Gamal Abdel-Hamid

Gamal Abdel-Hamid
Abdel-Hamid in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-11-24) 24 November 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1983 Al Ahly (28)
1983–1993 Zamalek 180 (73[2])
International career
1979–1993 Egypt[1] 79 (24)
Managerial career
2003 Al-Hazem[3]
2003–2004 Al-Taawoun[4]
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 1986 Egypt
African Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Nairobi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gamal Abdel-Hamid (Arabic: جمال عبد الحميد; born 24 November 1957) is an Egyptian football manager and former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Zamalek and the Egypt national football team.[5] He is one of the all-time top scorers of the Egyptian Premier League.[6] Abdel-Hamid is regarded as one of the best forwards in the history of African football.[7][8]

He started his professional career in Al Ahly, however, after his injury, he signed for Zamalek in a highly publicized move in 1983. He spent the rest of his career with in the White Castle. Abdel-Hamid was a part of the team that won the 1986 African Cup of Nations. He captained Egypt at the 1990 World Cup. After his retirement, he was elected as Zamalek's board member for more than a period. He also works as a football analyst in Egyptian sports channels.

  1. ^ Gamal Abdel Hamid - Goals in International Matches
  2. ^ "Egyptian Football Net - Gamal Abdel Hamid".
  3. ^ "جمال عبدالحميد يدرب قدم الحزم". 21 July 2003.
  4. ^ "التعاون يتعاقد مع جمال عبدالحميد". 14 October 2003.
  5. ^ "نجم زملكاوى.. جمال عبد الحميد أسطورة هجوم المنتخب والقطبين". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  6. ^ "Evergreen playmaker El-Said reaches century of goals in Egyptian league". 17 Jan 2020.
  7. ^ عصام, مصطفى (2017-07-13). "نادي الـ 100 (4) - جمال عبد الحميد أفضل صفقة من الأهلي للزمالك". FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  8. ^ "هداف كأس أمم إفريقيا 1988 - أربعة من أساطير القارة يتقاسمون الجائزة - 365Scores". www.365scores.com (in Arabic). 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-03-16.

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