Ibrahim Said

Ibrahim Said (Arabic: إبراهيم سعيد‎; born 16 October 1979) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a centre back.[1]

Ibrahim Said
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Said
Date of birth (1979-10-16) 16 October 1979
Place of birth Alexandria, Egypt
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Al Ahly 76 (18)
2003 → Everton (loan) 0 (0)
2004–2006 Zamalek 27 (4)
2006–2008 Çaykur Rizespor 15 (1)
2007–2008 → Ankaragücü (loan) 17 (1)
2008–2009 Ismaily 12 (1)
2009 Al Ahli Tripoli 12 (0)
2010–2011 Al Ittihad Alexandria 1 (0)
National team
2000–2008 Egypt 49 (2)
Teams managed
2016 Goldi (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

After the long lay-off away from the playing field, Ibrahim slowly but surely started to prove just how talented he was, and became one of the key members of the Zamalek squad. Thanks to his good form with Zamalek, "Heema"(as fans refer to him as) was called up to the Egyptian national team in the run-up to the 2006 African Nations Cup which was to be played in Egypt. Ibrahim made some remarkable performances in the tournament, shoring up the Egyptian defensive line as a sweeper & stopper.

In Turkey

The opening of the 2007 winter transfer window saw Ibrahim move to Turkey, joining Caykur Rizespor. In summer the same year, Said was signed by Ankaragücü in light of his success at Caykur Rizespor.

Back To Egypt

At the start of the 2008–09 season, Said joined Egyptian Side Ismaily. But due to disagreement with the board, He terminated his Contract.

In Libya

At the 2009–10 season, Said joined Al-Ahly Tripoli club.

North America

With the help of the goalkeeping coach Zaki Abdul Fattah in the United States, Said went on a 14-day trial with Toronto FC. He played 3 pre-season matches with the Canadian team, but due to disagreement on financial issues, he decided not to sign for them. He moved back to New York City, although Philadelphia Union offered him a contract, he decided to not sign for them as well, then he moved back to Egypt.

Return to Egypt with Al-Ittihad Al-Sakandary

He returned to Egypt at the beginning of the 2010–11 season joining Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary but following a dispute with then Head Coach Carlos Cabral he was sidelined for the majority of the first half of the season but returned after Cabral 's resignation in a match against former club Al Ahly.

Manager career

Goldi SC

In January 2016, he was signed as a player-manager for Egyptian Third Division side Goldi.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first:[2]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 February 2001Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Namibia1–11–12002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
2.17 June 2001Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast2–22–22002 African Cup of Nations qualifier

Titles
Club

Al Ahly

International

Egypt

Sources

References
  1. "Player Profile". toffeeweb.com. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. Ibrahim Said - International Appearances
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.