Faisal Abdulaziz Al Dosari (8 January 1968 – 19 February 2021) was a Bahraini

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defender who played for

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in the

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Death

Faisal passed away in the morning of 19 February 2021 at the age of 53 after a battle with illness. His death was a significant loss to the Bahraini football community, where he was remembered as a dedicated player, particularly for his role in Bahrain's golden generation, which nearly qualified for the

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on two occasions.

References

2021 deaths Bahraini men's footballers Bahrain men's international footballers Men's association football defenders 1968 births Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Bahrain Place of death missing 2004 AFC Asian Cup players Al-Muharraq SC players {{Bahrain-footy-bio-stub