Hussein Hegazi
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 September 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt | ||
Date of death | 8 October 1961 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Cairo, Egypt | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1911 | Dulwich Hamlet | ||
1911 | Fulham | 1 | (1) |
1911–1914 | Dulwich Hamlet | ||
1914–1915 | Sekka | ||
1915–1919 | Al Ahly | ||
1919–1928 | Zamalek SC | ||
1928–1929 | Al Ahly | ||
1929–1931 | Zamalek SC | ||
International career | |||
1916–1929 | Egypt | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hussein Hegazi (Arabic: حسين حجازي, romanized: Ḥusayn Ḥijāziyy; 14 September 1889 – 8 October 1961) was an Egyptian international footballer. He is considered the father of Egyptian football. Hegazi played in England in the prime of his career. He spent most of his professional career in Zamalek, where he was a part of the team that won the Sultan Hussein Cup in 1921, becoming the first Egyptian team to ever win a tournament. He also played for the Egypt national football team in their first match in 1916.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
He became the first African player to play in England after playing with Dulwich Hamlet and Fulham in 1911.[3][4] In his only Football League appearance for Fulham, he scored one goal.[5]
Hegazi was a part of Zamalek SC team that won the Sultan Hussein Cup in 1921, becoming the first Egyptian team to ever win a title. In 1922, he won with his team the Sultan Hussein Cup for the second time in a row. In the same year, he won with Zamalek the first Egypt Cup in 1922. In his second spell with Zamalek, he won the Cairo League for two seasons in (1929–30, 1931–32). He also won with Zamalek the King's Cup in 1924–25. In his spell with Al Ahly, he won the 1929 Sultan Hussein Cup.[6][7] Hegazi also played for Sekka in the beginning of his career in Egypt. With the Egypt national football team, he was in the first team created to represent the country in 1916. He participated with Egypt at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9]
Hegazi called for the establishment of the Egyptian Football Association, and contributed to it. He was a member of the first board of directors of the Football Association under the chairmanship of Gaafar Wali Pasha. At that time, Hegazi was a player in the Egyptian national team, a captain of the national and Olympic teams, a coach in the technical staff, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Football Association, and a member of the Technical Committee of the Egyptian Football Association.[10]
He is called the "Father of Egyptian Football", he is credited of introducing the game to Egyptians. He helped various football clubs and his country's national team in several roles. Hegazy died in 1961. A street in Cairo is named after him.[5]
Honours[edit]
Zamalek
- Sultan Hussein Cup: 1921, 1922
- Egypt Cup: 1922, 1932
- Cairo League: 1929–30, 1931–32
- King's Cup: 1924–25
Al Ahly
- Sultan Hussein Cup: 1929
References[edit]
- ^ "حسين حجازي". 23 December 2013.
- ^ عزت, محمود (8 October 2021). "حسين حجازي - أبو الكرة المصرية الذي كتب الإنجليز فيه الشعر.. وإشادة خاصة من ملك إسبانيا". FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "An Egyptian enigma". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ Glenn Moore (16 February 2005). "Graham fears multi-national squads will undermine England". The Independent. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
- ^ a b "The Forgotten Story of Hussein Hegazy". Southwark News. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fouad Gamil Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Al-Ahram Weekly | Sports | Pride of place". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Hussein Hegazi Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ "Hussein Hegazi". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ عزت, محمود (8 October 2021). "حسين حجازي - أبو الكرة المصرية الذي كتب الإنجليز فيه الشعر.. وإشادة خاصة من ملك إسبانيا". FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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