Ali Marwi () is a former

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. He prominently played during the early-to-late 1990s with the Kuwaiti national football team as a forward. He spent most of his career with Kuwait giants

Al-Salmiya Al-Salmiya Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club in Salmiya. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League four times, most recently in 2000. They were founded in 1964 and the club covers a total area of 94 thousand square metres ...

. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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Career

Marwi has had a long career, with the national team and made appearances in several Gulf Cups. In

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

, Ali Marwi scored one goal in the

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net, as well as another in the

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net. During the

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competition, Ali also scored one goal against the Qatari national team. Ali Marwi also spent a short time at

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i giants

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in 1999, and scored the winning goal against rivals

Al-Nasr Al-Nassr Football Club () is a professional football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The club competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the Saudi football league system. Al-Nassr is one of only three clubs to have participated ...

(Salalah) in the final of the

Sultan Qaboos Cup The Sultan Qaboos Cup (), also known as the HM's Cup, is Oman's premier knockout tournament for men's football. It was officially founded in 1972 and the champions of that first edition were Al-Ahli. It was briefly known as Oman Cup. Currently, t ...

.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H36TNRwiqVs Ali Marwi's famous goal in 1999 against Al-Nasr

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* Living people Kuwaiti men's footballers Olympic footballers for Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Dhofar Club players 1969 births Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Saudi Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Asian Games bronze medalists for Kuwait Asian Games footballers for Kuwait Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Kuwait Premier League players Oman Professional League players Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Oman Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Kuwaiti expatriate men's footballers Asian Games bronze medalists in football {{Kuwait-footy-bio-stub