Ibrahim Youssef
Egyptian footballer (1959–2013)
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| Date of birth | (1959-01-01)1 January 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Imbaba, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 July 2013(2013-07-10) (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975-1988 | Zamalek | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1976–1988 | Egypt[1] | 57 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ibrahim Youssef Awadallah (Egyptian Arabic: إبراهيم يوسف; 1 January 1959 – 10 July 2013), nicknamed "Black Deer الغزال الأسمر", was an Egyptian footballer.[2]
Career
Club career
Youssef started his career in Zamalek, which he played for throughout his entire career. He played for 13 years in Zamalek, he won the Egyptian Premier League for three times in 1977–78, 1983–84 and 1987–88 seasons.
He also won with Zamalek the Egypt Cup for three times in 1977, 1979 and 1988. On the continental level, he won with Zamalek the CAF Champions League twice in 1984 and 1986, as well as the Afro-Asian Club Championship in 1987.
International career
Youssef was called up for the 1976, 1980 and the 1984 African Cup of Nations. He also played for Egypt at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[3] [4] In the 1986 African Cup of Nations, he was injured. Youssef played for Egypt in the 1983 Mediterranean Games, where his team won a bronze medal, and the 1984 African Cup of Nations. He won with the 1987 African Games gold medal.[5]
Post football career
Besides his career as a police officer in the Egyptian National Police, after his retirement from football in an early age due to his injury, he coached the Egypt national under-17 football team and Zamalek for a brief period. Later, he worked in football management and became Zamalek's board member for more than a period.[6]
Death
Youssef died on 10 July 2013.[7]
Honours
Zamalek
- Egyptian Premier League: 1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88
- Egypt Cup: 1977, 1979, 1988
- CAF Champions League: 1984, 1986
- Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1987
Egypt
- Mediterranean Games bronze medal: 1983
- African Games: 1987
Individual
- Best Egyptian footballer several times
- Best Libero in Africa Cup of Nations: 1984
- 2nd place - African footballer of the year by France Football: 1984
- 3rd place - African footballer of the year by France Football: 1985
- Considered the best Libero in Egypt's history
- MasterCard African Team of the 20th Century: 1998[8]
References
- ^ Ibrahim Youssef - International Appearances
- ^ "Zamalek legend Ibrahim Youssef passes away". En.starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Ibrahim Youssef Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ Ibrahim Youssef – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "حكاية نجم.. إبراهيم يوسف "غزال" الكرة المصرية". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "حكاية نجم.. إبراهيم يوسف "غزال" الكرة المصرية". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Maher, Hatem (11 July 2013). "Former Egypt and Zamalek star Ibrahim Youssef dies at 54". Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Ramos, Balboa named to MasterCard CONCACAF 20th Century team". Soccer Times. 15 May 1998. Archived from the original on 21 February 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
External links
- Ibrahim Youssef at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ibrahim Youssef's profile at the official website of Zamalek Sporting Club (in Arabic)
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