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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Omar Hany Mohammed Said Zakaria Gad[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back,libero, defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al Ahly | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Al Ahly | 12 | (2) |
| 1998–2003 | Bari | 43 | (1) |
| 2000 | →Bellinzona (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | Messina | 11 | (0) |
| 2003 | Fiorentina | 8 | (0) |
| 2004 | Pistoiese | ||
| 2004–2005 | Mons | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Al Masry | ||
| 2006–2008 | Ismaily | 79 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Zamalek | 61 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Misr Lel-Makkasa | 15 | (0) |
| 2013 | Smouha | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Misr Lel-Makkasa | 134 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2010 | Egypt[2] | 74 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Omar Hany Mohamed Said Zakaria Gad (Arabic:عُمَر هَانِي مُحَمَّد سَعِيد زَكَرِيَّا جَاد; born 22 April 1980) is an Egyptian retired professionalfootballer who played as acentre-back.
Born inCairo, Egypt, Said started his youth career atAl Ahly in 1997. The following year, he moved to the Italian clubAS Bari where he played for three seasons inSerie A.
In February 2003, after five years with Bari, Said moved toSerie B sideMessina for the second half of the 2002–03 season. In summer 2003 he moved toFiorentina where he could not find his place. During the2004–2005 season he played for and suffered relegation with Belgianfirst-tier clubMons.
In 2006, Said leftAl Masry forIsmaily.[3]
His performances during the Africa Cup of Nations 2008 in Ghana made Said a target for Egypt's biggest clubs,Zamalek SC andAl Ahly. On 5 July 2018, Zamalek announced the signing of Said on a reported three-year contract.[4] Two days later, it was reported Said had refused to sign the contract despite having signed a pre-contract agreement.[5] On 12 July, Said was fined by theEgyptian Football AssociationE£350,000 and obliging him to play Zamalek after he had stated he was not "willing to play for any team in Egypt other than Ahli".[6]
In summer 2001, after his contract with Zamalek ended Said joinedMisr Lel-Makkasa on a free transfer.[7] In August, Zamalek attempted to re-sign him.[8][9]
In April 2018, Said announced he would retire at the end of the season.[10]
He retired in November 2019.[11]
In March 2002CAF andFIFA banned Hany for six months after testing positive for drugs in2002 African Cup of Nations which was held in Mali.[12]
He returned toEgypt national team in2004 but he did not participate in the winning team of2006, howeverHassan Shehata the coach of Egypt has recalled him in the preliminary squad for2008 Africa Cup of Nations which won the cup too.
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