Raafat Attia
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raafat Ateya Helmy[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Egypt | ||
Date of death | 21 July 1978 | (aged 44)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Zamalek | |||
International career | |||
Egypt | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Raafat Attia (Arabic: رأفت عطية, 6 February 1934 – 21 July 1978) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a forward for Zamalek. He also played for the Egyptian national team, and was part of the team that won the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations where he scored the first goal ever at the Africa Cup of Nations, and represented his country in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
Honours
References
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1957". www.rsssf.com.
- ^ "Rafaat Attia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
External links
- Profile at FIFA.com
- Raafat Attia at Olympics.com
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from October 2012
- 1934 births
- 1978 deaths
- Egyptian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Egypt international footballers
- Zamalek SC players
- Olympic footballers of Egypt
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- 1957 African Cup of Nations players
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Egyptian football forward stubs