Hassan Afif

Somali footballer and manager

Hassan Afif
Personal information
Full name Hassan Afif Yahya Al Yafei
Date of birth (1956-12-20) 20 December 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth Moshi, Tanzania
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
? Simba S.C. 101 (27)
? Horseed FC 5 (1)
-1986 Al Ittihad
International career
1972–1980 Somalia[1][2] 20 (?)
Managerial career
1986–1987 Al Ittihad
2001–2003 Al-Ittifaq
2005–2008 Al-Markhiya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hassan Afif Yahya Al Yafei (Somali: Xasan Cafiif, Arabic: حسن عفيف; born 20 December 1956)[3] is a football manager and former footballer. Born in Tanzania, he played for the Somalia national team.

Career

Afif played for Simba in Tanzania and Horseed in Somalia,[1][2][3][4] before moving to Qatar and playing for Al Ittihad. He was later naturalized as a Qatari citizen.

He played internationally for the Somalia national team.[1][2][3][4]

After he retired as a player, he managed Al Gharafa from 1986 till 1987 and Al Markhiya from 2001 till 2003 and again in 2006 and 2007.[5][6]

Personal life

Born in Moshi, Tanzania, Afif was raised in Somalia. He comes from the famous and well-known Yafa tribe.[1][2][3]

He has six children with his wife, Fayza, from Yemen. His sons Ali and Akram are also footballers. They represented Qatar in the international level.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Xasan Cafiif oo Ka hadlay Guusha Wiilkiisa" (in Somali).
  2. ^ a b c d "TAARIIKHDA CAFIIF" (in Somali).
  3. ^ a b c d "J/Land:-"Kisima"-Xassan Cafiifi Yaxya-Waa Nin Sidee" (in Somali). 24 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b "SOOYAALKA [ TAARIIKHDA ] HORYAALKA KUBADDA CAGTA SOOMAALIYA" (in Somali).
  5. ^ "Kooora Archive" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 21 November 2001.
  6. ^ السد يهزم الاتفاق ويستعيد صدارة الدوري القطري (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 8 February 2003.
  7. ^ "Akram Afif bleibt bescheiden: "Es ist nicht wichtig, dass Akram gewinnt, sondern, dass die AS Eupen gewinnt"". KAS Eupen. 13 February 2015.
  8. ^ "من أجل عيون "الغرافة يونايتد"..عفيف يروي قصة الهروب من الهورسيد عبر كلمنجارو إلى الدوحة (Interview with Hassan Afif)" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 17 May 2011.

External links

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