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]
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]
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.
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]
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.[3]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
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1. | 22 October 1976 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | align=center | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
2. | align=center | 3–1 | |||||