Hossam Hassan Hussein (Arabic: حسام حسن; born 10 August 1966 in Cairo) is a retired Egyptian footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach.
A prolific goalscorer, he amassed well over 150 caps for Egypt, netting more than 50 times. His twin brother, Ibrahim, also played professional football, and they shared teams for most of their extensive careers.
Other than two unassuming spells abroad in Switzerland and Greece, Hassan played mainl...
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Hossam Hassan Hussein (Arabic: حسام حسن; born 10 August 1966 in Cairo) is a retired Egyptian footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach.
A prolific goalscorer, he amassed well over 150 caps for Egypt, netting more than 50 times. His twin brother, Ibrahim, also played professional football, and they shared teams for most of their extensive careers.
Other than two unassuming spells abroad in Switzerland and Greece, Hassan played mainly for hometown's Al-Ahly, for which he made his first-team debuts aged 18, playing his last match for the club sixteen years later. He ranked first in the club in several categories, and won a total of 25 titles with it, including 11 leagues; he was only one of two players ever to find the net in derbies for each team.
In 2000, already at 34, Hassan left Al-Ahly, going to represent Al Ain SCC, Zamalek SC - adding three more leagues and the 2002 CAF Champions League - Al-Masry Club, Tersana and Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary, while continuing to score...
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