Ayman Mohamed Abdelaziz ( ar, أيمن محمد عبدالعزيز; born 20 November 1978) is an

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retired

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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

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Playing career

Ayman began playing club football with Egyptian side Zamalek in 1997. He moved to Turkey in 2000, where he would win the

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title with

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. Ayman played club football in Turkey with

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sides

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, Gençlerbirliği S.K. and

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, ...

. He has Turkish citizenship after long time spent in

with the name Ayman Aziz.

Balili incident

On August 12, 2007, Ayman viciously tackled

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i striker

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. Allegedly, Ayman swore at Balili in

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before the tackle and it caused the Sivasspor players to fight with the

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

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Honours

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupas� ...

(1): 2002

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Ayman Abdel-Aziz
at 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 {{Egypt-footy-midfielder-stub