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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nawaf Bander Nawaf Al-Temyat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2008 | Al-Hilal | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998–2006 | Saudi Arabia | 63 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nawaf Bander Nawaf Al-Temyat (Arabic:نواف بندر نواف التمياط; born 28 June 1976) is a Saudi Arabian formerfootballer who played as amidfielder.[2]
Al-Temyat played his entire club career withAl-Hilal, starting in 1994 and retiring in 2008. In 2000, he was nominatedAsian Player of the Year. A series of injuries prevented him from playing between 2001 and 2004. His last game with Al-Hilal was in 2008. He had a retirement match, which was played between Al Hilal club against Italian sideInter Milan inRiyadh,King Fahd International Stadium on 2 January 2010.[citation needed]
On 17 May 1998, he debuted for the national team in a friendly match againstNamibia. Several days later Al-Temyat was called for theFIFA World Cup in France. He featured just in a single match at the tournament, in a draw againstSouth Africa and showed promising level. One year later, he played also at theFIFA Confederations Cup. His team achieved a fourth place. Al-Temyat scored a goal againstMexico and gained two assists versusEgypt andBrazil respectively.
The best moment of his international career came during the2000 AFC Asian Cup. Saudi Arabia achieved a second place, losing toJapan in the final. He was awarded to the best XI of the tournament. Two years later, Al Temyat went to theFIFA World Cup as a central figure and the biggest star of his team.Saudi Arabia failed to gain any point nevertheless.
A creative and naturally gifted central midfielder, Al-Temyat has been considered as one of the biggest talent in Saudi Arabia. Very decent stamina, good vision and technical qualities, as dribbling enabled him to dominate in centre of the midfield. During his career he was often compared to his predecessorFahad Al-Bishi due to similar playing style, however possessed significantly better strength and pace. Despite high potential, he was plagued by injuries.
Al-Temyat studiedsports management with CIES and graduated in 2018; he was president of theSaudi Arabian Football Federation between 2018 and 2019.[3]
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