Ali Abo Gresha

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

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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