Saeed Al-Owairan
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1967-08-19) 19 August 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder, Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1988–2001 | Al-Shabab | ||
National team | |||
1991–1998 | Saudi Arabia | 50 | (24) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Saeed Al-Owairan (also spelt Owairan; Arabic: سعيد العويران; born 19 August 1967) is a former Saudi Arabian international footballer. Owairan played his entire career for Al-Shabab, a Saudi club based in Riyadh. He became very famous internationally after his goal in FIFA World Cup 1994 against Belgium, and was also chosen as best player in Asia same year.[1]
International career
He played for the Saudi national team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, in which he scored a goal against Belgium that was later voted the 6th best in FIFA's Goal of the Century rankings,[2] thus earning him the nickname "The Maradona of the Arabs". FIFA has selected Owairan among the top 22 players in that World Cup.[citation needed]
Overall, he scored 24 goals in 50 international matches and also competed in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Individual
- IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year: 1
- 1993
References
- Jump up ^ "Arrested After Shining in '94 World Cup, Owairan Battles Back : A Hopeful Return for Saudi Star - New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- Jump up ^ FIFA.com: Goal of the Century, 30 May 2002
- Jump up ^ Saeed Owairan – FIFA competition record
External links
- Saeed Al-Owairan at National-Football-Teams.com
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