Marzouk Al-Otaibi
{{short description|Saudi Arabian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marzouk Al-Otaibi
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|11|7}}
| birth_place = Saudi Arabia
| height = {{height|meters=1.76}}
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| position = Striker
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| years1 =1997–2000 | clubs1 = Al-Shabab
| years2 =2000–2007 | clubs2 =Ittihad FC
| years3 =2001 | clubs3 =Riffa SC (loan)
| years4 =2007–2008 | clubs4 =Al Nassr FC
| years5 =2008–2010 | clubs5 = Al-Wehda
| years6 =2010 | clubs6 =Al Jabalain
| years7 =2010–2011 | clubs7 = Al-Watani
| years8 =2011–2012| clubs8= Al-Markhiya
| years9 =2012–2013| clubs9 = Al Rabea
| years10 =2013–2014| clubs10 =Al-Najmah
| nationalyears1= 1999–2004
| nationalteam1= Saudi Arabia
| nationalcaps1= 36
| nationalgoals1 = 12
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Marzouk Al-Otaibi ({{langx|ar|مرزوق العتيبي}}; born 7 November 1975) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer, who last played as a centre-forward for Al-Markhiya in Qatar.
Club career
Al-Otaibi started his career at Al-Shabab Club. In 1999, he joined Al-Ittihad 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 in the summer of 2007.
Al-Otaibi joined Qatari 2nd Division club Al-Markhiya on 26 December 2011 on a six-month deal.{{Cite web |url=http://cdn.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=30630 |title=المرخية يتعاقد مع السعودى مرزوق العتيبى |access-date=26 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526062220/http://cdn.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=30630 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}
International career
Otaibi made several appearances for the senior Saudi Arabia national football team, including the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals and the 2002 and 2004 AFC Asian Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds.{{FIFA player|70086|Marzouk Al-Otaibi}}
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
He shined in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup in Mexico where he finished as joint top scorer along with Ronaldinho and Cuauhtémoc Blanco with 6 goals each. He scored a super hat-trick (4 goals) against 8-man Egypt and added another two against Brazil in the semi-finals.
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/5709/Marzouq_Al_Otaibi.html|title=Al-Otaibi, Marzouq|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=28 April 2017}}[https://www.ksa-team.com/english/players.php?id=73&type=8 ( Marzouk AL OTAIBI ) Goals]
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! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | rowspan="4" | 29 July 1999 | rowspan="4" | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | rowspan="4" | {{fb|EGY}} | align=center | 1–0 | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 5–1 | rowspan="4" | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 2. | align=center | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | align=center | 4–1 | |||||
| 4. | align=center | 5–1 | |||||
| 5. | rowspan="2" | 1 August 1999 | rowspan="2" | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | rowspan="2" | {{fb|BRA}} | align=center | 1–2 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 2–8 | rowspan="2" | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 6. | align=center | 2–2 | |||||
| 7. | 20 October 2000 | Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon | {{fb|UZB}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 5–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup |
| 8. | rowspan="2" | 3 February 2001 | rowspan="2" | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | rowspan="2" | {{fb|UGA}} | align=center | 1–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 3–1 | rowspan="2" | International friendly |
| 9. | align=center | 2–0 | |||||
| 10. | 8 February 2001 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | {{fb|MNG}} | align=center | 6–0 | align=center | 6–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11. | 23 July 2001 | Bola Sepak Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | {{fb|PRK}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | International friendly |
| 12. | 14 December 2004 | Al-Rayyan Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | {{fb|YEM}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 17th Arabian Gulf Cup |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=5709}}
{{Saudi Arabia Squad 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup}}
{{Saudi Arabia Squad 2000 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Saudi Arabia Squad 2004 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{FIFA Confederations Cup awards}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
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Category:Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players
Category:Al-Jabalain FC players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Category:Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia) players
Category:Al-Watani Club players
Category:Al-Markhiya SC players
Category:Qatari Second Division players
Category:Saudi First Division League players
Category:Saudi Second Division players
Category:Saudi Pro League players
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Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:20th-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen
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