Hany Guda Ramzy ( ar, هانى جودة رمزى ) (born 10 March 1969) is an Egyptian
football
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coach and former
defender.
Early life
Ramzy was born in Abdeen region of
Cairo
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to
Coptic Orthodox
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parents. He has one sister, Miriam.
Ramzy began his career at the age of 10. A scout from Tersana club saw him and tried to persuade him to join the youth team in the club but his father Guda Ramzy – one of Al-Ahly's fans – refused to have his son join
Tersana
Tersana Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الترسانة للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Mit Okba, Meet Okba, Giza, Egypt. It is best known for its professional Association football, football team, which plays i ...
or
Al-Zamalek
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,
and ...
clubs.
So his father and his uncle took him to
Al Ahly
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, Captain Mustafa Hussein saw him and decided to put him in the youth club of the red castle. Step by step, Ramzy joined the youth national team at less than 17 years old; Captain Ahamad Rafat was his coach in this time.
Professional career
Despite his young age, Ramzy's playing ability earned him a spot on
Al Ahly
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's first team. Captain
Mahmoud El-Gohary also picked him for the Egyptian National Team's journey to the World Cup in Italy. That was the key of success for the 20-year-old player and soon he became Egypt's youngest professional.
In 1990, he started his professional career with the Swiss club
Neuchâtel Xamax
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, twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France ...
, as a centre-half. Swiss media nicknamed him "The Rock".
In summer 1994, Ramzy was the first Egyptian player in the
Bundesliga
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as he joined
SV Werder Bremen
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with a $1.5 million transfer fee to become the most expensive Egyptian player of the time.
After the
1998 African Cup of Nations
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, Ramzy joined
1. FC Kaiserslautern with fellow Egyptian national
Samir Kamouna
Samir Ibrahim Kamouna ( ar, سمير كمونة; born 2 April 1972) is an Egyptian football coach and former player who manages El Minya SC. A former defender, he played for the Egypt national team.
Club career
Kamouna had a spell in Germa ...
and wore the number 6. Ramzy was famous in Kaiserslautern as he scored 12 goals from centre-back but in April 2003 after a knee injury, he spent two seasons on the bench until his contract came to an end.
After Kaiserslautern released him, on 19 October 2005, Ramzy signed for
2. Bundesliga club
1. FC Saarbrücken.
During his knee injury, Ramzy started taking lectures about coaching in Berlin. He decided to become a manager after his retirement, so he started as a member in the coaching staff in Kaiserslautern's youth team.
Ramzy returned to Egypt and became the assistant for German coach
Rainer Zobel
Rainer Zobel (born 3 November 1948) is a German football manager and former player.
Playing career
Zobel was born in Wrestedt. He played for FC Bayern Munich during the 1970s.
Coaching career
In 2005, Zobel was head coach of Persepolis F.C. in ...
at
ENPPI. Due to a lack of success, in January 2007, the club decided to replace Zobel with Ramzy to the end of the season whatever the results were. Ramzy stated that it was a big responsibility and a good step to open the door for young managers in Egypt.
Ending the 2006–07 season in ninth place, Ramzy returned to his original job as assistant coach. The club signed a contract with
Anwar Salama
Anwar Salama (born 14 March 1947) is an Egyptian football manager.
References
1947 births
Living people
Egyptian footballers
Al Ahly SC players
Egyptian football managers
Al Ahly SC managers
Egypt national football team managers
Al ...
, the former manager of
Petrol Assiut.
In the middle of September 2008, Ramzy took a new step toward the international training career, he became the assistant manager of the Egyptian under-20 team. He became their head coach a year later.
In December 2009, it was announced that Ramzy had signed a two-year contract as the manager of the Egyptian under-23 team.
Honours
Club
;Al Ahly
*
Egyptian Premier League
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: 1988-1989
*
Egypt Cup
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List of finals
The following table provides a summary of seasons:
Notes:
* The Winner and Runner-up of 1960–61 Eg ...
: 1989
*
Afro-Asian Cup: 1988
Werder Bremen
*
DFL-Supercup:
1994
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Individual
* Ramzy named as the 19th Best African player in the last 50 years.
* Named as the 5th Best African Footballer by France football 1990.
* Named as the 9th Best African Footballer by CAF 2000 and CAF 2001.
* Named as the Best Libero in the
1992 African Nations Cup
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.
* Named as the Best Defensive Midfielder defender in the
2002 African Nations Cup.
* Ramzy once held an Egyptian record as he played five consecutive African Nations Cups in years 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002. But this record has been broken by teammate
Ahmed Hassan, who has played in 8 consecutive African Nations Cups, which is an Egyptian and African record.
See also
*
List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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References
External links
Egypt's Christian Captain*
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Living people
1969 births
Sportspeople from Cairo
Association football defenders
Egyptian footballers
Coptic Orthodox Christians from Egypt
Egyptian expatriate footballers
Egypt international footballers
Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players
SV Werder Bremen players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
1. FC Saarbrücken players
1990 FIFA World Cup players
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
1992 African Cup of Nations players
1994 African Cup of Nations players
1996 African Cup of Nations players
1998 African Cup of Nations players
2000 African Cup of Nations players
2002 African Cup of Nations players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Swiss Super League players
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
FIFA Century Club
Lierse S.K. managers
ENPPI SC managers
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club managers
Egyptian football managers
Expatriate football managers in Belgium
Wadi Degla SC managers
Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium