Mahmoud Hassan (born 19 November 1943) is an Egyptian former
footballer who played as a
midfielder.
Career
Hassan was included in
Egypt's squad (then called the
United Arab Republic) for the
football tournament at the
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
in
Tokyo, Japan. He made his debut for the team on 12 October 1964 in a 1–1 draw with
Brazil during the group stage. On 16 October, he scored his first goal for the team, getting the final goal in the 10–0 win over
South Korea. The team managed to reach the semi-finals of the competition before losing to eventual gold medalists
Hungary. The team finished fourth after losing to the
United Team of Germany in the bronze medal match, the best ever finish for Egypt at the
Olympic football tournament (along with
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
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).
References
External links
Olympic profile*
1943 births
Living people
Egyptian men's footballers
Olympic footballers for Egypt
Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1963 African Cup of Nations players
Men's association football midfielders
Tersana SC players
Place of birth missing (living people)
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