Hassan El-Shazly

Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly (Egyptian Arabic: حسن الشاذلي, Hassan El Shazly) (13 November 1943 – 20 April 2015)[2] was an Egyptian footballer. He is considered as a historic player of Tersana. He was described as a "devastating shooter" and "lethal with both feet". He is the Africa Cup of Nations all-time top Egyptian scorer, and the all-time top scorer of the Egyptian Premier League. El-Shazly is considered as one of the best forwards in the history of African football.[3]

Hassan El-Shazly
El-Shazly with Tersana in 1965
Personal information
Full nameHassan Ahmed El-Shazly
Date of birth(1943-05-20)20 May 1943
Place of birthKingdom of Egypt
Date of death20 April 2015(2015-04-20) (aged 71)
Place of deathGiza, Egypt
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)Midfielder / Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959–1978Tersana(173)
International career
1961–1975Egypt[1]62(49)
Managerial career
2000–2001Tersana
2002–2003Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)
2003Tersana
2009–2010Tersana
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt (as player)
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place1963
Third place1970
Third place1974
Arab Games
Gold medal – first place1965
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

El-Shazly played for the Egyptian team Tersana. He led Tersana to its only Egyptian League title in the 1963 season. He was the Egyptian Premier League top goalscorer for four times.[4] As of 2010, this is an Egyptian record that still holds. He scored 34 goals as the top league scorer of the 1974–75 Egyptian Premier League season, a one-season record that still stands. This was done at a relative old age; he was 32 years old. El-Shazly is the Egyptian Premier League's all-time goal scorer with 173 goals.[3][5]

El-Shazly with Tersana in 1967

He also represented the Egypt national football team, and was the top scorer with six goals at the 1963 African Cup of Nations. He played with his country in the 1965 Arab Games, and Egypt won the gold medal, he was the tournament top scorer with 9 goals. El-Shazly also played in the 1970 African Cup of Nations and scored 5 goals and his country finished third in the tournament. He played in the 1974 African Cup of Nations and scored his 12th goal in the Africa Cup of Nations record, becoming Egypt's all time top scorer in the tournament. He played 62 international caps and scored 49 goals for his country.[6][7]

Club career statistics edit

ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tersana1959–60EPL1
1960–61112
1961–62314
1962–6329231
1963–6424024
1964–65231033
1965–6618725
1966–679312
1971–721
1972–735
1973–746
1974–753437[a]44
1975–7614418
1976–775
total173327212
Career total173327212

Honours edit

Tersana[4]
Egypt[4]
Individual[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly - Goals in International Matches
  2. ^ "Egyptian league all-time scorer Hassan El-Shazly dies at 71". Ahram Online. 20 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b Abdel-Ghani, Alaa "History of greatness" Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Ahram Weekly, 7 April 2004. Retrieved on 12 April 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d Said, Tarek "Famous Egyptian Players ", egyptianfootball.net. Retrieved on 14 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Egypt - All-Time Topscorers". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (2006-02-12). "African Nations Cup - Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  7. ^ "Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  8. ^ Said, Tarek. "Egypt - All-Time Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-06.