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Sharif El-Far

Sharif El-Far

Egyptian footballer

Kamaleddin Hussein, better known as Sherif El-Far (5 January 1929 – 8 January 1981) was an Egyptian footballer.[1] He played for Zamalek and competed with Egypt in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

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Nicknamed the "Egypt's Puskas", he spent his whole football career with Zamalek, he won eleven titles with the Cairo giants.[3] El-Far was a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1953 Arab Games. He was also a part of the team that won the 1957 and 1959 African Cup of Nations.[4]

Career

Club career

He is the younger brother of brothers Hassan El-Far and Hussein El-Far. He played throughout his career in Zamalek, from 1948 until 1961, scoring 64 goals. He was the best player in Egypt in the 1950s, nicknamed the "Egypt's Puskas".

El-Far shaking hands with Real Madrid's captain Paco Gento before their friendly match on the occasion of celebrating 50 years on Zamalek's establishment, 10 March 1961

He scored six goals in the Cairo derby. El-Far won with Zamalek the Egypt Cup title for six times in (1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960), and four Cairo League titles in (1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53), and the Egyptian League title in (1959-60).

International career

He played for the Egypt national football team for almost eleven years. He was a part of the team that played in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki. He played for his country in the 1953 Arab Games in Alexandria, where Egypt won the gold medal. El-Far was a part of the team that won the 1957 African Cup of Nations in Sudan, and the 1959 tournament in Egypt.[5][6] He retired from football in 1961.[7]

Honours

Zamalek

Egypt

References

  1. [1]
    "Sharif El-Far". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kamal El-Far Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. [3]
    الديك, محمد. "أنا وشقيقي في مهمة وطنية .. (الحلقة الثالثة) - سبورت 360". arabic.sport360.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. [4]
    "African Nations Cup 1959". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. [5]
    "African Nations Cup 1959". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. [6]
    "African Nations Cup 1957". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. [7]
    "1st Pan Arab Games, 1953 (Alexandria, Egypt)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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