Fathi Kameel

Fathi Kameel Matar Marzouq (Arabic: فتحي كميل مطر مرزوق‎; born 23 May 1955) was a Kuwaiti football player in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He helped Kuwait qualify to the World Cup in 1982 by scoring a goal against New Zealand.[2] Fathi also helped Kuwait win the Asian Cup in 1980. He was joint top-scorer at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup with three goals.[3] He also played for Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[4] It is said that Fathi would usually be on the bench (as a secret weapon) and that whenever he warms up to play, the crowd cheers him loudly.

Fathi Kameel
Personal information
Full name Fathi Kameel Matar Marzouq
Date of birth (1955-05-23) 23 May 1955
Place of birth kuwait city
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1985 Al Tadamun SC
National team
1973–1984 Kuwait
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2012-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Fathi Kameel – FIFA competition record
  3. Jovanovic, Bojan. "Asian Nations Cup 1976". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  4. "Fathi Marzouq Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2009-08-13.


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