Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy

Egyptian football manager (born 1952)
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Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy
Personal information
Full name Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy
Date of birth (1952-12-25) December 25, 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Position(s) Left-winger, striker, center-forward
Team information
Current team
 Pyramids FC (Caretaker)
Youth career
1964–1968 Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1980 Al Ahly
International career
1969–1980 Egypt 32 (10)
Managerial career
1981–1982 Al Ahli SC (Tripoli) (Director Of Football)
1985–1987 Al-Ahli Saudi FC (Direct. Of Youth Dept.)
1991–1993 Egypt (Assistant Manager)
1993–1994 Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) (Direct. Of Youth Dept.)
1999–2000 Egypt U23
2000–2000 Al Ittihad Alexandria Club
2000–2001 Nejmeh SC
2001–2002 Al Masry SC
2002–2002 Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC
2007–2007 Suez Cement SC
2010–2010 Nejmeh SC
2010–2010 Al Ahly SC U23 (Director Of Football)
2010–2010 Al Ahly SC (Caretaker Manager)
2011–2011 Al Ahly SC U23 (Director Of Football)
2014–2014 Al Ahed FC
2016–2016 Al Ahly SC (Caretaker Manager)
2016–2019 Al Ahly SC (Managing Director Sport)
2019– Pyramids FC (Strategic Advisor)
2019 Pyramids FC (Caretaker Manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy (Arabic : عبد العزيز عبد الشافي) (commonly known as Zizo) is an Egyptian manager and football director (born on December 25, 1952), who was a former striker and coach.

Football career

Club career

Zizo played within Al Ahly youth ranks since the age of 15. He became a member of the senior team when he was 17.

He spent ten years with Al Ahly, scoring over 100 goals for the club through all ranks.

He was dubbed one of the most talented footballers in the history of Egyptian football, but had to retire at the age of 27 due to a serious injury.

International career

Zizo played about 32 matches with his national side Egypt.

He is one of very few Egyptian footballers to make his Egypt debut at the age of 17.

He scored on his debut against German Democratic Republic in a friendly match in 1969.

Managing career

Egypt

After he retired in 1982, Zizo was immediately appointed football director for Al Ahly, winning the CAF Champions League in 1982.

He worked as an assistant manager to Mahmoud El-Gohary for the Egypt first team in the early 1990s. He won the 1992 Arab Nations Cup in Syria with the team. Zizo also coached the Egypt Olympic team in 1999.

He managed several Egyptian clubs including Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary, Al-Masry, Baladeyet Al-Mahalla, Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab and Asmant Suez.

Zizo led Baladeyet Al-Mahalla to the final of Egyptian Cup in 2002 for the first and only time in the club's history.

He had three different spells as Al Ahly interim coach, as he guided the club to the 2015 Egyptian Super Cup which was staged in the United Arab Emirates for the first time.

In the 2016–2017 season, Zizo, who was the club's head of football sector, played a vital role in Al Ahly's Egyptian Premier League victory, as he left the team 7 points clear on top of the table during his spell as interim manager.

Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, Zizo worked with Al-Ahli Jeddah between 1986 and 1987. He won the KSA Youth Championship title & Regional title with the club in 1987.

A few years later, he joined rivals Al Ittihad as he won the KSA Youth Championship title in 1993.

Lebanon

In Lebanon, Zizo won the Lebanese Premier League with Nejmeh in 2004 and 2005.

He also won the Lebanese Super Cup and Lebanese Elite Cup.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 25 December 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Egypt U23 1 July 1999 1 March 2000 0 0 0 0 !—
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club 3 April 2000 30 June 2000 11 1 5 5 009.1
Nejmeh SC 1 July 2000 30 June 2001 1 1 0 0 100.0
Al Masry SC 27 November 2001 1 July 2002 5 3 0 2 060.0
Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC 1 July 2002 1 October 2002 3 0 1 2 000.0
Suez Cement SC 1 July 2007 7 November 2007 11 1 3 7 009.1
Nejmeh SC 12 March 2010 22 May 2010 11 7 0 4 063.6
Al Ahly SC (Caretaker) 23 November 2010 31 December 2010 6 2 4 0 033.3
Al Ahed FC 21 January 2014 29 May 2014 11 3 5 3 027.3
Al Ahly SC (Caretaker) 18 January 2016 3 March 2016 8 5 3 0 062.5
Pyramids FC (Caretaker) 18 December 2019 26 December 2019 2 1 1 0 050.0
Total 69 24 22 23 034.8 —

Honors

Footballer

With Al Ahly:

5 Egyptian Premier League in 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79 and 1979–80

1 Egyptian Cup in 1978

As Football Director

with Al Ahly:

CAF Champions League 1982

3 Egyptian Cup titles in 1982, 1983, 1984

As Manager

With Al Ahly:

With Nejmeh:

References

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Al Ahly SC – managers
(c) = caretaker manager