Fuad Anwar Explained

Fuad Anwar
Fullname:Fuad Anwar Amin
Birth Date:1972 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Position:Defensive Midfielder
Youthyears1:1987–1990
Youthclubs1:Al-Shabab
Years1:1990–1998
Years2:1999
Years3:1999–2001
Clubs1:Al-Shabab
Clubs2:Sichuan
Clubs3:Al Nassr
Caps1:289
Goals1:48
Caps2:9
Goals2:1
Caps3:42
Goals3:7
Totalcaps:340
Totalgoals:56
Nationalyears1:1988–1989
Nationalyears2:1989
Nationalyears3:1995
Nationalyears4:1996
Nationalyears5:1990–1998
Nationalteam1:Saudi Arabia U-17
Nationalteam2:Saudi Arabia U-20
Nationalteam3:Saudi Arabia U-23
Nationalteam4:Saudi Arabia Olympic (O.P.)
Nationalteam5:Saudi Arabia
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalcaps4:3
Nationalgoals4:1
Nationalcaps5:95
Nationalgoals5:12

Fuad Anwar Amin (Arabic: فؤاد أنور أمين; born 13 October 1972) is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. On club level, he played mostly for Al-Shabab and Al-Nasr in his home country.

International career

A former captain of the national team, he achieved national fame after becoming the first Saudi to score in the FIFA World Cup finals in the 2–1 defeat against the Netherlands during 1994 edition. In the same competition, he scored a long range effort against Morocco.

Amin played at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Amin was also selected for 1998 FIFA World Cup. During the match against France, Amin was stomped by Zidane, who was banned for two games. People close to Zidane said that Amin had leveled a racial slur against the player.[2]

Honours

Al-Shabab

1988, 1989.

1991, 1992, 1993.

1993, 1996.

1992

1996

1993, 1994

Saudi Arabia U17

1988

1989

Saudi Arabia

1996

1994

Individual

2020[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Reference . Fuad Anwar Amin Biography and Statistics . 24 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021164628/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/am/fuad-anwar-amin-1.html . 21 October 2012 . dmy .
  2. News: The Head Butt Furor: A Window on Europe's Identity Crisis . https://web.archive.org/web/20060716102355/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1213502,00.html?#ixzz0uLZ9NCtz . dead . 16 July 2006 . Time . Tony . Karon . 13 July 2006.
  3. Web site: The best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup announced! . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116082205/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/the-best-asian-team-at-the-fifa-world-cup-announced . Asian Football Confederation . 2020-07-07 . 2021-05-19 . 2021-01-16.