Laith Hussein Football player

Laith Hussein (Arabic: ليث حسين‎) is an Iraqi football player born in 1968 who captained the Iraqi national team.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 is currently team manager of the Iraqi national team.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 13, 1968
Birth place
Baghdad , Iraq

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Football player

position
Midfielder
teams
Al-Karkh SC
Al Rayyan SC
Iraq national football team
Al-Zawra'a SC

Laith Hussein on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.almowatennews.com/news.php?action=view&id=25479