Hussein Luaibi Explained

Hussein Luaibi
Fullname:Hussein Luaibi Munshid
Birth Date:1 July 1953
Birth Place:Iraq
Height:184 cm
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Al-Naft assistant coach
Years1:1971–1972
Clubs1:Al-Najda
Years2:1972–1973
Clubs2:Al-Aliyat
Years3:1973–1979
Clubs3:Al-Shorta
Years4:1979–1989
Clubs4:Al-Tayaran
Nationalyears1:1976
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1977–1978
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:5
Nationalyears3:1976–1978
Nationalteam3:Iraq
Nationalcaps3:13
Nationalgoals3:2
Manageryears1:2003
Managerclubs1:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Manageryears2:2010
Managerclubs2:Al-Naft

Hussein Luaibi (Arabic: حسين لعيبي; born 1953) is an Iraqi football coach and former footballer. He played as a forward.[1]

Club career

Luaibi started playing for Al-Najda FC and then Al-Aliyat FC. He then moved to Al-Shorta, where he played with them for six seasons, then moved to Al-Tayaran and stayed with them for 10 seasons until his retirement in 1989. In 27 years of playing he did not get one color card.[1]

Asian title and the first Iraqi goal in FIFA U-20

Luaibi played the youth team and won the 1977 AFC Youth Championship in Tehran,[2] than played in the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship in Tunisia with the first participation of Iraq in the history of the tournament and scored the first goal of an Iraqi player in the history of this tournament, which scored against Soviet Union on 26 June 1977, and scored against Austria too.

International career

On September 5, 1976, Luaibi played his debut with Iraq against Saudi Arabia in fully international match, in the Friendly match in Riyadh, which ended 0-0.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.[3]

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 October 1976Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdadalign=center 2–1 3–1 Friendly
2. align=center 3–1

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: لاعب المنتخبات الوطنية السابق والمدرب الحالي حسين لعيبي :لم أتحصل على أية بطاقة ملونة والمدرب المحلي ظلمني بلا أسباب. adawaanews.net. Arabic. 28 October 2013.
  2. Web site: حسين لعيبي .. حقق منجزا ذهبيا مع أبطال شباب آسيا وظلم دوليا. adawaanews.net. Arabic. 7 September 2010.
  3. Web site: تاريخ الكرة العراقية عام 1976-. niiiis.com. Arabic. 2 July 2009.