Ayman Mohamed Abdelaziz ( ar, أيمن محمد عبدالعزيز; born 20 November 1978) is an
Egyptian retired
footballer who played as a midfielder. He had been out of Egypt for a very long time, after playing most of his career in
Turkey.
Playing career
Ayman began playing club football with Egyptian side Zamalek in 1997. He moved to Turkey in 2000, where he would win the
TFF First League
The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization of the ...
title with
Konyaspor. Ayman played club football in Turkey with
Süper Lig sides
Kocaelispor,
Gençlerbirliği S.K.
Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü (pronounced ), commonly known as Gençlerbirliği, is a Turkish sports club based in Ankara. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed ''Ankara Rüzgârı'' (The Wind of Ankara) or simply ''Gençler'' (The You ...
and
Trabzonspor.
He has
Turkish
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*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
citizenship after long time spent in
Turkey with the name Ayman Aziz.
Balili incident
On August 12, 2007, Ayman viciously tackled
Sivasspor's
Israeli striker
Pini Balili. Allegedly, Ayman swore at Balili in
Arabic before the tackle and it caused the Sivasspor players to fight with the
Trabzonspor players. A spectator then jumped onto the pitch and threw punches. Sivasspor players responded and after that Trabzonspor supporters raided the pitch and the match was stopped.
Coaching career
Misr Lel Makkasa SC
On February 2, 2020, he joint
Misr Lel Makkasa SC as assistant manager, he left the club On 1 March 2020.
In September 2022, Ayman became an assistant to
Egypt national football team
The Egypt national football team ( ar, منتخب مصر لكرة القدم), known colloquially as "the Pharaohs", represents Egypt in men's FIFA, international Association football, football, and is governed by the Egyptian Football Associati ...
manager
Rui Vitória
Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória (; born 16 April 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of the Egypt national football team.
He most notably spent three and a half years with Ben ...
.
Honours
*
Kocaelispor
**
Turkish Cup (1): 2002
References
External links
Ayman Abdel-Azizat Footballdatabase
1978 births
Living people
Turkish men's footballers
Egyptian men's footballers
People from Sharqia Governorate
Egypt men's international footballers
Zamalek SC players
Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
Kocaelispor footballers
Trabzonspor footballers
Konyaspor footballers
Malatyaspor footballers
Çaykur Rizespor footballers
Egyptian expatriate men's footballers
Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
2000 African Cup of Nations players
Süper Lig players
Turkish people of Egyptian descent
Naturalized citizens of Turkey
Hajer FC players
Egyptian Premier League players
Saudi Pro League players
Men's association football midfielders
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