Abd El-Karim Sakr ( ar, عبد الكريم صقر) (born 8 November 1918 – 5 March 1994) was an

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who played for

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(Zamalek SC now).

Career

Abd El Karim scored hattrick in his first match against Zamalek to be the second player to score hattrick in the history of the Cairo Derby, the match ended 5-0 for Al Ahly and El Tetsh scored the two other goals In 1939 Abd El Karim joined Zamalek from Al Ahly for the then a record amount of 50 Egyptian pound In 1945 He was offered a £40,000 contract to play for Huddersfield Town but he refused.

International career

He represented Egypt in the

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when he was only 15 years old, scoring Egypt's only goal in the tournament. He also represented his country in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

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* 1918 births 1994 deaths Footballers from Cairo Egyptian footballers Egypt men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Zamalek SC players Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Egypt {{Egypt-footy-forward-stub