Ibrahim Said (; born 16 October 1979) is an Egyptian retired professional

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who played as a

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Career

In Egypt

Said began his career at

Al Ahly Al-Ahly Sporting Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest ...

. In late 2002 he was loaned to English

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side Everton, however he left the club in April 2003 having not made an appearance for them. After a long lay-off away from the playing field, Said slowly but surely started to prove just how talented he was, and became one of the key members of the Zamalek squad. Thanks to his good form with Zamalek, "Heema"(as fans refer to him as) was called up to the Egyptian national team in the run-up to the 2006 African Nations Cup which was to be played in Egypt. Said made some remarkable performances in the tournament, shoring up the Egyptian defensive line as a sweeper & stopper.

In Turkey

The opening of the 2007 winter transfer window saw Said move to Turkey, joining Caykur Rizespor. In summer the same year, Said was signed by Ankaragücü in light of his success at Caykur Rizespor.

Back To Egypt

At the start of the 2008–09 season, Said joined Egyptian Side

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. But due to disagreement with the board, He terminated his Contract.

In Libya

At the 2009–10 season, Said joined

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club.

North America

With the help of the goalkeeping coach Zaki Abdul Fattah in the United States, Said went on a 14-day trial with

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. He played 3 pre-season matches with the Canadian team, but due to disagreement on financial issues, he decided not to sign for them. He moved back to

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, although

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offered him a contract, he decided to not sign for them as well, then he moved back to

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Return to Egypt with Al-Ittihad Al-Sakandary

He returned to Egypt at the beginning of the 2010–11 season joining

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but following a dispute with then Head Coach Carlos Cabral he was sidelined for the majority of the first half of the season but returned after Cabral 's resignation in a match against former club Al Ahly.

Manager career

Goldi SC

In January 2016, he was signed as a player-manager for

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side

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Career statistics

International goals

''Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first:''Ibrahim Said - International Appearances
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Titles

;Club Al Ahly *

Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League (), also known as the Nile League () for sponsorship reasons, after the addition of title sponsor Nile Developments, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the highest level of the Egyptian football ...

: 1998–99, 1999–2000 *

Egypt Cup The Egypt Cup (also known as the Egyptian FA Cup and formerly as the King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. It is the oldest club competition in Africa. The first team to win the trophy was Zamalek in 1922. Al A ...

: 2000–01, 2002–03 *

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: 2001 *

CAF Super Cup The CAF Super Cup, known as TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was f ...

: 2002 ;International Egypt *

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: 2006, 2008 *

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Gold Medal: 2007

Sources

Short Bio on Said's short stay at Everton
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Said, Ibrahim 1979 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Ankaraspor footballers Çaykur Rizespor footballers Everton F.C. players Zamalek SC players Ismaily SC players Al Ahli SC (Tripoli) players Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players Süper Lig players Egyptian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Expatriate men's footballers in Libya Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in England Footballers from Alexandria Egyptian Premier League players Men's association football defenders Libyan Premier League players