Mohamed Aboutrika
Egyptian association football player · Egypt · On the map · Footballers · Born 1978 · age 48
An attacking midfielder who steered Egypt to back-to-back Africa Cup wins - including the 2008 final goal - and claimed African Footballer of the Year the same season. Al Ahly's playmaker, a third-place finish at the Club World Cup, and a name that still carries weight across the Arab world.
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Essam El-Hadary Teammate at Egypt national team, 2001-2013
Ahmed Hassan Teammate at Egypt national team, 2001-2012
Ahmed Fathy Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2007-2014
Abdallah El Said Teammate at Egypt national team, 2008-2013
Ayman Ashraf Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2009-2014
Mohamed Shawky Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2010-2012
Emad Moteab Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2004-2010
Mohamed Barakat Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2004-2013
Sebastião Gilberto Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2004-2010
Wael Gomaa Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2004-2014
Sayed Moawad Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2008-2014- Shehab El-Din Ahmed Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2008-2014
- Ahmad El-Sayed Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2004-2012
Shady Mohamed Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2004-2009- Hassan Mostafa Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2004-2009
Moataz Eno Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2007-2012- Muhammad al Maghrabi Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2004-2011
Ahmad Shedid Qinawi Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2005-2008- Ahmed Abou Moslem Teammate at Egypt national team, 2002-2008
- Amir Abdelhamid Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2004-2010
Emad El-Nahhas Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2004-2009- Mohamed Abdullah Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2005-2007
- Ahmed Shoukry Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2009-2014
- Sherif Abdel-Fadil Teammate at Al Ahly SC, 2009-2014
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Born 7 November 1978, Aboutrika came up through Egyptian football and settled into Al Ahly's midfield, where vision and timing made him the team's creative axis. In 2006 he lifted the Africa Cup with Egypt and helped Al Ahly to bronze at the FIFA Club World Cup. Two years later he scored the goal that won Egypt a second straight continental title, then took African Footballer of the Year honors in the same breath. Nominated again in 2013, he retired having moved between midfield and forward with equal ease. Away from the pitch he built a second profile through humanitarian work and philanthropy across Egypt.
