Mussad Nur

Mosaad Nour (Arabic: مسعد نور‎) (born 23 April 1951[1]—23 April 2011[2]) popularly nicknamed Kastan, is a former Egyptian football player and the historic star for Al-Masry Club.

Mosaad Nour
Personal information
Full name Mosaad Nour
Date of birth (1951-04-23)23 April 1951
Place of birth Port Said, Egypt
Date of death 23 April 2011(2011-04-23) (aged 60)
Place of death Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1985 Al-Masry 173 (87)
National team
1974–1981 Egypt 22 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career
  • "Kastan" played for Al-Masry Club between 1972 and 1985 and for the Egyptian National Team between 1974 and 1981 (scoring 5 goals) in 22 international matches. He made his debut in 1972/73 season of the Egyptian League against Zamalek SC on 25 May 1973, when he scored his first goal with his team in this match which ended (2–2).
  • Mosaad Nour, is one of the most skilled Egyptian football players and of course the most famous and popular player for Al-Masry throughout its long history.
  • "Kastan" moved to Al-Masry in 1972 and spent 13 years with the club before he retired in October 1985.
  • Unfortunately Mosaad Nour could not win any titles with his beloved team Al-Masry although he was so near from capturing the Egypt Cup for two consecutive years in seasons 1982/83 and 1983/84. Meanwhile "Kastan" was so near from winning the Egyptian League in season 1983/84 but he missed the chance.
  • Mosaad Nour refused all the offers to leave his team, although he had many offers to move to either Al-Ahly or Zamalek SC, and such manner was sufficient to make him the beloved star for Al-Masry's fans throughout the years.

Achievements

Personal
  • Scored 65 goals for Al-Masry in the Egyptian league.

Egyptian national team

Al-Masry
  • The third place in the Egyptian League for three seasons in 1979/1980, 1980/1981 and 1983/1984.
  • The second place in the Egypt Cup for two seasons in 1982/1983 and 1983/1984.

References
  1. Official Website :: El Masry Club :: الموقع الرسمي للنادي المصري البورسعيدي للألعاب الرياضية :: تأسس عام 1920 ::مسعد نور Archived 28 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Arabic


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