Alaa El-Hamouly

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Alaa El-Hamouly
Personal information
Full name Alaa El-Din Hassanin El-Hamouly
Date of birth (1930-07-04)4 July 1930
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Date of death 13 January 1984(1984-01-13) (aged 53)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949-1962 Zamalek
International career
1950-1960 Egypt
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 1957 Egypt
Gold medal – first place 1959 Egypt
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Barcelona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alaa El-Din Hassanin El-Hamouly (Arabic: علاء الدين حسنين الحامولي) (4 July 1930 – 13 January 1984) was an Egyptian former footballer who played as a forward for Zamalek. He also played for the Egyptian national team. He was part of the squad that won the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations, 1959 Africa Cup of Nations and represented his country in the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Career[edit]

El-Hamouly played all of his career in Zamalek, he was a prolific goal scorer, he started his career in 1949. He won with Zamalek the Egypt Cup for seven times in; 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1962. He also won with his team the Cairo League for three consecutive times in the 1950-51, 1951-52 and 1952-53 seasons. El-Hamouly won with Zamalek the 1959–60 Egyptian Premier League title, the first title for his club.

With Egypt, El-Hamouly played for his country for a decade from 1950 to 1960, he played with Egypt in the 1951 Mediterranean Games and won the silver medal. El-Hamouly was a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1953 Arab Games in Alexandria. He was a part of the team that won the gold medal of the 1955 Mediterranean Games in Barcelona. In Africa Cup of Nations, he was a part of the team that won the 1957 African Cup of Nations and the 1959 African Cup of Nations. He also represented his country in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Honours[edit]

Zamalek

Egypt

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alaa El-Hamouly". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Alaa El-Hamouly". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 November 2021.