews.com |language=ar}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Athletes Now Breathe Free of Uday's Chokehold|url=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|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=24 April 2003|accessdate=1 November 2011|archive-date=18 September 2016|archive-url=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|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== International career ==
Hussein made his international debut at the age of 17 in 1986. He played in the [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]] in Seoul and helped [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] win the [[AFC Youth Championship|Asian Youth Championship]] in Doha. In the [[1989 FIFA World Youth Championship|World Youth Cup]] in Saudi Arabia a year later, Hussein was on the verge of joining Spanish giants [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], after scoring one of the goals in a 2–0 win over [[Spain national under-20 football team|Spain]], helping Iraq to top their group, but was denied this move by then-president [[Saddam Hussein]].{{Cn|date=January 2023}}

== Managerial career ==
Hussein was team manager of the Iraqi national team in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=iraqsport.com |author=Hassanin Mubarak |title=Player Database |url=http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=5 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=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 |archivedate=April 25, 2001 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 17 March 1988 || [[King Fahd International Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]|| {{fb|Bahrain}} ||'''1'''–0 || 1–0 || [[9th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
| 2. || rowspan="2" | 3 November 1989 || rowspan="2" | [[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]|| rowspan="2" | {{fb|South Yemen}} ||'''3'''–0 || rowspan="2" | 6–2 || rowspan="2" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 3. ||'''4'''–0
|-
| 4. || 28 February 1990 || [[Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium]]|| {{fb|Kuwait}} ||'''1'''–1 || 1–1 || [[10th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
| 5. || rowspan="2" | 18 August 1992 || rowspan="2" | [[Al-Hassan Stadium]], [[Irbid]] || rowspan="2" | {{fb|ETH}} ||'''2'''–0 || rowspan="2" | 13–0 || rowspan="2" | [[1992 Jordan Tournament]]
|-
| 6. ||'''3'''–0
|-
| 7. || rowspan="2" | 26 May 1993 || rowspan="2" | [[Irbid]]|| {{fb|Yemen}} ||'''1'''–0 || 6–1 || rowspan="6" | [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification ]]
|-
| 8. || {{fb|Pakistan}} ||'''1'''–0 || 8–0
|-
| 9. || rowspan="2" | 14 June 1993 || rowspan="3" | [[Chengdu]]|| {{fb|Jordan}} ||'''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" | 4–0
|-
| 10. || {{fb|Jordan}} ||'''2'''–0
|-
| 11. || 16 June 1993 || {{fb|Yemen}} ||'''3'''–0 || 3–0
|-
| 12. || 19 October 1993 || [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Doha]]|| {{fb|South Korea}} ||'''2'''–2 || 2–2
|-
| 13. || 24 November 1996 || [[Stadio Luigi Ferraris]], [[Genoa]]|| {{fb|Indonesia}} || '''3'''–0 || 4–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 14. || rowspan="2" | 11 December 1996 || rowspan="2" | [[Al-Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]]|| rowspan="2" | {{fb|THA}} || '''2'''–0 || rowspan="2" | 4–1 || rowspan="2" | [[1996 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
| 15. || '''4'''–1
|-
| 16. || 23 May 1997 || [[Railway Stadium]], [[Lahore]]|| rowspan="3" | {{fb|Pakistan}} || '''3'''–1 || 6–2 || rowspan="3" | [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 17. || rowspan="2" | 20 June 1997 || rowspan="2" | [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] || '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" | 6–1
|-
| 18. || '''2'''–0
|-
| 19. || rowspan="2" | 21 August 1997 || rowspan="2" | [[Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Beirut]]|| rowspan="2" | {{fb|Lebanon}} || '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" | 2–0 || rowspan="2" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 20. || '''2'''–0
|-
| 21. || 17 August 2001 || [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] || {{fb|Thailand}} || '''4'''–0 || 4–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Individual'''
* [[Lebanese Premier League Best Player]]: [[1997–98 Lebanese Premier League|1997–98]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 June 1998|title=مهرجان كرة المنار|edition=232|pages=4|work=Shoot}}</ref>
* [[Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season]]: [[1997–98 Lebanese Premier League|1997–98]],<ref name=":1998">{{Cite news|date=8 June 1998|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=232|pages=4|work=Shoot}}</ref> [[1998–99 Lebanese Premier League|1998–99]]<ref name=":1999">{{Cite news|date=5 July 1999|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=288|pages=8|work=Shoot}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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| title = Iraq squads
| bg = white
| fg = black
| bordercolor = #008000
| list1 = 
{{Iraq Squad 1988 Summer Olympics}}
{{Iraq squad 1996 AFC Asian Cup}}
}}
{{Navboxes
| title = Awards
| bg = gold
| fg = navy
| list1 = 
{{1997–98 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year}}
{{1998–99 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year}}
{{Lebanese Premier League Best Player}}
}}
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{{succession box|
 before=[[Ahmed Radhi]]|
 title=[[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] captain|
 years= 2003 - 2004|
 after=[[Emad Hashim]]|
}}
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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Baghdad]]
[[Category:Iraqi men's footballers]]
[[Category:Iraq men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Iraq]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:1996 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:Qatar Stars League players]]
[[Category:Al-Rayyan SC players]]
[[Category:Al-Zawraa SC players]]
[[Category:Al-Rasheed SC players]]
[[Category:Al-Wakrah SC players]]
[[Category:Al Ansar FC players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]