Ali Abo Gresha (born 29 November 1947) is a retired
Egyptian
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football player.
Career
Abo Gresha was voted by the readers of ''
Jeune Afrique'' Africa's outstanding footballer for 1971. He played club football for
Ismaily
Ismaily Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الإسماعيلي الرياضي) is an Egyptian professional football club, established on 20 March 1921 as El Nahda Sporting Club ( ar, جمعية نهضة الشباب المصري ) ( Egyptian pronunci ...
. He represented the
Egypt national football team on several occasions, including participating in the
1970
Events
January
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and
1974 African Cup of Nations, where he scored a combined 7 goals.
Following his playing career, he became a coach for Ismaily.
Titles
For Ismaily
*1 Egyptian league title 1966/67
*1 African champions league title 1969
Personal
*3rd African footballer of the year by
France Football
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1970
*8th African footballer of the year by France Football 1972
*Top scorer of
Egyptian League
The Egyptian Premier League ( ar, الدوري المصري الممتاز), also known as WE Egyptian Premier League (WE EPL) after the addition of title sponsor WE, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the top level of th ...
1966/67
*Top scorer of
African champions league
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1969
References
External links
Official website
Living people
Egyptian footballers
Egypt international footballers
Association football forwards
1970 African Cup of Nations players
1974 African Cup of Nations players
African Games medalists in football
1947 births
Footballers at the 1973 All-Africa Games
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