Magdi Abdelghani Sayed Ahmed (Arabic: مجدي عبد الغني سيد أحمد; born 27 July 1959) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Magdy Abdelghany Sayed Ahmed | ||
Date of birth | 27 July 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1965–1977 | Al Ahly | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1988 | Al Ahly | ||
1988–1992 | Beira-Mar | ||
1992–1993 | Al Masry | ||
1993–1994 | El Mokawloon | ||
International career | |||
1981–1992 | Egypt | 50 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Abdelghani won 50 caps for Egypt, and at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy he scored a penalty against Netherlands.[2]
He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics,[3] and helped the Pharaohs win the 1986 African Cup of Nations on home soil. He also won an All-African Games gold medal in 1987.[4]