Hossam Hassan

Hossam Hassan Hussein (Arabic: حسام حسن حسين‎; born 10 August 1966) is an Egyptian former professional football player who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 68 goals in 176 appearances.[1][2] His twin brother Ibrahim also played professional football, and they shared teams for most of their extensive careers.[3][4]

Hossam Hassan

Hossam Hassan in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Hossam Hassan Hussein
Date of birth	10 August 1966
Place of birth	Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Al Ittihad Alexandria (Manager)
Youth career
1983–1984	Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1990	Al Ahly	78	(31)
1990–1991	PAOK	19	(5)
1991–1992	Neuchâtel Xamax	8	(3)
1992–2000	Al Ahly	153	(78)
2000–2000	Al Ain	10	(3)
2000–2004	Zamalek	61	(38)
2004–2006	Al Masry	47	(15)
2006–2007	Tersana	21	(6)
2007	Al Ittihad Alexandria	5	(0)
Total		402	(179)
National team
1985–2006	Egypt	176	(68)
Teams managed
2008	Al Masry
2009	Telecom Egypt
2009–2011	Zamalek
2011	Ismaily
2012	Al Masry
2013	Misr Lel Makkasa
2013–2014	Jordan
2014	Zamalek
2014–2015	Al Ittihad Alexandria
2015–2018	Al Masry
2018–2019	Pyramids
2019–2020	Smouha
2020–	Al Ittihad Alexandria
Honours Men's football Representing  Egypt Africa Cup of Nations Winner 1986 Egypt Winner 1998 Burkina Faso Winner 2006 Egypt
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hassan represented the national team in the 1990 World Cup and seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. He is regarded as one of the best players in African football history and is the second most capped player in men's international football.[5]

Club career

Other than two spells abroad in Switzerland and Greece, Cairo-born Hassan played mainly for hometown's Al Ahly, for which he made his first-team debuts aged 18, playing his last match for the club sixteen years later. He ranked first in the club in several categories and won a total of 25 titles with it, including 11 leagues; he was only one of two players ever to find the net in derbies for each team.

During his spell at Neuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland he is most remembered for scoring four goals in one game against Celtic in the 1991–92 UEFA Cup

In 2000, already at 34, Hassan left Al-Ahly, going to represent Al Ain SCC, Zamalek SC – adding three more leagues and the 2002 CAF Champions League – Al-Masry Club, Tersana and Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary, while continuing to score at length. He retired aged almost 42, having played most of the time with his sibling Ibrahim, including abroad.

International career

He appeared for the nation at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, helping the Pharaohs achieve two draws while narrowly going down 0–1 to England. Ibrahim was also an undisputed starter.

Aged 40, Hassan was captain of the national team at the 2006 African Cup of Nations, and played three times and netted once for the hosts, winning the last of his three continental competitions.

Coaching career

On 29 February 2008, Hassan was named both general manager and coach of former club Al-Masry,[6] before signing at modest Itesalat.[7]

After the sacking of French coach Henri Michel, he was named manager of former side Zamalek, on 30 November 2009.[8] his first match in charge was on 3 December, which ended in a controversial 1–2 away loss against Haras El Hodood, as opposing player Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek was not supposed to play in that match, having been sent off the previous one (Abdel Malek ended up playing, and scored Hodood's first goal).

Hassan's first win at Zamalek came on the 12th, against Al-Masry (3–0). In twelve matches he took the club from 14th place to second, only losing one game and drawing another, before being sacked.

He later had short spells with Ismaily, Al Masry and Misr Lel Makkasa. He then became the head coach of Jordan, where he led the team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, including the AFC Fifth Round against Uzbekistan, then at the AFC–CONMEBOL play-off against Uruguay.

Later on, he returned to Egypt to coach Zamalek, Al Ittihad Alexandria, then Al Masry from 2015 to 2018, where he reached the 2017 Egypt Cup Final, and semi-final of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup. Afterwards, he managed Pyramids and Smouha, before returning to coach Al Ittihad Alexandria in October 2020.[9]

Personal life

Hassan openly supported longtime president Hosni Mubarak during the 2011 Egyptian revolution, which eventually led to the politician's resignation.

He, along with his brother Ibrahim, led marches in support of Mubarak.[10] He is the father of four children.

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 March 2012

Season	Club	League	League		Cups		Continental ^1		Other^2		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1984–85	Al Ahly	Egyptian League	2	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	5	0
1985–86			17	6	0	0	7	3	-	-	24	9
1986–87			18	4	0	0	8	1	-	-	26	5
1987–88			18	9	0	0	2	2	-	-	20	11
1988–89			18	10	5	2	0	0	-	-	23	12
1989–90			5	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	5	2
1990–91			0	0	0	0	1	2	-	-	1	2
Total			78	31	8	2	18	8	–	–	107	41
1990–91	PAOK	Superleague	19	5	2	1	-	-	-	-	21	6
Total			19	5	2	1	-	-	-	-	21	6
1991–92	Neuchâtel Xamax	Swiss League	8	3	0	0	3	4	-	-	11	7
Total			8	3	0	0	3	4	-	-	11	7
1992–93	Al Ahly	Egyptian League	25	15	2	0	10	2	-	-	37	17
1993–94			10	4	0	0	1	0	-	-	11	4
1994–95			18	7	0	0	0	0	4	1	22	8
1995–96			18	11	6	5	0	0	1	1	25	17
1996–97			26	14	1	0	0	0	4	1	31	15
1997–98			26	9	0	0	0	0	-	-	26	9
1998–99			24	15	1	0	1	1	4	0	30	16
1999–00			6	3	0	0	6	6	0	0	12	9
Total			153	78	10	5	18	9	13	3	194	96
1999–00	Al Ain	UAE League	10	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	10	3
Total			10	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	10	3
2000–01	Zamalek	Egyptian League	16	7	1	0	7	3	3	3	27	13
2001–02			21	18	3	1	13	6	1	0	38	25
2002–03			15	9	3	1	2	1	6	1	26	12
2003–04			9	4	0	0	1	0	6	0	16	4
Total			61	38	7	2	23	10	19	7	110	57
2004–05	Al-Masry	Egyptian League	25	10	6	3		-	-	-	31	13
2005–06			22	5	0	0	-	-	-	-	22	5
Total			47	15	6	3	–	–	–	–	53	18
2006–07	Tersana	Egyptian League	20	6	1	0		-	-	-	21	6
Total			20	6	1	0	–	–	–	–	32	14
2007–08	Al-Ittihad	Egyptian League	5	0	0	0		-	-	-	5	0
Total			5	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	5	0
Career total			401	179	34	13	62	31	32	10	531	234

¹Played in CAF Champions League, CAF Winners' Cup, CAF Super Cup and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.

²Includes other competitive competitions, including the Egyptian Super Cup, Arab Champions League, Arab Cup Winners' Cup, Arab Super Cup, Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup and Afro-Asian Cup.

International

[1][2]

Egypt national team
Career	Apps	Goals
1985–2006	176[lower-alpha 1]	68

Managerial statistics

As of 18 December 2020

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Al Masry		29 February 2008	28 December 2008	27	9	11	7	033.33
Telecom Egypt		5 March 2009	29 October 2009	9	3	3	3	033.33
Zamalek[11]		30 November 2009	13 July 2011	57	33	16	8	057.89
Ismaily		9 August 2011	28 September 2011	2	1	0	1	050.00
Al Masry		15 January 2012	1 February 2012	3	2	1	0	066.67
Misr Lel Makkasa[12]		26 February 2013	28 May 2013	10	1	4	5	010.00
Jordan		25 June 2013	30 July 2014	20	9	8	3	045.00
Zamalek		30 July 2014	2 October 2014	6	1	2	3	016.67
Al Ittihad		27 October 2014	24 July 2015	35	12	13	10	034.29
Al Masry		25 July 2015	28 October 2018	140	68	41	31	048.57
Pyramids		29 October 2018	25 January 2019	11	6	5	0	054.55
Smouha		22 February 2019	12 January 2020	25	9	7	9	036.00
Al Ittihad		20 October 2020	""Present""	5	3	1	1	060.00
Total				350	157	112	81	044.86

Honours

Club

Al Ahly

• Egyptian Premier League (11): 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000
• Egyptian Cup: 1984–85, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1995–96
• African Cup Winners' Cup: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993
• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1987
• Arab Club Champions Cup: 1996
• Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95
• Arab Super Cup: 1997, 1998
• Afro-Asian Cup: 1988

Al Ain

• UAE Pro League: 1999–2000

Zamalek

• Egyptian Premier League: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04
• Egyptian Cup: 2001–02
• Egyptian Super Cup: 2001, 2002
• CAF Champions League: 2002
• CAF Super Cup: 2003
• UAFA Club Cup: 2003
• Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2003

International

Egypt

• African Cup of Nations: 1986, 1998, 2006
• Arab Nations Cup: 1992
• All-Africa Games: 1987

Individual

• African Cup of Nations Top Scorer: 1998 (shared with Benni McCarthy)
• Confederation of African Football: Best African Footballer in the last 50 years
• Egyptian Premier League Top Scorer: 1998–99, 2001–02

See also

• List of men's association football players with 50 or more international goals

Notes

1. Matches against UAE and Morocco (in 1988), Kuwait (in 1989), Mali (twice in 1994) and Ghana (in 1997) are not considered full internationals by FIFA but they are recognised by the Egyptian FA.[2]

References

1. More goals than caps (FIFA.com)
2. "Hossam Hassan – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
3. Hassan, Egypt's iron man; FIFA.com
4. The game's terrible twins; FIFA.com, 12 February 2010
5. The 50 Greatest African Players of All Time
6. "Hossam Hassan appointed as El-Masri Coach". Yallakora. Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
7. "Hossam Hassan resigns as Telecom manager". Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
8. Hassan replaces Zamalek's Michel Archived 28 July 2012 at Archive.today
9. "Ittihad of Alexandria re-appoint Hossam Hassan as manager". kingfut.com. 13 October 2020.
10. "Pro-Mubarak celebrities blacklisted by Egyptians". Arab News. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
11. http://www.filgoal.com/Arabic/News.aspx?NewsID=142652
12. تقرير .. حسام حسن يفشل فى الفوز للمباراة الـ 11 على التوالي. يلاكورة.كوم (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 July 2018.

External links

• Hossam Hassan – FIFA competition record
• Hussam Hassan Egyptian legend (in Arabic)
• Hossam Hassan at National-Football-Teams.com
• All about Egyptian players
• Hossam Hassan, World's most capped player; at AngelFire
• Hossam Hassan at RSSSF