Ali Abo Gresha

Ali Abo Gresha (born 29 November 1947) is a retired Egyptian football player.

This article is about the Egyptian football player. For other uses, see Abo Gresha.
Ali Abo Gresha
Personal information
Full name Ali Abo Gresha
Date of birth (1947-11-29)29 November 1947
Place of birth Ismailia, Egypt
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1979 Ismaily
National team
1967–1974 Egypt
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Abo Gresha was voted by the readers of Jeune Afrique Africa's outstanding footballer for 1971.[1] He played club football for Ismaily. He represented the Egypt national football team on several occasions, including participating in the 1970 and 1974 African Cup of Nations,[2] where he scored a combined 7 goals.[3]

Following his playing career, he became a coach for Ismaily.

Titles

For Ismaily
  • 1 Egyptian league title 1966/67
  • 1 African champions league title 1969

Personal

References
  1. Loughran, Gerry. "Games Arabs Play". Saudi Aramco World. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  2. "L'Histoire de la CAN" (in French). Africa Foot. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  3. Mahjoub, Faouzi (1997-12-01). "The Great Adventure of African Football". FIFA. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  4. Pierrend, José Luis (2000-02-14). "African Player of the Year 1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  5. Pierrend, José Luis (2000-02-14). "African Player of the Year 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-06.


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