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Yousuf Al-Thunayyan Full name
Yousuf Al-Thunayyan Date of birth
(1963-11-18 ) November 18, 1963 (age 60 ) Place of birth
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia Height
1.74 m (5 ft 8 + 1 ⁄2 in ) Position(s )
Winger , attacking midfielder 1981–1983
Al-Hilal Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 1984–2003
Al-Hilal
350
(98 ) 1986–1998
Saudi Arabia 81
(20 )
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Yousuf Al-Thunayyan (Arabic : يوسف الثُنيان , born November 18, 1963) is a former association football winger and attacking midfielder from Saudi Arabia . He spent all 21 seasons of his senior career at Al-Hilal FC . A playmaker known for vision and technique, Al-Thunayyan was nicknamed "The Philosopher" for his dribbling, goal scoring, and playmaking skills. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Saudi and Asian players of all time.
Club career [ edit ]
Al-Thunayan played his entire club career for Al-Hilal , joining the first team in 1984 and retiring in 2005 after winning a total of 24 titles with the club.[citation needed ] On 14 December 2005, Al-Hilal hosted Valencia in his farewell match.[1] Particular highlights are Asian Club Championship 1991 Winner and Asian Club Championship 1999-2000 Winner.
International career [ edit ]
During his active career, Al-Thunayan played 95 international matches and scored 33 goals for the Saudi Arabia national team . At the age of 34 he was selected for his only Football World Cup , and appeared in two games, scoring from the penalty spot in the 2–2 draw with South Africa .[2] Yousuf represented Saudi Arabia in 3 consecutive AFC Asian Cup finals in 1988, 1992 and 1996, winning two out of these three.
1988 AFC Asian Cup (Qatar)
Yousuf took over the starting forward role mid way thru the tournament coached by Carlos Alberto Parreira .[3]
He played vs Bahrain in Group stages which tied 1-1.[4] He also played the important game vs China which Saudi Arabia won 1–0.[5]
He played the Semi Finals vs Iran which Saudi Arabia won 1–0.[6]
He also played in the Final vs South Korea which Saudi Arabia won on penalties.[7]
1992 AFC Asian Cup (Japan)
He scored the goal in a stage game vs China which Saudis tied 1-1.[8]
He also played the group stage game vs Qatar which Saudis again tied 1-1.[9]
In the final group stage game, Yousuf scored a goal in a 4–0 rout of Thailand.[10]
Yousuf led the team to defeat UAE 2–0 in Semi Finals.[11]
Yousuf played whole Final game in which Saudi Arabia lost to Japan.[12]
1992 King Fahd Cup , later known as FIFA Confederations Cup
The confederation cup was the last stop prior to Asian World Cup qualifiers. Saudi Arabia beat USA 3–0, with Yousuf scoring a goal.[13]
1996 AFC Asian Cup (UAE)
Yousuf was on bench but was substituted in during the game against Iran, where Saudi Arabia lost 3–0.[14]
A Quarter finals game against China started badly, with Saudi Arabia down 2–0. Yousuf scored a goal and made an assist and in end Saudi Arabia won the game 4–2.[15]
In the Semi Finals game vs Iran, Saudi Arabia won the match on PK 4–3.[16]
Saudi Arabia won 4–2 against UAE, the host nation, with Yousuf playing the whole game and scoring a critical first penalty shot.[17]
This was a second continental Asian Cup for Yousuf and a third for Saudi Arabia.
1998 Arab Cup
Yousuf scored in the Semi Finals game 2–1 against Kuwait. In the Final game vs Qatar, he made an assist to clinch the title for Saudi Arabia.[18]
1998 World Cup
As Saudi Arabia failed to qualify for the 1986 and 1990 world cup, Yousuf had only one chance to play on the World Cup near the end of his peak. He appeared as a substitute against Denmark where Saudi Arabia Lost 1–0.[citation needed ]
Yousuf scored a penalty kick to earn Saudi Arabia a 2–2 draw vs South Africa, resulting in the solitary point for Saudi Arabia in 1998 world cup.[citation needed ] He captained the team in the game.[citation needed ]
International goals [ edit ]
[19]
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Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
25 February 1986
Khobar , Saudi Arabia
Wales
1–2
Lost
Friendly
2
3 October 1986
Seoul , South Korea
Kuwait
2–2
Drew
1986 Asian Games
3
15 March 1989
Jeddah Saudi Arabia
Syria
5–4
Won
1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
4
15 October 1992
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
United States
3–0
Won
FIFA Confederations Cup
5
29 October 1992
Hiroshima , Japan
China
1–1
Drew
1992 AFC Asian Cup
6
2 November 1992
Hiroshima , Japan
Thailand
4–0
Won
1992 AFC Asian Cup
7
29 December 1995
Jeddah , Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan
3–0
Won
Friendly
8
29 December 1995
Jeddah , Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan
3–0
Won
Friendly
9
24 January 1996
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Kyrgyzstan
3–0
Won
1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10
24 January 1996
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Kyrgyzstan
3–0
Won
1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11
28 January 1996
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Yemen
4–0
Won
1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12
28 January 1996
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Yemen
4–0
Won
1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13
31 January 1996
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Kyrgyzstan
2–0
Won
1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
14
21 October 1996
Muscat, Oman
Bahrain
3–1
Won
13th Arabian Gulf Cup
15
16 December 1996
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
China
4–3
Won
1996 AFC Asian Cup
16
16 December 1996
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
China
4–3
Won
1996 AFC Asian Cup
17
14 September 1997
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
2–1
Won
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
18
24 June 1998
Bordeaux , France
South Africa
2–2
Drew
1998 FIFA World Cup
19
29 September 1998
Doha , Qatar
Kuwait
2–1
Won
1998 Arab Nations Cup
20
2 November 1998
Manama , Bahrain
Bahrain
1–1
Drew
14th Arabian Gulf Cup
Honours [ edit ]
Saudi Premier League : 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002
Saudi King Cup : 1984, 1989
Crown Prince Cup : 1995, 2000
Saudi Federation Cup : 1987, 1996, 2000
Saudi Founder's Cup : 2000
AFC Champions League : 1991, 2000
Asian Cup Winners Cup : 1997
Asian Super Cup : 1997
Arab Champions League : 1994, 1995
Arab Super Cup : 2001
GCC Club Cup : 1986, 1998
International [ edit ]
Individual [ edit ]
Farewell match [ edit ]
Attendance: more than 65,000
References [ edit ]
^ "Carlos Alberto Parreira" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Saudi-Arabien - Bahrain 1:1 (Asian Cup 1988 Katar, Gruppe 2)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Saudi-Arabien - China 1:0 (Asian Cup 1988 Katar, Gruppe 2)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Saudi-Arabien - Iran 1:0 (Asian Cup 1988 Katar, Halbfinale)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Saudi-Arabien - Südkorea 4:3 (Asian Cup 1988 Katar, Finale)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Saudi-Arabien - China 1:1 (Asian Cup 1992 Japan, Gruppe 2)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Saudi-Arabien - Katar 1:1 (Asian Cup 1992 Japan, Gruppe 2)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Saudi-Arabien - Thailand 4:0 (Asian Cup 1992 Japan, Gruppe 2)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Saudi-Arabien - VA Emirate 2:0 (Asian Cup 1992 Japan, Halbfinale)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Japan - Saudi-Arabien 1:0 (Asian Cup 1992 Japan, Finale)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Intercontinental Champions Cup Saudi Arabia 1992 - USA 0:3 (0:0) Saudi Arabia - Overview" . 2015-09-13. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Saudi-Arabien - Iran 0:3 (Asian Cup 1996 VA Emirate, Gruppe B)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Saudi-Arabien - China 4:3 (Asian Cup 1996 VA Emirate, Viertelfinale)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Iran - Saudi-Arabien 3:4 (Asian Cup 1996 VA Emirate, Halbfinale)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "Saudi-Arabien - VA Emirate 4:2 (Asian Cup 1996 VA Emirate, Finale)" . weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04 .
^ "1998 Arab Nations Cup" , Wikipedia , 2019-07-25, retrieved 2019-12-04
^ Roberto Mamrud & Naim Albakr. "Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber - Century of International Appearances" . RSSSF . Archived from the original on 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2013-11-23 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yousuf_Al-Thunayan&oldid=1231165690 "
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