Hassan Shehata
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Full name | Hassan Hassan Shehata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 June 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kafr El Dawwar, Beheira, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kafr El Dawar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zamalek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1966–1968 | Zamalek | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968–1973 | Kazma | (49) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1982 | Zamalek | (77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1969–1981 | Egypt[1] | 52 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1985 | Zamalek U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1986 | Zamalek (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1988 |
Al-Wasl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Al-Merreikh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Ittihad El Shorta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Ittihad El Shorta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Zamalek (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | El Minya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | El Sharkia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | El Shams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Suez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Al-Fujairah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Dina Farms[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Egypt U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | El Mokawloon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2011 | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Zamalek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Al-Arabi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Difaâ El Jadidi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | El Mokawloon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Petrojet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | FC Mauerwerk (technical advisor) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2023 |
Hassan Shehata (
Shehata started his career in Zamalek, he played almost his whole career in Zamalek. He is considered as one of his country’s best football players and managers in history. Despite not winning the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt as a player, only obtaining a bronze medal in the 1974 edition, he managed to win the title for three consecutive times, becoming the only manager to make this achievement. As a player, Shehata was a prolific scorer and is considered one of Zamalek's legends. He stated in a press release that he is proud to be affiliated with the Zamalek Club, and stressed that he had spent the best days of his life inside the White Castle (Zamalek), and he was associated with great players during his career as a player in the team. Shehata pointed out that he is very proud of the Zamalek fans, who created the fame and stardom of all the players who played for the club throughout its long history, and that he considers the Zamalek fans to be the number one player in the system, and their support for the team has not differed over the ages.[6][7]
Early life
Hassan Shehata was born on June 19, 1947 in the city of Kafr El Dawwar, Beheira into an athletic family. He began playing football since he was ten years old when he was a student in Kafr El Dawwar primary school, then at Salah Salem Commercial Secondary School. As a child, Shehata joined Kafr El Dawwar Club, one of the Egyptian Second division A clubs at that time.
Club career
Zamalek
After a friendly match with the Bahari team against the national team, Mohamed Hassan Helmy, the national team manager, offered him to join Zamalek, and he agreed. In his first match with Zamalek, which was held in November 1966, Shehata succeeded in scoring a Hat-trick as Zamalek won 4-0. He scored a total of 5 goals in the Egyptian Premier League and 1 goal in the Egypt Cup.
Kazma Al Kuwaiti
After the outbreak of the 1967 war, the local competition in Egypt stopped, and Shehata joined the Kuwaiti football club Kazma SC. He achieved several successes in Kuwait, including winning the best player in Asia award in 1970. Thus, Shehata is the only player to win the title of best player in a continent other than his home one. He was also recruited into the Kuwaiti Armed Forces and participated with the Kuwaiti national team in the World Military Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. He also participated with the Kuwait national football team in the AFC Asian Cup.
Return to Zamalek
Shehata returned to Egypt in 1973 to continue his career with Zamalek. He played for ten consecutive seasons with Zamalek. During his time as a player in Zamalek, he won the Egyptian League in the 1977-78 season, Egypt Cup for three times in the 1975, 1977, and 1979 seasons and the October League Cup in 1974. Shehata was a key player for the team, and scored in his second spell with Zamalek a total of 77 goals in the Egyptian League, 10 goals in Egypt Cup, six goals for Zamalek in the African competitions, and 9 goals in the October League Cup with a total of 102 goals in all competitions. Zamalek fans and Egyptian media nicknamed Hassan Shehata the "Master" chanting songs on his talent in scoring goals.[8][9]
Shehata was the Egyptian League top-scorer in the 1976–77 and 1979–80 seasons. Shehata was famous for the goal he scored in one of the Cairo derby’s Zamalek vs Al Ahly matches in the 1981–82 season, which was canceled as the strangest goal canceled by a player due to offside, which resulted of losing the title to Al Ahly. Shehata was the first player to score a continental goal for Zamalek in their match against Ahly Tripoli in the 1976 African Cup Winners' Cup. In his two spells with Zamalek, he scored a total of 108 goals for the team in all competitions. He won the “Best Player in Egypt” award in 1976 and the Order of the Republic, first class in 1980.
International career
Shehata was called for the Egypt national football team in 1969, where his first international match was a friendly against Libya, in which Egypt won with a single goal scored by Hanafi Halil and assisted by Shehata. He played for Egypt in 52 international matches and scored 14 goals. He participated in the 1974, 1976 and 1980 African Cup of Nations, winning the title of the best midfielder in the 1974 African Cup of Nations, with his team finishing third. He scored 4 goals in the Africa Cup of Nations. Shehata retired as a player in 1983.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Zamalek | 1966–67 | Egyptian Premier League | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | ||||||
Kazma SC | 1967–68 | Kuwaiti Division One | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | |||||
1968–69 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 16 | |||||||
1969–70 | Kuwaiti Premier League
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7 | 0 | 10[a] | — | 17 | ||||||
1970–71 | 9 | 2 | 6[b] | — | 17 | |||||||
1971–72 | 7 | 1 | 5[c] | — | 13 | |||||||
1972–73 | 6 | 0 | 8[d] | — | 14 | |||||||
total | 48 | 6 | 29 | 83 | ||||||||
Al-Arabi (loan) | 1970–71 | Kuwait Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 3 | |||
Zamalek | 1973–74 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 9[f] | — | 9 | |||||
1974–75 | 6 | 4 | — | 10 | ||||||||
1975–76 | 13 | 0 | — | 3[g] | 16 | |||||||
1976–77 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 19 | |||||||
1977–78 | 7 | 1 | — | 1[h] | 9 | |||||||
1978–79 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[i] | 7 | |||||||
1979–80 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | |||||||
1980–81 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | |||||||
1981–82 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | |||||||
1982–83 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | |||||||
total | 82 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 102 | |||||||
Career total | 130 | 17 | 38 | 9 | 194 |
- ^ Goals in Kuwait Joint League
- ^ Goals in Kuwait Joint League
- ^ Goals in Kuwait Joint League
- ^ Goals in Kuwait Joint League
- ^ Goals in AFC Champions League
- ^ Goals in October League Cup
- ^ Goals in African Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ Goals in African Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ Goals in CAF Champions League
International
Egypt | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1969–1981 | 52 | 14 |
Total | 52 | 14 |
Coaching career
Shehata started his coaching in Zamalek career immediately after retirement, he first coached the Zamalek U20 team from 1983 to 1985. Afterwards, he worked as assistant to the first team from 1985 to 1986. He traveled to Emirates in 1987 and coached Emirati side Al Wasl in 1987, he won with them the 1987–88 UAE Football League and the UAE President's Cup in 1987. Afterwards, he coached Sudanese football club Al-Merrikh and won the Sudan Premier League in 1990. After brief spells in the 1990s, helping in the promotion of El Sharkia SC, El Minya SC, and Suez SC to the Egyptian premier league. In 2003, Shehata managed Egypt national under-20 football team to win the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and played in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He managed Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC and won the 2004 Egypt Cup and the 2004 Egyptian Super Cup, winning Al Ahly and Zamalek in the finals, respectively.
In 2004, Shehata became
Shehata led Egypt to three successive titles at the
In 2010, FFHSI had ranked him as the best African Coach.[17] He was also selected as one of the top five African coaches internationally.[18][19] In 2011, Shehata finally coached his home club, he worked in Zamalek for one season; the 2011–12 season. In 2015, he became President of the SATUC Football Cup, a new charitable global football competition for U16 orphans, refugees and disadvantaged children.[citation needed]
Personal life
Hassan Shehata is currently married and has two children; Islam and Karim. He is a muslim. He lives in Cairo.
Honours
Player
Zamalek
Egypt
- African Games: bronze medal 1973
- Africa Cup of Nations: third place 1974
Individual
- Kuwaiti Premier Leaguetop scorer: 1969–70, 1970–72, 1971–72
- Asian Footballer of the Year: 1970
- France Football: Third best African player for the year: 1974
- Best midfielder in 1974 African Cup of Nations
- EFA Best player in Egypt: 1976
- Egyptian Premier League top scorer: 1976-77, 1979-80
Orders
Manager
Al Wasl
Al-Merrikh
- Sudan Premier League: 1990
Suez SC
- Egyptian Second Division A: 1996-97
El Sharkia SC
- Egyptian Second Division A: 1997-98
El Minya SC
- Egyptian Second Division A: 1998-99
Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC
- Egypt Cup: 2004
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2004
Egypt U-20
Egypt
- Africa Cup of Nations: 2006, 2008, 2010
- Arab Games: 2007
- Nile Basin Tournament: 2011
Individual
- The best coach in Africa of the year by the Confederation of African Football; 2008
- The best coach in Africa of the year by International Federation of Football History and Statistics: 2010
References
- ^ Hassan Shehata - International Appearances
- ^ "اخبار |قبل مواجهة أهلي جاريدو .. شحاتة يكتسح المدرب الأجنبي في الدوري المصري". FilGoal. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "How Hassan Shehata carved a place for himself in pantheon of Egyptian greats". 29 June 2023.
- ^ أحمد عمارة (19 June 2020). "في عيد ميلاده الـ 73.. أرقام قياسية في مسيرة «المعلم» حسن شحاتة لاعبًا ومدربًا".
- ^ AbdelAziz, Omar (29 December 2011). "Play of the Week: Master Shehata". FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ وائل عباس (14 January 2024). "المعلم» حسن شحاتة: النادى صاحب الفضل فى صناعة تاريخى".
- ^ "A Story of a Legendary Player and Coach | Sada Elbalad". see.news. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ AbdelAziz, Omar (29 December 2011). "Play of the Week: Master Shehata". FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "إنجازات المعلم حسن شحاتة لاعبا ومدربا في عيد ميلاده الـ76". فيتو (in Arabic). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Marco Tardelli is Egypt's New Manager". Egyptian Players. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Tardelli Thanks Fans for Standing by Pharaohs". Egyptian Players. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010.
- ^ Obayiuwana, Osasu (26 March 2004). "Egypt's new coach Marco Tardelli has acknowledged the difficulty of leading the Pharaohs to the 2006 World Cup". BBC Sport.
- ^ Kenyon, Matthew (8 February 2006). "Mido thrown out of Egyptian squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- ^ "Mido reconciles with Egypt coach". BBC Sport. 9 February 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ Hassanin Mubarak. "African Nations Cup-Winning Coaches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Karel Stokkermans. "African Nations Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer.Statistics.
- ^ "IFFHS Coach Ranking: Hassan Shehata best African - Non classé - Football - StarAfrica.com". En.starafrica.com. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived May 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ed Dove (14 March 2013). "5 Best African World Football Coaches". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 27 December 2015.