Profile: Hassan Shehata

Ahram Online, Monday 6 Jun 2011

The long career of one of Egypt's footballing greats

Shehata
Hassan Shehata

Date of birth: 19 June 1949
Place of birth: Kafr Al-Dawar, Al-Behera, Egypt

Resigned from Egypt coaching job on 6 June 2011

Coaching career:

1983 - 1985: Zamalek U-20 team
1985 - 1986: Assistant coach of Zamalek
1986 - 1988: Al-Wasl, United Arab Emirates 
1989 - 1990: Al-Merrikh
1990 - 1992: Al-Shorta, Oman
1992 - 1993: Ittihad of Alexandria
1993 - 1994: Al-Shorta, Oman
1995 - 1996: Assistant coach of Zamalek
1996 - 1997: Menia
1997 - 1998: Al-Sharqiya
1998 - 1999: Al-Shams
1999 - 2000: Ahli Benghazi, Libya
2000 - 2000: Ittihad of Suez
2000 - 2001: Dina Farms
2001 - 2003: Egypt U-20
2003 - 2004: Arab Contractors
Nov. 2004 - Jun. 2011: Egypt head coach
2011 - 2012: Zamalek
2012: Al-Arabi, Qatar
2014: Difaa Jadidi, Morocco
2014: Arab Contractors

Egypt record:
Played 96 games, won 61, draw 17 and lost 18. Egypt scored 190 goals and conceded 81.

Titles :
African Champions 2006, 2008, 2010
African Youth Championship 2003
Reached the World Cup U-20 quarter-finals in 2003
Egypt Cup 2004
Egyptian Super Cup 2004

Honours:
Best coach in Africa in 2008, 2010

 

Career as a player

Position: Striker

Clubs:
Zamalek (1966 - 1968 and 1971 - 1983)
Kazma, Koweit (1968 - 1971)
Played for Al-Arabi, Koweit during the Asian Cup 1970
Played at international level from 1972 to 1980

Titles:
Egypt Champion in 1978 (Zamalek)
Egypt Cup winner in 1975, 1977, 1979 (Zamalek)

Honours:
Top scorer of the Egyptian League in 1977 and 1980
Third best African player of the year (France Football) in 1974
Best player in Asia in 1970.
Best player of the African Nations Cup in 1974
Best player in Egypt in 1976
Received Egyptian Merit of Sport 1980 

Goalscoring statistics:
Scored 10 goals for Egypt in African Cup of Nations 
Scored 22 goals for Zamalek in African Club Cups
Scored 88 goals for Zamalek in Egyptian League (twice top scorer)
Scored 22 goals for Zamalek in Egyptian Cup

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