Tarek El Ashry

Tarek El Ashry (طارق العشري) is an Egyptian football coach who is the current manager of the Egyptian Premier League club Al Ittihad. He established his name as a young manager by winning three cup titles. In addition, he is considered to be the first manager to implement a 4-4-2 formation in Egyptian football successfully.

Coaching career
Tarek El Ashry's coaching career was shaped by the Egyptian team Haras El Hodood (a.k.a. Border Guards) a team that had a relatively low profile when El Ashry took charge. He led the team to its first ever title in winning the 2008–09 Egypt Cup where Haras El Hodood defeated ENNPI 4–1 on penalties after a 1–1 tie. As the cup winners, Haras El Hodood faced the league champions, Al Ahly, in the 2009 Egyptian Super Cup where they managed to turn out winners by a 2–0 margin, winning the club's second trophy. El Ashry successfully defended his team's cup title in the 2009–10 Egypt Cup Final where Haras El Hodood beat Al Ahly 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 tie.

El Ahry also led Haras El Hodood in continental competition as the team appeared several times in the CAF Confederation Cup; the 2006 edition being its first. The team's best result was in the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup where it finished in 2nd place in the group stage.

As a coach
Haras El Hodood
 * Egypt Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10
 * Egyptian Super Cup: 2009–10