Laith Hussein

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.

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	March 17, 1988	Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Bahrain	1–0	1–0	1988 Gulf Cup of Nations
2.	February 28, 1990	Kuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait	Kuwait	1–1	1–1	International Friendly
3.	May 26, 1993	Stadium, Irbid	Yemen	1–0	6–1	1994 World Cup Qual.
4.	May 28, 1993	Stadium, Irbid	Pakistan	1–0	8–0	1994 World Cup Qual.
5.	June 14, 1993	Stadium, Chengdu	Jordan	1–0	4–0	1994 World Cup Qual.
6.	June 14, 1993	Stadium, Chengdu	Jordan	2–0	4–0	1994 World Cup Qual.
7.	June 16, 1993	Stadium, Chengdu	Yemen	3–0	3–0	1994 World Cup Qual.
8.	24 November 1996	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa	Indonesia	3–0	4–0	International Friendly
9.	December 11, 1996	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai	Thailand	2–0	4–1	1996 AFC Asian Cup
10.	December 11, 1996	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai	Thailand	4–1	4–1	1996 AFC Asian Cup
11.	23 May, 1997	Railway Stadium, Lahore	Pakistan	3–1	6–2	1998 World Cup Qual.
12.	20 June, 1997	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Pakistan	1–0	6–1	1998 World Cup Qual.
13.	20 June, 1997	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Pakistan	2–0	6–1	1998 World Cup Qual.
14.	August 21, 1997	National Stadium, Beirut	Lebanon	1–0	2–0	International Friendly
15.	August 21, 1997	National Stadium, Beirut	Lebanon	2–0	2–0	International Friendly