Farouk Gaafar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Farouk Fouad Gaafar | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Sayeda Zienab, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Playing position | Centre Midfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1988[1] | Zamalek | ||
| Kansas City Spurs | |||
| Philadelphia Fury | |||
| New York Cosmos | |||
| National team | |||
| Egypt | 26 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1991 | Gomhureyet Shebeen | ||
| 1991–1994 | Zamalek (Asst.) | ||
| 1995–1996 | Zamalek (Asst.) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Egypt | ||
| 1996–1997 | Baladeyet El-Mahalla | ||
| 1998 | Zamalek (Asst.) | ||
| 1999 | Zamalek | ||
| 1999 | Suez Club | ||
| 2000–2002 | Ghazl El Mahalla | ||
| 2002 | Ismaily | ||
| 2002 | Al-Riyadh | ||
| 2003 | Baladeyet El-Mahalla | ||
| 2003 | Tersana | ||
| 2003–2004 | Al-Masry | ||
| 2005 | Suez Cement | ||
| 2005–2006 | Zamalek | ||
| 2006–2008 | Tersana | ||
| 2008–2013 | Tala'ea El-Gaish | ||
| 2013–2014 | Ghazl El Mahalla | ||
| 2016– | El Dakhleya | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Farouk Gaafar فاروق جعفر (Nick Names: Roo-a & King of Midfield) is an Egyptian former football player and manager.
He played midfielder for Zamalek and the Egypt national football team. He finished eighth in the magazine France Football voting for the 1975 African Player of the Year.[2]
Following his playing career, Gaafar managed Egypt[3] during 1996 and 1997 and later El Geish club.
Honours
As a player
Zamalek
- Egyptian Premier League: 2
- 1977–78, 1983–84
- Egypt Cup: 3
- 1975, 1977, 1979
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 2
Individual
- Best Playmaker in African Cup of Nations 1974
- Best Playmaker in African Cup of Nations 1976
- 7th African footballer of the year by France Football 1975
- 8th African footballer of the year by France Football 1977
References
- ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/xFaroukGaafar.html
- ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (2000-02-14). "African Player of the Year 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ↑ Said, Tarek (2006-11-23). "Egyptian National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
External links
- Farouk Gaafar – FIFA competition record
- http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.farouk.gaafar.60837.en.html
- http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/33123/Farouk_Gaafar.html
- http://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/xFaroukGaafar.html
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