Fuad Anwar Amin (born October 13, 1970) is a former football defensive midfielder from Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

. A former captain of the national team

Saudi Arabia national football team

Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...

, he played at the World Cups in 1994 and 1998. On club level he played mostly for Al-Shabab and Al-Nasr

Al-Nasr

Al Nassr FC is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955 the club plays its home games at King Fahd Stadium and Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. Its home colours are yellow and blue.-History:...

 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

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

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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.

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