Morad Fareed (born September 14, 1979) is a former professional athlete.
Career
Born in
New York State
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, Fareed was a member of the first
Palestine national football team
The Palestine national football team (), governed by the Palestinian Football Association, represents Palestine in men's international football. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA, and is governed continentally by the Asian Foo ...
in its attempt to qualify for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to FIFA World Cup hosts ...
. Although Palestine did not qualify for the World Cup, Fareed appeared in one preliminary match against Iraq on 16 November 2004. He was featured in the 2006 film
Goal Dreams, a documentary directed by
Maya Sanbar and
Jeffrey Saunders that follows the Palestinian national team in their attempt to qualify for the World Cup.
Profile
at IMDB
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fareed, Morad
Living people
1979 births
Palestinian men's footballers
American people of Palestinian descent
Men's association football midfielders
Palestine men's international footballers
Palestinian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
21st-century Palestinian businesspeople