Karim Zekri ( ar, كريم ذكري) was an Egyptian
footballer
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.
Career
Zekri is currently the club captain of
Al-Masry. Zekri made his name at
Al-Masry, and became renowned for his good heading and marking ability.
As the captain of the
Egyptian Under-21 national team, he reportedly turned down offers from
Al Ahly
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to join
Zamalek SC
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,
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, the club he supports. He then joined
Petrojet
Petrojet Sporting Club ( ar, نادي بتروجيت الرياضي) is an Egyptian sports club based in Suez, Egypt. The club is related to Petrojet, a construction company specialized in oil, gas and petrochemical industries.
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before returning to his original team,
Al-Masry, where he is the fan favourite.
After controversy about
Al-Masry's league status in 2012, he signed for
Telephonat Bani Sweif on loan before returning in summer 2013.
Port Said Stadium disaster
At the time of the
Port Said Stadium disaster
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which led to over 70 deaths, Zekri was captain of the home team Al-Masry. After the massacre, Zekri went on record saying that the police, army and ex-regime all incited the massacre.
Personal
Karim is the twin brother of striker
Mohamed Zekri.
Honors
with Zamalek
*
Egyptian Cup (2008)
References
1985 births
Living people
Egyptian footballers
Al Masry SC players
Zamalek SC players
Petrojet SC players
Egyptian twins
Twin sportspeople
Sportspeople from Port Said
Egyptian Premier League players
Association football defenders
Telephonat Beni Suef SC players
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