Ali Abo Gresha
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ali Abo Gresha | ||
Date of birth | 29 November 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Ismailia, Egypt | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1979 | Ismaily | ||
International career | |||
1967–1974 | Egypt | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ali Abo Gresha (born 29 November 1947) is a retired Egyptian football player.
Career
Abo Gresha was voted by the readers of Jeune Afrique Africa's outstanding footballer for 1971.[1] He played club football for Ismaily. He represented the Egypt national football team on several occasions, including participating in the 1970 and 1974 African Cup of Nations,[2] where he scored a combined 7 goals.[3]
Following his playing career, he became a coach for Ismaily.
Titles
For Ismaily
- 1 Egyptian league title 1966/67
- 1 African champions league title 1969
Personal
- 3rd African footballer of the year by France Football 1970[4]
- 8th African footballer of the year by France Football 1972[5]
- Top scorer of Egyptian League 1966/67
- Top scorer of African champions league 1969
References
- ^ Loughran, Gerry. "Games Arabs Play". Saudi Aramco World. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ "L'Histoire de la CAN" (in French). Africa Foot. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ Mahjoub, Faouzi (1997-12-01). "The Great Adventure of African Football". FIFA. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (2000-02-14). "African Player of the Year 1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (2000-02-14). "African Player of the Year 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
External links
Categories:
- Living people
- Egyptian footballers
- Egypt international footballers
- Association football forwards
- 1970 African Cup of Nations players
- 1974 African Cup of Nations players
- African Games silver medalists for Egypt
- African Games medalists in football
- 1947 births
- Footballers at the 1973 All-Africa Games
- Egyptian football forward stubs