Ahmed Magdy el-Sayed el-Bahrawy (; born 24 May 1986) is an Egyptian football coach and a retired professional association football defender. He is currently the assistant coach of

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Egy ...

. He was previously appointed youth coach for

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in 2019. He played a variety of roles in the squad, including

defensive midfield In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

, center-back, and

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Club career

Magdy is a graduate of the

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youth academy. He joined the

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club

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

on a free transfer before the 2005–06 season. In January 2007, he joined Atromitos in a player exchange, with ex-Atromitos player

Rafik Djebbour Rafik Zoheir Djebbour (Arabic: رفيق جبور; born 8 March 1984) is a retired professional footballer who played as striker and winger. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level. Club career Auxerre Born in Grenoble, F ...

going to Panionios. In August 2007, Magdy transferred to Zamalek for 450,000 Euros from Atromitos. In June 2010,

Al-Masry Al Masry Sporting Club () is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team that competes in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest tier of the Egyptian football league system. ...

won the services of both Magdy and Ahmed El Merghany in an exchange deal with

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, who signed Mohamed Ashour El-Adham in return.

Coaching career

Retiring at the end of the 2017–18 season, Magdy was hired by his former club,

, as a youth coach, after acquiring the

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. In the summer of 2019, he was hired by

Smouha SC Smouha Sporting Club (), simply known as Smouha, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria and the biggest club in the world in space and number of athletes, with 168 feddans in the Smouha city branch, and 208 feddans in the Borg El Arab ci ...

as a youth coach.Profile at Footballdatabase
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Honours

Zamalek

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: 2007–08

References

External links

Guardian's Stats Centre

Profile at FilGoal
1986 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers People from Zagazig Sportspeople from Sharqia Governorate Panionios F.C. players Atromitos F.C. players Zamalek SC players Al Masry SC players Wadi Degla SC players Pyramids FC players Egyptian Premier League players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-footy-defender-stub