Mohamed Salah (footballer, born 1956)

Mohamed Salah (محمد صلاح) is an Egyptian former footballer and head coach. He spent his whole football career with Zamalek. He also played for the Egypt national football team, and was a part of the team that won the 1986 African Cup of Nations.

Playing career
Playing in his youth in Zamalek, Salah played for the first team in 1975. At the prime of his career, he played alongside great players such as Taha Basry, Hassan Shehata, Ali Khalil and Farouk Gaafar.



Salah spent his entire professional career with the Zamalek. He won with Zamalek the Egyptian Premier League for three times in (1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88), and three titles of the Egypt Cup in (1977, 1979, 1988). He also won the Egyptian Friendship Cup once in 1986. At the continental level, he won the African Cup of Champions Clubs twice in (1984, 1986), and the Afro-Asian Club Championship in 1987.



With Egypt he played in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, in his first appearance in the 1980 edition, he was included in the Africa Cup of Nations Dream Team, where Egypt finished fourth, the same place as the 1984 edition which Salah was present in the starting lineup. He was part of the team that won the 1986 African Cup of Nations title.

Al-Shoulla
Salah was appointed manager of the Saudi club Al-Shoulla in June 2011. He made a big impact after winning the Saudi First Division with Al-Shoulla in the 2011–12 season. He then lead Al-Shoulla to 3 wins and 4 losses in the 2012–13 Saudi Premier League season. He then went to Egypt and had an agreement with Almokaweleen.

On 21 February 2023, Salah returned to manage Al-Shoulla 11 years after his first stint at the club.

Zamalek

 * Egyptian Premier League: 1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88
 * Egypt Cup: 1977, 1979, 1988
 * Egyptian Friendship Cup: 1986
 * CAF Champions League: 1984, 1986
 * Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1987

Egypt

 * African Cup of Nations: 1986

Individual

 * Africa Cup of Nations Dream Team: 1980

Maaden

 * Egyptian Second Division

Al-Shoulla

 * Saudi First Division (1): 2011–12

Nogoom El Mostakbal

 * Egyptian Second Division: 2017–18