Farouk Gaafar
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Farouk Fouad Gaafar | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1952 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sayeda Zienab, Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre Midfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1971–1988[2] | Zamalek | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1981 | Egypt[1] | 62 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Gomhoriat Shebin | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Zamalek (Asst.) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Zamalek (Asst.) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1998 | Baladeyet El-Mahalla | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1998 | Zamalek (Asst.) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Zamalek | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–1999 | Montakhab Suez | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Ghazl El Mahalla | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2002 | Ismaily | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2002 | Al-Riyadh | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2003 | Baladeyet El-Mahalla | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2003 | Tersana | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Al-Masry | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2005 | Suez Cement | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2005 | Zamalek | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Tersana | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Tala'ea El-Gaish | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Ghazl El Mahalla | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2015 | Al-Ansar | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2016 | El Dakhleya | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Farouk Gaafar فاروق جعفر (Nick Names: Roo-a & King of Midfield) is an Egyptian footballer manager and former football player.
He played as a midfielder for Zamalek and the Egypt national football team. He finished eighth in the magazine France Football voting for the 1975 African Player of the Year.[3]
Following his playing career, Gaafar managed Egypt[4] during 1996 and 1997 and later El Geish club.
Managerial statistics[edit]
- As of match played 4 August 2016
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Egypt | 1 July 1996 | 1 March 1997 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| Baladeyet | 1 July 1998 | 21 November 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Zamalek SC | 8 December 1998 | 16 April 1999 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 44.4 | |
| Suez SC | 18 November 1999 | 30 November 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| Ghazl | 1 August 2000 | 30 June 2002 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 27.6 | |
| Ismaily SC | 1 July 2002 | 18 October 2002 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0 | |
| Baladeyet | 2 March 2003 | 15 October 2003 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26.7 | |
| Tersana SC | 15 October 2003 | 22 December 2003 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0 | |
| Al Masry SC | 22 December 2003 | 6 November 2004 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 26.9 | |
| Suez Cement | 17 June 2005 | 18 August 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| Zamalek SC | 18 August 2005 | 30 December 2005 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 57.9 | |
| Tersana SC | 20 June 2006 | 30 June 2008 | 64 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 25.0 | |
| El Gaish | 10 January 2008 | 5 January 2013 | 141 | 42 | 53 | 46 | 29.8 | |
| Ghazl | 9 September 2013 | 19 January 2014 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.0 | |
| Al Ansar FC | 24 March 2015 | 27 March 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| El Dakhleya SC | 24 May 2016 | 4 August 2016 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | |
| Total | 326 | 104 | 109 | 113 | 31.9 | — | ||
Honours[edit]
As a player[edit]
Zamalek
- Egyptian Premier League: 1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88
- Egypt Cup: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1988
- October League Cup: 1974
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1984, 1986
- Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1987
Egypt
- African Cup of Nations third place: 1974
Individual
- Best Playmaker in 1974 African Cup of Nations
- Best Playmaker in 1976 African Cup of Nations
- 7th African footballer of the year by France Football: 1975
- 8th African footballer of the year by France Football: 1977
References[edit]
- ^ Farouk Gafaar - International Appearances
- ^ "Egyptian Football Net - Farouk Gaafar".
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (2000-02-14). "African Player of the Year 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Said, Tarek (2006-11-23). "Egyptian National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
External links[edit]
- Farouk Gaafar – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Farouk Gaafar at FootballDatabase.eu
- Farouk Gaafar at National-Football-Teams.com
- angelfire.com
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