Hussein Luaibi (Arabic: حسين لعيبي; born 1953) is an Iraqi football coach and former footballer. He played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hussein Luaibi Munshid | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Naft assistant coach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1972 | Al-Najda | ||
| 1972–1973 | Al-Aliyat | ||
| 1973–1979 | Al-Shorta | ||
| 1979–1989 | Al-Tayaran | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976 | Iraq military | 2 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Iraq U20 | 8 | (5) |
| 1976–1978 | Iraq | 13 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 2010 | Al-Naft | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editLuaibi 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
editLuaibi 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.[3]
International career
editOn 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
edit- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.[3]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 October 1976 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |  Libya |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 3–1 |
Awards
edit- Finalist Pestabola Merdeka 1977 with Iraq
- Asian Youth champion in 1977 with Iraq U-19
- Winner of the Al-Wehdat Championship in 1986 with Al-Tayaran
- Winner of the Arab Police Championship in 1976 with Al-Shorta
References
edit- ^ a b "لاعب المنتخبات الوطنية السابق والمدرب الحالي حسين لعيبي :لم أتحصل على أية بطاقة ملونة والمدرب المحلي ظلمني بلا أسباب". adawaanews.net (in Arabic). 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "حسين لعيبي .. حقق منجزا ذهبيا مع أبطال شباب آسيا وظلم دوليا". adawaanews.net (in Arabic). 7 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "تاريخ الكرة العراقية عام 1976-". niiiis.com (in Arabic). 2 July 2009.