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Hussein Saeed

フセイン・サイード　/　ふせいん・さいーど

Association football player from Iraq

January 21, 1958 (age 68)　・　Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

Baghdad Governorate
association football player

My Take

Hussein Saeed is a name that commands instant respect. Seventy-eight international goals places him twelfth on the all-time list, an astonishing return for any striker, let alone one who scored them for Iraq through turbulent decades. What strikes me is the sheer mental resilience that kind of consistency demanded against a backdrop of national hardship. He was not merely a forward but a symbol of hope for his country. That he later served as president of the Iraq Football Association only deepens the legacy, showing a man who carried his nation's football on the pitch and off it. I hold figures like him in genuine reverence.

Overview

Hussein Saeed Mohammed (Arabic: حُسَيْن سَعِيد مُحَمَّد, born 21 January 1958) is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward and is a former president of the Iraq Football Association. Saeed is in twelfth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78 goals.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Hussein Saeed
Name (Japanese): フセイン・サイード
Reading: ふせいん・さいーど
Born: January 21, 1958 (age 68)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Dog
Origin: Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89

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