.jpg) El-Gohary in 1959 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmoud Nuseir Youssef El-Gohary | ||
| Date of birth | (1938-02-20)20 February 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo,Kingdom of Egypt | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 2012(2012-08-31) (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Amman,Jordan | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1961 | Al Ahly | ||
| International career | |||
| 1958–1961 | Egypt | 5 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1965–1977 | Al Ahly (assistant) | ||
| 1977–1981 | Al-Ittihad (assistant) | ||
| 1981–1982 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 1982–1984 | Al Ahly | ||
| 1984–1985 | Al-Sharjah | ||
| 1985–1986 | Al Ahly | ||
| 1986–1988 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | ||
| 1988–1990 | Egypt | ||
| 1991–1993 | Al Ahly | ||
| 1993–1994 | Zamalek | ||
| 1995–1996 | Al-Wahda | ||
| 1996–1997 | Oman | ||
| 1997–2001 | Egypt | ||
| 2002–2007 | Jordan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mahmoud Nuseir Youssef El-Gohary (Arabic:محمود نصير يوسف الجوهري; 20 February 1938 – 31 August 2012) was an Egyptian footballer and football coach.[1]
As a player, El-Gohary had a short-lived career. A persistent knee injury forced him into early retirement in 1961, cutting short a promising career. In the1959 African Cup of Nations, which Egypt won, he ended as the top scorer in the competition. He was also part of Egypt's squad for the1960 Summer Olympics.[2] After his retirement from the game, El-Gohary became a coach withAl Ahly, eventually becoming an assistant manager from 1965 to 1977.
In 1977, he became assistant manager toDettmar Cramer atAl-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. Cramer left Al-Ittihad at the end of the 1981 season and El-Gohary was promoted to manager. Al-Ittihad won their first everSaudi Premier League and El-Gohary won the first of many trophies as a manager. AtAl Ahly, he won the first African League titles – African League Winners and African League Cup winners. WithZamalek, he won the1993 African Cup of Champions Clubs and the firstAfrican Super Cup in1994 against Al Ahly in the famousAfrican Super of the 20th Century.
Under his leadership,Egypt’s national football team, he qualified for theWorld Cup in1990, after the country's 56-year absence from the tournament. He also won with Egypt theArab Cup in1992 and theAfrica Cup of Nations in1998. Under El-Gohary's management, theJordanian national football team reached the highestFIFA World Rankings in history when they reached 37th rank in August 2004.[3] Under the leadership of El-Gohary, the Jordanian national team qualified for their first (AFC)Asian Football Confederation in China 2004. Jordan reached the quarterfinals of the tournament but failed to qualify for the semifinals after losing to Japan in a penalty shoot-out, resulting in a score of 1–1. In theWest Asian Football Federation Championship Tournaments of 2004 and 2007, El-Gohary helped Jordan win third place.
After he retired as afootball coach, he worked as the technical director for theEgyptian Football Association. Later, he became the technical adviser for theJordan Football Association. He helped to transform the Jordanian Football League into a professional body. He died on 31 August 2012, inAmman,Jordan.[4]
Al Ahly
Egypt
Al-Ittihad Club
Al Ahly
Zamalek
Egypt
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