Sharif 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] El-Far was a part of the team that won the 1957 and 1959 African Cup of Nations.
.jpg) Sharif El-Far, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 January 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 January 1981 (aged 52) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zamalek | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1948-1961 | Zamalek | (64) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1960 | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
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 Puskas of Egyptian football". He scored six goals in the Cairo derby.
He played for Egypt for 11 years, besides playing in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, he won two African Cup of Nations titles with Egypt in 1957 and 1959.
Honours edit
Zamalek
- Egypt Cup: 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
- Cairo League: 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53
- Egyptian League: 1959-60
Egypt
References edit
- ^ "Sharif El-Far". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Sharif El-Far at WorldFootball.net
- Sharif El-Far at Olympedia
- Sharif El-Far at WorldFootball.net
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