Fuad Amin
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Fuad Anwar Amin | ||
| Date of birth | October 13, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987-1990 | Al-Shabab | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1998 | Al-Shabab | 289 | (48) |
| 1999 | Sichuan Tsyuansin | 9 | (1) |
| 1999-2001 | Al-Nasr | 42 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 1988-1989 | Saudi Arabia U-17 | 13 | (0) |
| 1989 | Saudi Arabia U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1995-1996 | Saudi Arabia U-23 | 8 | (1) |
| 1990-2000 | Saudi Arabia | 68 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Fuad Anwar Amin (Arabic: فؤاد أنور أمين) (born October 13, 1970) is a former football defensive midfielder from Saudi Arabia. A former captain of the national team, he played at the World Cups in 1994 and 1998.[1] On club level he played mostly for Al-Shabab and Al-Nasr in his home country.
He achieved national fame after becoming the first Saudi to score in the world cup finals in the 2–1 defeat against the Netherlands during World Cup 94.
In the 1994 World Cup he scored two goals and helped Saudi Arabia advance from group including a header against The Netherlands and a long range effort against Morocco.
Amin played at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2]
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[edit] Controversy
In 1998, Zidane was banned for two games after stomping on Saudi Arabia's Fuad Amin, whom people close to Zidane said had leveled a racial slur against the player.[3]
[edit] Honours
[edit] Al-Shabab
- Saudi Federation cup: 1988, 1989.
- Saudi Premier League: 1991, 1992, 1993.
- Crown Prince Cup: 1993, 1996.
- Arab Champions League: 1992
- Arab Super Cup: 1996
- Gulf Club Champions Cup: 1993, 1994
[edit] National Team U-17
[edit] National Team
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- Winner: 1994
- Qualify for the FIFA World Cup:
[edit] References
- ^ Fuad Amin – FIFA competition record
- ^ "Fuad Anwar Amin Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/am/fuad-anwar-amin-1.html. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ Karon, Tony (July 13, 2006). "The Head Butt Furor: A Window on Europe's Identity Crisis". Time. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1213502,00.html#ixzz0uLZ9NCtz.
[edit] External links
- Fuad Amin at National-Football-Teams.com
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