Ali Abo Gresha (born 29 November 1947) is a retired

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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

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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

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1970 *8th African footballer of the year by France Football 1972 *Top scorer of

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1966/67 *Top scorer of

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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 {{Egypt-footy-forward-stub