Ayman Mohamed Abdelaziz ( ar, أيمن محمد عبدالعزيز; born 20 November 1978) is an
Egyptian
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Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to:
Nations and ethnic groups
* Egyptians, a national group in North Africa
** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...
retired
footballer
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who played as a midfielder. He had been out of Egypt for a very long time, after playing most of his career in
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
.
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
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title with
Konyaspor
Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club) is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1922 Konyaspor were founded with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği and have played at their current home stadium ...
. Ayman played club football in Turkey with
Süper Lig
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sides
Kocaelispor
Kocaelispor is a Turkish football club based in İzmit. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. Their best finish was in 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won the Turkish C ...
,
Gençlerbirliği S.K. and
Trabzonspor
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.
He has
Turkish citizenship after long time spent in
Turkey
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with the name Ayman Aziz.
Balili incident
On August 12, 2007, Ayman viciously tackled
Sivasspor
Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Demir Grup Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department competes in Süper Lig, as of 201 ...
's
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i striker
Pini Balili
Pini Balili ( he, פִּינִי בַּלִילִי; born 18 June 1979) is an Israeli former football manager and former player. He was born in Jerusalem and is Jewish, of Turkish descent.
Career
Move back to Hapoel
As a youngster, Balili grew ...
. Allegedly, Ayman swore at Balili in
Arabic
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before the tackle and it caused the Sivasspor players to fight with the
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...
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
Misr lel-Makkasa Sporting Club ( ar, نادي مصر للمقاصة الرياضي), simply known as Makkassa, is an Egyptian sports club based in Faiyum, Egypt. The club is related to Misr lel-Makkasa Company (Misr for Central Clearing, Deposito ...
as assistant manager, he left the club On 1 March 2020.
In September 2022, Ayman became an assistant to
Egypt national football team 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 Benf ...
.
Honours
*
Kocaelispor
Kocaelispor is a Turkish football club based in İzmit. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. Their best finish was in 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won the Turkish C ...
**
Turkish Cup
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(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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