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For the Egyptian footballer born 1989, see Hossam Hassan (footballer, born 1989). For the Egyptian footballer born 1993, see Hossam Hassan (footballer, born 1993).
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Hossam Hassan
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Hossam Hassan in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-08-10) 10 August 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.78 m
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Egypt (manager)
Youth career
1975–1984 Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1984–1990 Al Ahly 78 (31)
1990–1991 PAOK 19 (5)
1991–1992 Neuchâtel Xamax 8 (3)
1992–1999 Al Ahly 153 (78)
1999–2000 Al Ain 10 (3)
2000–2004 Zamalek 61 (38)
2004–2007 Al Masry 47 (15)
2006–2007 Tersana 21 (6)
2007–2008 Al Ittihad Alexandria 5 (0)
Total 402 (179)
National team
1985–2006 Egypt 176 (68)
Teams managed
2008 Al Masry
2009 Telecom Egypt
2009–2011 Zamalek
2011 Ismaily
2012 Al Masry
2013 Misr Lel Makkasa
2013–2014 Jordan
2014 Zamalek
2014–2015 Al Ittihad Alexandria
2015–2018 Al Masry
2018–2019 Pyramids
2019–2020 Smouha
2020–2022 Al Ittihad Alexandria
2022 Al Masry
2022–2023 Al Masry
2024 Modern Future
2024– Egypt
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 1986 Egypt
Winner 1998 Burkina Faso
Winner 2006 Egypt
African Games
Gold 1987 Nairobi
FIFA Arab Cup
Gold 1992 Syria
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hossam Hassan Hussein (Egyptian Arabic: حسام حسن حسين; born 10 August 1966) is an Egyptian former professional football player who played as a striker, and current coach of the Egyptian national team. A prolific goal scorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 68 goals in 176 appearances. His twin brother Ibrahim also played professional football, and they shared teams for most of their extensive careers.

Hassan represented the national team in the 1990 World Cup and seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. He is regarded as one of the best players in African football history and is the 15th most capped player in men's international football. A prolific scorer, he is the 2nd in the list of the Egyptian Premier League's all-time top scorers. Hassan is one of his country's best players of all time.

Club career

Other than two spells abroad in Switzerland and Greece, the Cairo-born Hassan played mainly for his hometown's Al Ahly, for which he made his first-team debut aged 18; he played his last match for the club sixteen years later. He ranked first in the club in several categories and won a total of 25 titles with it, including 11 leagues; he was one of only two players ever to find the net in derbies for each team.

During his spell at Neuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland he is best remembered for scoring four goals in one game against Celtic in the 1991–92 UEFA Cup. In 2000, already at 34, Hassan left Al-Ahly, going to represent Al Ain SCC.

The football team of Zamalek club that won the last CAF Champions League in 2002
Hassan (second standing from right) with Zamalek's team that won the 2002 CAF Champions League

In the summer of 2000, Hassan moved to Zamalek, winning three Egyptian Premier League titles (in 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2003–04) with the Cairo giants, in addition to the 2002 Egypt Cup and the Egyptian Super Cup in 2001and 2002. At the continental level, Hassan won with Zamalek the 2002 CAF Champions League, 2003 CAF Super Cup, 2003 UAFA Club Cup and the 2003 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup. He scored four goals for his team in the Cairo derby, and scored 50 goals for Zamalek in all competitions.

Afterwards, he moved in 2004 to Al-Masry Club, Tersana and Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary respectively, while continuing to score at length. He retired aged almost 42, having played most of the time with his sibling Ibrahim, including abroad.

International career

He appeared for the nation at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, helping the Pharaohs achieve two draws while narrowly going down 0–1 to England. Ibrahim was also an undisputed starter.

Mondiali 1990 - Paesi Bassi vs Egitto - Hossam Hassan e Ronald Koeman
Hassan with Egypt at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy

Aged 40, Hassan was captain of the national team at the 2006 African Cup of Nations, and played three times and netted once for the hosts, winning the last of his three continental competitions.

Coaching career

On 29 February 2008, Hassan was named both general manager and coach of former club Al-Masry, before signing at modest Itesalat.

After the sacking of French coach Henri Michel, he was named manager of former side Zamalek, on 30 November 2009. his first match in charge was on 3 December, which ended in a controversial 1–2 away loss against Haras El Hodood, as opposing player Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek was not supposed to play in that match, having been sent off the previous one (Abdel Malek ended up playing, and scored Hodood's first goal).

Hassan's first win at Zamalek came on the 12th, against Al-Masry (3–0). In twelve matches he took the club from 14th place to second, only losing one game and drawing another, before being sacked.

He later had short spells with Ismaily, Al Masry and Misr Lel Makkasa. He then became the head coach of Jordan, where he led the team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, including the AFC fifth round against Uzbekistan, then at the AFC–CONMEBOL play-off against Uruguay.

Later on, he returned to Egypt to coach Zamalek, Al Ittihad Alexandria, then Al Masry from 2015 to 2018, where he reached the 2017 Egypt Cup Final, and semi-final of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup. Afterwards, he managed Pyramids and Smouha, before returning to coach Al Ittihad Alexandria in October 2020.

Due to undisclosed reasons, he parted ways with Al-Ittihad Alexandria, then returned for the 4th time to Al-Masry on 30 May 2022. After leaving the club by the end of the season, Hassan returned to Al-Masry for a 5th tenure in December 2022. In May 2023, he was sacked by Al-Masry, after he had insulted board members during a match against Aswan.

A few days following his appointment as head coach of Modern Future, Hassan was released to become the manager of the Egyptian national team in February 2024.

Personal life

Hassan is openly supported longtime president Hosni Mubarak during the 2011 Egyptian revolution, which eventually led to the politician's resignation.

He, along with his brother Ibrahim, led marches in support of Mubarak. He is the father of four children.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Ahly 1984–85 Egyptian Premier League 2 0 3 0 – – 5 0
1985–86 17 6 0 0 7 3 – 24 9
1986–87 18 4 0 0 8 1 – 26 5
1987–88 18 9 0 0 2 2 – 20 11
1988–89 18 10 5 2 0 0 – 23 12
1989–90 5 2 0 0 0 0 – 5 2
1990–91 0 0 0 0 1 2 – 1 2
Total 78 31 8 2 18 8 – 107 41
PAOK 1990–91 Alpha Ethniki 19 5 2 1 0 0 – 21 6
Neuchâtel Xamax 1991–92 Nationalliga A 8 3 0 0 3 4 – 11 7
Al Ahly 1992–93 Egyptian Premier League 25 15 2 0 10 2 – 37 17
1993–94 10 4 0 0 1 0 – 11 4
1994–95 18 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 22 8
1995–96 18 11 6 5 0 0 1 1 25 17
1996–97 26 14 1 0 0 0 4 1 31 15
1997–98 26 9 0 0 0 0 – 26 9
1998–99 24 15 1 0 1 1 4 0 30 16
1999–2000 6 3 0 0 6 6 0 0 12 9
Total 153 78 10 5 18 9 13 3 194 96
Al Ain 1999–2000 UAE Football League 10 3 0 0 – – 10 3
Zamalek 2000–01 Egyptian Premier League 16 7 1 0 7 3 3 3 27 13
2001–02 21 18 3 1 13 6 1 1 38 26
2002–03 15 9 3 1 2 1 6 1 26 12
2003–04 9 4 0 0 1 0 6 0 16 4
Total 61 38 7 2 23 10 19 7 110 57
Al-Masry 2004–05 Egyptian Premier League 25 10 6 3 – – 31 13
2005–06 22 5 0 0 – – 22 5
Total 47 15 6 3 – – 53 18
Tersana 2006–07 Egyptian Premier League 20 6 1 0 – – 21 6
Al-Ittihad 2007–08 Egyptian Premier League 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
Career total 401 179 34 13 62 31 32 10 531 234
1Played in CAF Champions League, CAF Winners' Cup, CAF Super Cup and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.
2Includes other competitive competitions, including the Egyptian Super Cup, Arab Champions League, Arab Cup Winners' Cup, Arab Super Cup, Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup and Afro-Asian Cup.

International

Main article: List of international goals scored by Hossam Hassan
Egypt
Career Apps Goals
1985–2006 176 68

Managerial statistics

Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Al Masry Egypt 29 February 2008 28 December 2008 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33
Telecom Egypt Egypt 5 March 2009 29 October 2009 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33
Zamalek Egypt 30 November 2009 13 July 2011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&057.&&&&&057 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&057.89000057.89
Ismaily Egypt 9 August 2011 28 September 2011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00
Al Masry Egypt 15 January 2012 1 February 2012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&066.67000066.67
Misr Lel Makkasa Egypt 26 February 2013 28 May 2013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010.00
Jordan Jordan 25 June 2013 30 July 2014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045.00
Zamalek Egypt 30 July 2014 2 October 2014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.67000016.67
Al Ittihad Egypt 27 October 2014 24 July 2015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&035.&&&&&035 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&034.29000034.29
Al Masry Egypt 25 July 2015 28 October 2018 &&&&&&&&&&&&0140.&&&&&0140 &&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068 &&&&&&&&&&&&&041.&&&&&041 &&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&&&&&031 &&&&&&&&&&&&&048.57000048.57
Pyramids Egypt 29 October 2018 25 January 2019 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&054.55000054.55
Smouha Egypt 22 February 2019 12 January 2020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036.00
Al Ittihad Egypt 20 October 2020 19 March 2022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&052.&&&&&052 &&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.69000032.69
Al Masry Egypt 30 May 2022 31 August 2022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040.00
Al Masry Egypt 21 December 2022 6 May 2023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0433.&&&&&0433 &&&&&&&&&&&&0184.&&&&&0184 &&&&&&&&&&&&0144.&&&&&0144 &&&&&&&&&&&&0105.&&&&&0105 &&&&&&&&&&&&&042.49000042.49

Honours

Club

Al Ahly

  • Egyptian Premier League: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
  • Egypt Cup: 1984–85, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1995–96
  • African Cup Winners' Cup: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993
  • African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1987
  • Arab Club Champions Cup: 1996
  • Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95
  • Arab Super Cup: 1997, 1998
  • Afro-Asian Cup: 1988

Al Ain

Zamalek

  • Egyptian Premier League: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04
  • Egypt Cup: 2001–02
  • Egyptian Super Cup: 2001, 2002
  • CAF Champions League: 2002
  • CAF Super Cup: 2003
  • Arab Club Champions Cup: 2003
  • Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2003

International

Egypt

Individual

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Hossam Hassan para niños

  • List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
  • List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
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