Marzouk Al-Otaibi (; born 7 November 1975) is a Saudi Arabian former
footballer
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, who last played as a
centre-forward
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for
Al-Markhiya in
Qatar
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.
Club career
Al-Otaibi started his career at
Al-Shabab Club. In 1999, he joined
Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad may refer to:
Sports Football Men Teams
* Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
* Al Ittihad SCSC (Tripoli), Tripoli, Libya
* Al Ittihad Gheryan, Gharyan, Libya
* Al Ittihad Misurata SC, Misurata, Libya
* Al Ittihad SC ...
for a then-record 9 million
Saudi riyals in which he spent around 8 years with Al-Ittihad. While with Al-Ittihad, Al-Otaibi won several national and international titles. Al-Otaibi joined
Al-Nassr
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in the summer of 2007.
Al-Otaibi joined
Qatari 2nd Division club
Al-Markhiya on 26 December 2011 on a six-month deal.
International career
Otaibi made several appearances for the senior
Saudi Arabia national football team
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, including the
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
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The tournament was won by Mexico, who beat Brazil 4–3 in the fina ...
and the
2000 AFC Asian Cup
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finals and the
2002
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and
2004 AFC Asian Cup
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and
2006 FIFA World Cup
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qualifying rounds.
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
He shined in the
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
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The tournament was won by Mexico, who beat Brazil 4–3 in the fina ...
in
Mexico
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where he finished as joint top scorer along with
Ronaldinho
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and
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
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He served as the Governor of Morelos from 2018 to 2024 under the coalition ''Juntos H ...
with 6 goals each. He scored a super hat-trick (4 goals) against 8-man
Egypt
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and added another two against
Brazil
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in the semi-finals.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.''
( Marzouk AL OTAIBI ) Goals
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References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Saudi Arabian men's footballers
Saudi Arabian expatriate men's footballers
Saudi Arabia men's international footballers
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
2000 AFC Asian Cup players
2004 AFC Asian Cup players
Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players
Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players
Al-Riffa SC players
Al-Nassr FC players
Al-Jabalain FC players
Al Wehda FC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia) players
Al-Watani Club players
Jeddah Club players
Al-Markhiya SC players
Qatari Second Division players
Saudi First Division League players
Saudi Second Division players
Saudi Pro League players
Saudi Arabian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
Saudi Arabian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Men's association football forwards
20th-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen
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