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Hossam Hassan

For the Egyptian footballer born 1989, see Hossam Hassan (footballer, born 1989). For the Egyptian footballer born 1993, see Hossam Hassan (footballer, born 1993).

Hossam Hassan Hussein (Egyptian Arabic: حسام حسن حسين; born 10 August 1966) is an Egyptian former professional football player who played as a striker, and current coach of the Egyptian national team. A prolific goal scorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 69 goals in 177 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 (1966-08-10) 10 August 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Egypt (manager)
Youth career
1975–1984 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)
1992–1999 Al Ahly 153 (78)
1999–2000 Al Ain 10 (3)
2000–2004 Zamalek 61 (38)
2004–2007 Al Masry 47 (15)
2006–2007 Tersana 21 (6)
2007–2008 Al Ittihad Alexandria 5 (0)
Total 402 (179)
International career
1985–2006 Egypt 177 (69)
Managerial career
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
2020–2022 Al Ittihad Alexandria
2022 Al Masry
2022–2023 Al Masry
2024 Modern Future
2024– Egypt
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 1986 Egypt
Winner 1998 Burkina Faso
Winner 2006 Egypt
African Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Nairobi
FIFA Arab Cup
Winner 1992 Syria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 15th most capped player in men's international football. A prolific scorer, he is the 2nd in the list of the Egyptian Premier League's all-time top scorers. Hassan is considered one of his country's best players of all time.[5]

Club career

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Other than two spells abroad in Switzerland and Greece, the Cairo-born Hassan played mainly for his hometown's Al Ahly, for which he made his first-team debut aged 18; he played 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 one of only two players ever to find the net in derbies for each team.

During his spell at Neuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland he is best 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.

In the summer of 2000, Hassan moved to Zamalek, winning three Egyptian Premier League titles (in 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2003–04) with the Cairo giants, in addition to the 2002 Egypt Cup and the Egyptian Super Cup in 2001 and 2002. At the continental level, Hassan won with Zamalek the 2002 CAF Champions League, 2003 CAF Super Cup, 2003 UAFA Club Cup and the 2003 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup. He scored four goals for his team in the Cairo derby, and scored 50 goals for Zamalek in all competitions.

Afterwards, he moved in 2004 to Al-Masry Club, Tersana and Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary respectively, 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

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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

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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]

Due to undisclosed reasons, he parted ways with Al-Ittihad Alexandria, then returned for the 4th time to Al-Masry on 30 May 2022.[10] After leaving the club by the end of the season, Hassan returned to Al-Masry for a 5th tenure in December 2022.[11] In May 2023, he was sacked by Al-Masry, after he had insulted board members during a match against Aswan.[12]

A few days following his appointment as head coach of Modern Future, Hassan was released to become the manager of the Egyptian national team in February 2024.[13]

Personal life

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Hassan is 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.[14] He is the father of four children.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 29 March 2012
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Ahly 1984–85 Egyptian Premier 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
PAOK 1990–91 Alpha Ethniki 19 5 2 1 0 0 – 21 6
Neuchâtel Xamax 1991–92 Nationalliga A 8 3 0 0 3[b] 4 – 11 7
Al Ahly 1992–93 Egyptian Premier 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
1999–2000 6 3 0 0 6 6 0 0 12 9
Total 153 78 10 5 18 9 13 3 194 96
Al Ain 1999–2000 UAE Football League 10 3 0 0 – – 10 3
Zamalek 2000–01 Egyptian Premier League 16 7 1 0 7[c] 3 3[d] 3 27 13
2001–02 21 18 3 1 13[e] 6 1[f] 1 38 26
2002–03 15 9 3 1 2 1 6[g] 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
Al-Masry 2004–05 Egyptian Premier League 25 10 6 3 – – 31 13
2005–06 22 5 0 0 – – 22 5
Total 47 15 6 3 – – 53 18
Tersana 2006–07 Egyptian Premier League 20 6 1 0 – – 21 6
Al-Ittihad 2007–08 Egyptian Premier League 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
Career total 401 179 34 13 62 31 32 10 531 234
  1. ^ Includes Egypt Cup, Greek Football Cup, Swiss Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in African Cup Winners' Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in CAF Super Cup, two appearances and three goals in Arab Cup Winners' Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  6. ^ Appearance in Egyptian Super Cup
  7. ^ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
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

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Main article: List of international goals scored by Hossam Hassan

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Egypt
Career Apps Goals
1985–2006 177 69

Managerial statistics

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As of 19 November 2024
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[15]   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[16]   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 19 March 2022 52 17 18 17 032.69
Al Masry   30 May 2022 31 August 2022 15 6 6 3 040.00
Al Masry   21 December 2022 6 May 2023 22 8 9 5 036.36
Egypt   6 February 2024 current 10 6 3 1 060.00
Total 445 192 147 106 043.15

Honours

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Club

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Al Ahly

Al Ain

Zamalek

International

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Egypt

Individual

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See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b More goals than caps (FIFA.com)
  2. ^ a b "Hossam Hassan – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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. ^ "OFFICIAL: Al Masry re-appoint Hossam Hassan as head coach for fourth time". KingFut. 30 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Hossam Hassan appointed as Masry's new coach for 5th stint". Al-Ahram. 22 December 2022.
  12. ^ "OFFICIAL: Hossam Hassan sacked as Al Masry head coach". KingFut. 6 May 2023.
  13. ^ "OFFICIAL: Hossam Hassan named new Egypt manager". KingFut. 6 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Pro-Mubarak celebrities blacklisted by Egyptians". Arab News. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  15. ^ "FilGoal | حدث خطأ في الصفحة وجاري اصلاحه".
  16. ^ تقرير .. حسام حسن يفشل فى الفوز للمباراة الـ 11 على التوالي. يلاكورة.كوم (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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