Mahmoud al-Gohari ( Arabic: الجوهرى , February 20, 1938 , Cairo ) - September 3, 2012 , Amman [1] ) - Egyptian football player , played as a striker . At the end of his career, he became one of the leading coaches in Africa . It is considered one of the best footballers and coaches of the Egyptians of all time [2] .
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| Born | February 20, 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 3, 2012 ( 74) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mahmoud al-Gohari is one of two people, along with Nigerian Stephen Keshi , who won the Africa Cup both as a player and as a coach.
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Biography
Playing as part of the Al-Ahly club, he was involved in the games of the Egypt national team , which won the 1959 African Cup of Nations (in which he became the top scorer of the tournament) [2] . In the first round of the group stage, he scored a hat-trick against Ethiopia .
In 1961, he completed his playing career due to injury. After that, he became an assistant coach at Al-Ahli’s home club, then he took up the position of coach at the Saudi club Al-Ittihad , then he headed Al-Ahli . After the club’s victory in the 1987 CAF Champions League , he led the Egyptian national team , which, after a 56-year hiatus, took him to the final stage of the 1990 World Cup [2] .
Later, having returned to club work together with the Zamalek club, he again achieved victory in the CAF Champions League [2] . In 1997, he returned to work with the Egyptian national team and led the national team to victory in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations , becoming the first person to win this tournament as a player, then as a coach [2] .
In 2002, he became the head coach of the Jordanian national team, which he led to the final stage of the 2004 Asian Cup [2] .
Track record
Player
Egypt national team
- 1959 African Cup of Nations Winner
- The top scorer of the 1959 African Cup of Nations (3 goals)
- First winner of the African Cup of Nations both as a player and as a coach [3]
Al Ahly
- 6 Championships of Egypt : 1955-1958, 1960, 1961
- 2 Egypt Cups : 1956, 1961
Coach
Egypt national team
- 1998 African Nations Cup Winner
Al Ahly
- 2 Egypt Championships
- 3 Egypt Cups
- 1 CAF Champions League
- 1 African Cup
" Zamelek "
- 1 CAF Champions League
- 1 Africa Super Cup: 1994
Al Wahda
- 1 UAE Cup: 1996
Customized
- Three times was recognized as the best Arab coach: 1989, 1993, 1998
- Hit the 20 best FIFA coaches of the year in 1998
- Selected Africa's Best Trainer in 1998
Notes
- ↑ Foot - EGY - Al-Gohary s'est éteint
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 BBC SPORT | Football | African | African legends: Mahmoud El-Gohary
- ↑ Le Nigérian Stephen Keshi réalise à son tour cet exploit en 2013.