Alaa Abdel-Ghany ( ar, علاء عبد الغني; born 26 January 1979) was an Egyptian
football defensive
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. He's currently the general coach of
Zamalek SC
Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East,
an ...
.
When he was a player, He moved to Zamalek from the Arab Contractors along with Ahmed Hossam. Alaa made a marked improvement after transferring to Zamalek and was selected for the
Egypt national football team.
Retirement
Abdel-Ghany retired season during the 2008–2009, after having incurred several injuries over a short period of time.
He could have continued playing after a while, but Zamalek released him and he then refused to play with another team.
Honors
Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab
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Egyptian Super Cup
The Egyptian Super Cup is Egyptian football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Egyptian Premier League season and the holders of the Egypt Cup. If the Egyptian Premier League champions also won the Egypt Cup then the ...
:
2004
Zamalek
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Egypt Cup
The Egypt Cup (also known as Egyptian FA Cup, formerly King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt.
List of finals
The following table provides a summary of seasons:
Notes:
* The Winner and Runner-up of 1960–61 Eg ...
: 2008
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Egyptian footballers
Egypt international footballers
Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC players
Zamalek SC players
Egyptian Premier League players
Association football midfielders
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