Fathi Kameel Matar Marzouq (; born 23 May 1955) is a Kuwaiti former footballer who played in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He helped Kuwait qualify to the

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in 1982 by scoring a goal against

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. Fathi also helped Kuwait win the

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in 1980. He was joint top-scorer at the

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with three goals. He also played for Kuwait at the

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. It is said that Fathi would usually be on the bench (as a secret weapon) and that, whenever he warmed up to play, the crowd cheered him loudly.

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* 1955 births Living people Footballers from Kuwait City Men's association football forwards Kuwaiti men's footballers Kuwait men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Kuwait 1976 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics 1980 AFC Asian Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players AFC Asian Cup–winning players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Kuwait Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Al-Tadamon SC (Kuwait) players Kuwait Premier League players {{Kuwait-footy-bio-stub