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Nabil Nosair

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Nabil Nosair
Nosair in 1967
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-10-11)11 October 1938
Place of birth Monufia, Egypt[1]
Date of death 2 April 2016(2016-04-02) (aged 77)
Place of death Giza, Egypt[2]
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1954–1958[3] Zamalek B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1967 Zamalek
International career
Egypt
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations
Silver medal – second place 1962
Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 1965
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nabil Nosair (Arabic: نبيل نصير) (11 October 1938 – 2 April 2016) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a left winger for Zamalek, He also played for the Egyptian national team.[4][5] He represented Egypt in 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[6]

With Egypt, he was part of the team that finished second at the 1962 African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia. He won with his country the gold medal at the 1965 Arab Games.

Biography[edit]

Nabil Nosair was born on October 11, 1938. While he was 16 in 1954, he was informed of youth team tests appointment in Zamalek by one of his colleagues at Qasr Al-Doubara School, Mahrous Gaber, who was himself a junior in Zamalek. He had an appointment to go to Al Ahly, but he preferred Zamalek.

His first match with the first team was in 1958 against El Teram in the Egyptian Premier League at the old club stadium in the Ballon area. He scored a famous goal in Al Ahly in the Cairo derby, where he scored in Abdel Galil, the best goalkeeper in Egypt at the time. He won with Zamalek the Egyptian Premier League title for three times in (1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65). He also won with Zamalek three titles of the Egypt Cup in (1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62).[7][8]

With the Egypt national football team, Nosair played for his country at the 1962 African Cup of Nations, where the Egyptians finished as runners up. He also represented his country in the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome and 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, where Egypt finished fourth. Nosir is also known for his goal against Brazil in a friendly match which took place in Cairo on 1 May 1960 after Brazil won the 1958 World Cup.[9] Nosair was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1965 Arab Games in Cairo. He was titled the "Rhythm Officer" by Egyptian press. He retired from professional football in 1967.[10][11]

After retirement, Nosair worked as Zamalek's sports director for several years. He also worked as youth coach for Zamalek youth teams. Nosair was elected as board member for Zamalek for more than a period. He died in 2016 aged 77 in Cairo.[12][13]

Honours[edit]

Zamalek
Egypt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "وفاة "نبيل نصير" نجم الزمالك السابق".
  2. ^ "وفاة نبيل نصير. برنس جيل الستينيات في الزمالك - جريدة فكرة الالكترونية". 2 April 2016.
  3. ^ "نبيل نصير.. برنس جيل الستينيات ل "المساء الآسبوعية": نجومنا في أوليمبياد طوكيو يستحقون التكريم".
  4. ^ "Nabil Nosair". footballdatabase.eu.
  5. ^ "Former Zamalek star Nabil Nosseir passes away". www.kingfut.com.
  6. ^ "Nabil Nosair". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. ^ "حكاية نجم.. نبيل نصير صديق "سمعة" وصاحب الهدف فى مرمى البرازيل". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  8. ^ "Nabil Nosair - Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  9. ^ "Seleção Brasileira 1959-1960". www.rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  10. ^ "نبيل نصير.. 26 عامًا على رحيل نبيل نصير نجم الزمالك السابق". فيتو (in Arabic). 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  11. ^ "الكرة المصرية تودع "ضابط الإيقاع" الزملكاوي.. رحيل "نبيل نصير" وحيدًا بعد صراع مع المرض.. الأهلي والزمالك يتوحدان لتشيع جثمانه.. وميدو: رحل "الباشا" عاشق شيكابالا". btolat.com (in Arabic). 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  12. ^ "حكاية نجم.. نبيل نصير صديق "سمعة" وصاحب الهدف فى مرمى البرازيل". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  13. ^ "Nabil Nosair, Egyptian footballer, Died at 77 | History's Greatest". 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  14. ^ FilGoal (2017-12-13). "وفاة نجم الزمالك السابق أحمد رفعت". FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  15. ^ "Ahmed Refaat - Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2024-05-05.

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