![]() Abdel Fattah in 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mohamed Badawi Abdel Fattah | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 24 May 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Port Said, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 6 December 2007[1] | (aged 72)||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Alexandria, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1955–1957 | Ismaily | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1957–1964 | Tersana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1964–1972 | El-Olympi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1960–1966 | Egypt[2] | 27 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mohamed Badawi Abdel Fattah (Arabic: محمد بدوي عبد الفتاح, born 24 May 1935 – 6 December 2007), better known as Badawi Abdel Fattah, was an Egyptian former footballer who played as a midfielder for the Egyptian national team. He took part in the 1962 Africa Cup of Nations, and was the tournament's joint top scorer.[3] He also represented his country in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[4][5]
Biography
Abdel Fattah was born on 3 October 1940 in Port Said, Egypt. He began his football career in the youth team of Ismaily before joining the Tersana in 1957. He won with Tersana their first and only Egyptian Premier League title in the 1962–63 season. In 1964, Abdel Fattah moved to El Olympi, where he helped his new team winning their first and only Egyptian Premier League title in the 1965–66 season.
Abdel Fattah’s two goals against Portuguese club Benfica are among his most famous of all. Al Ahly hired him in 1962 to play with the team against Benfica, the European champion at that time in a friendly match at Cairo Stadium. Abdel Fattah excelled and scored two goals, and Al Ahly won with a score of 3–2.[6]
He represented his country in the 1962 African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia and Egypt finished as runners up. He also played with Egypt at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where Egypt finished in the fourth place. He won was a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1965 Arab Games in Cairo. He played for his country from 1960 to 1966, Abdel Fattah has an outstanding record with 27 goals in 27 international caps. In 1972, he decided to retire from the football.[7]
After his retirement, he began his career as a head coach. He worked with Egyptian teams most notably his previous clubs, Tersana and El Olympi. He also worked as the head coach of the Egyptian national military team.
Abdel Fattah died on 6 December 2007 in Alexandria at the age of 67, after suffering from kidney failure for several months, as a result of the failure of a liver transplant.[8]
Honours
Club
- Tersana
- El-Olympi
International
- Egypt
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 1962
- Arab Games: 1965
Individual
- Africa Cup of Nations Top Scorer: 1962 (shared with Luciano Vassallo)
References
- ^ "FilGoal | حدث خطأ في الصفحة وجاري اصلاحه".
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (17 March 2024). "Badawi Abdel Fattah - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF.
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1962 (Final Tournament) - Goal Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mohamed Badawi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Badawi Abdel Fattah - Stats and titles won".
- ^ "بوابة روز اليوسف | بدوي عبد الفتاح.. أسطورة الشواكيش". بوابة روز اليوسف. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Badawi Abdel Fattah - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "بوابة روز اليوسف | بدوي عبد الفتاح.. أسطورة الشواكيش". بوابة روز اليوسف. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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