Ibrahim Youssef

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Ibrahim Youssef
Youssef in 1979
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-01-01)1 January 1959
Place of birth Imbaba, Egypt
Date of death 10 July 2013(2013-07-10) (aged 54)
Place of death Cairo, Egypt
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Zamalek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975-1988 Zamalek
International career
1976–1988 Egypt[1] 57 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Casablanca
African Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Nairobi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibrahim Youssef Awadallah (Egyptian Arabic: إبراهيم يوسف; 1 January 1959 – 10 July 2013), nicknamed "Black Deer الغزال الأسمر", was an Egyptian footballer.[2]

Youssef won the Egyptian footballer of the year for several times. He was chosen the best Libero in 1984 African Cup of Nations.[3] He finished 2nd in the African footballer of the year by France Football in 1984, and 3rd in the African footballer of the year by France Football in 1985.[4][5] He is considered the best Libero in Egypt's history.[6] Youssef is included in MasterCard African Team of the 20th Century in 1998.[7][8]

Early life[edit]

Ibrahim Youssef was born in the Imbaba, Giza on 1 January 1959. He comes from a football family, as he is the younger brother of footballer Sayed, and the elder brother of footballer Ismail.[9]

Career[edit]

Club career[edit]

Youssef started his career in Zamalek, which he played for throughout his entire career. He played for 13 years in Zamalek, he won the Egyptian Premier League for three times in 1977–78, 1983–84 and 1987–88 seasons.

Youssef (third standing from left) with Zamalek in 1984

He also won with Zamalek the Egypt Cup for three times (1977, 1979, 1988). On the continental level, he won with Zamalek the CAF Champions League twice in 1984 and 1986, as well as the Afro-Asian Club Championship in 1987.

International career[edit]

Youssef was called up for the 1976, 1980 and the 1984 African Cup of Nations. He also played for Egypt at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[10] [11] In the 1986 African Cup of Nations, he was injured. Youssef played for Egypt in the 1983 Mediterranean Games, where his team won a bronze medal, and the 1984 African Cup of Nations. He won with the 1987 African Games gold medal.[12]

Post football career[edit]

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Youssef as Zamalek's board member

Besides his career as a police officer in the Egyptian National Police, after his retirement from football in an early age due to his injury, he coached the Egypt national under-17 football team and Zamalek for a brief period. Later, he worked in football management and became Zamalek's board member for more than a period.[13]

Death[edit]

Youssef died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 54 on 10 July 2013 in Cairo.[14] A military funeral service was held, attended by officers of the Ministry of Interior and the Police Sports Association, of which Youssef was a member, as well as his family and colleagues.[15][16]

Honours[edit]

Zamalek

Egypt

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ibrahim Youssef - International Appearances
  2. ^ "Zamalek legend Ibrahim Youssef passes away". En.starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  3. ^ MENA (11 July 2013). "Ibrahim Youssef, football great, dies". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Ibrahim Youssef Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  5. ^ Hatem Maher (11 July 2013). "Former Egypt and Zamalek star Ibrahim Youssef dies at 54".
  6. ^ وكالات (11 July 2013). "Zamalek legend Ibrahim Youssef dies". FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Ramos, Balboa named to MasterCard CONCACAF 20th Century team". Soccer Times. 15 May 1998. Archived from the original on 21 February 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  8. ^ Ibrahim Youssef – FIFA competition record (archived)
  9. ^ عمارة, أحمد. "في ذكرى رحيله...شقيق إبراهيم يوسف يروي لـ"سبورت 360" مفارقات طريفة جمعته بالغزال داخل الملعب - سبورت 360". arabic.sport360.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Ibrahim Youssef Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  11. ^ Ibrahim Youssef – FIFA competition record (archived)
  12. ^ "حكاية نجم.. إبراهيم يوسف "غزال" الكرة المصرية". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  13. ^ "حكاية نجم.. إبراهيم يوسف "غزال" الكرة المصرية". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  14. ^ Maher, Hatem (11 July 2013). "Former Egypt and Zamalek star Ibrahim Youssef dies at 54". Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  15. ^ MENA (11 July 2013). "Ibrahim Youssef, football great, dies". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  16. ^ عمارة, أحمد. "في ذكرى رحيله...شقيق إبراهيم يوسف يروي لـ"سبورت 360" مفارقات طريفة جمعته بالغزال داخل الملعب - سبورت 360". arabic.sport360.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Ramos, Balboa named to MasterCard CONCACAF 20th Century team". Soccer Times. 15 May 1998. Archived from the original on 21 February 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

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