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Saeed Al-Owairan (also spelt Owairan; Arabic: سعيد العويران; born 19 August 1967) is a Saudi Arabian former international footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a forward. He scored a famous goal in 1994 FIFA World Cup against Belgium, which is considered to be one of the greatest World Cup goals of all time.

Saeed Al-Owairan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-08-19) 19 August 1967 (age 55)
Place of birth	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–2001	Al-Shabab	588	(238)
National team
1991–1998	Saudi Arabia	75	(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

Owairan spent his entire club career at Al-Shabab, a Saudi club based in Riyadh.

He won 75 caps for the Saudi national team, scoring 24 goals, including 7 goals in 1994 World Cup qualifying. He achieved international renown at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, in which he scored a stunning individual goal against Belgium at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. that was later voted the 6th best in FIFA's Goal of the Century rankings.[1] The goal sent Saudi Arabia through to the second round of the World Cup, a feat which they have yet to repeat. They subsequently lost 3–1 to Sweden in the Round of 16.

Following the World Cup, Owairan returned to Saudi Arabia. The same year he was named as Asian Footballer of the Year.[2] Despite interest from European clubs, he was unable to leave the country due to a national law preventing Saudi footballers from playing abroad.[3] In 1996, he was caught drinking alcohol and socializing with women during Ramadan by the Saudi police. He was given a prison sentence (believed to be around six months) and suspended from competitive football for one year.[4]

Although he was selected as part of the Saudi Arabia national team at the 1998 World Cup in France, he only made two appearances as Saudi Arabia went out in the group stages.

Honours

Club

Al-Shabab

• Arab Club Champions Cup:1992,[5]1999[6]
• Saudi Premier League :1990–91,[7]1991–92,[8]1992–93[9]
• Asian Cup Winners' Cup:2000–01[10]

National

Saudi Arabia

• Arab Nations Cup runner-up:1992[11]
• King Fahd Cup runner-up:1992[12]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up:1992[13]

Individual

• IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 1993
• Best Bombardier Saudi Premier League:1991–92[14]

References

External links

• Saeed Al-Owairan at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Said al-Uwairan

Saʿid al-ʿUwairan (arabisch سعيد العويران, DMG Saʿīd al-ʿUwairān, nach englischer Umschrift häufig Saeed al-Owairan, auch ohne Artikel Owairan; * 19. August 1967) ist ein ehemaliger saudi-arabischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Saeed Al-Owairan

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[es] Saeed Al-Owairan

Saeed Ali Al-Owairan (en árabe, سعيد علي العويران‎, nacido el 19 de agosto de 1967 en Riad, Riad) es un exfutbolista saudita. Jugaba de delantero y su último club fue el Al Shabab de Arabia Saudita.

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[fr] Saeed al-Owairan

Saeed al-Owairan (en arabe : سعيد العويران) , né le 19 août 1967, est un footballeur international saoudien.

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[it] Saeed Al-Owairan

Saeed Al-Owairan (in arabo: سعيد العويران‎, Saʿīd al-ʿUwayrān; Riyad, 19 agosto 1967) è un ex calciatore saudita.

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[ru] Аль-Увайран, Саид

Саи́д а́ль-Увайра́н[источник не указан 785 дней], Саид аль-Овайран[2] (араб. سعيد العويران‎; род. 19 августа 1967, Эр-Рияд) — саудовский футболист, полузащитник. Всю карьеру провёл в клубе «Аль-Шабаб» из Эр-Рияда. Выступал за сборную Саудовской Аравии, участник двух чемпионатов мира: 1994 и 1998 года. Футболист года в Азии 1994 года. По версии Международной федерации футбольной истории и статистики, занимает 6-е место в списке лучших футболистов XX века в Азии.

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