Alaa El-Hamouly

Alaa El-Hamouly

El-Hamouly with Zamalek in the 1950s
Personal information
Full name	Alaa El-Din Hassanin El-Hamouly
Date of birth	(1930-07-04)4 July 1930
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Date of death	13 January 1984(1984-01-13) (aged 53)
Place of death	Cairo, Egypt
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949-1962	Zamalek
International career
1950-1960	Egypt
Medal record Men's football Representing Egypt Africa Cup of Nations Winner 1957 Egypt Winner 1959 Egypt Mediterranean Games 1955 Barcelona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alaa El-Din Hassanin El-Hamouly (Arabic: علاء الدين حسنين الحامولي) (4 July 1930 – 13 January 1984) was an Egyptian former footballer who played as a forward for Zamalek. He also played for the Egyptian national team. He was part of the squad that won the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations, 1959 Africa Cup of Nations and represented his country in the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Career

El-Hamouly played all of his career in Zamalek, he was a prolific goal scorer, he started his career in 1949. He won with Zamalek the Egypt Cup for seven times (1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962). He also won with his team the Cairo League for three consecutive times (1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53). El-Hamouly won with Zamalek the 1959–60 Egyptian Premier League title, the first Egyptian league title for his club. He is Zamalek's all-time top scorer of the Egypt Cup with 23 goals, and Zamalek's 2nd all-time top scorer in the Cairo derby with 9 goals.

Alaa El-Hamouly with Egypt in the 1950s

With Egypt, El-Hamouly played for almost a decade, his first international match was in 1950, he played with Egypt in the 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria and his country won the silver medal. El-Hamouly was a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1953 Arab Games in Alexandria. He was a part of the team that won the gold medal of the 1955 Mediterranean Games in Barcelona. In Africa Cup of Nations, he was a part of the team that won the 1957 African Cup of Nations and the 1959 African Cup of Nations. He also represented his country in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Honours

Zamalek

• Egypt Cup: 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962
• Cairo League: 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53
• Egyptian Premier League: 1959-60

Egypt

• Mediterranean Games: 1955
• Africa Cup of Nations: 1957, 1959