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Ali Abo Gresha
Egyptian footballer (born 1947)
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Ali Abo Gresha (born 29 November 1947) is a retired Egyptian football player.
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| Full name | Ali Ismail Ibraheem Abo Gresha | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1947-11-29) 29 November 1947 (age 76) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ismailia, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1979 | Ismaily | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1974 | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Abo Gresha was voted by the readers of Jeune Afrique Africa's outstanding footballer for 1971.[1] He played club football for Ismaily.
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He represented the Egypt national football team on several occasions, including participating in the 1970 and 1974 African Cup of Nations,[2] where he scored a combined 7 goals.[3]
Following his playing career, he became a coach for Ismaily.
Ismaily
Egypt
- African Cup of Nations third place: 1970, third place: 1974
Individual
- Egyptian League Top scorer: 1966-67
- CAF Champions League Top scorer: 1969
- 3rd African footballer of the year by France Football: 1970[4]
- 8th African footballer of the year by France Football: 1972[5]
- 1974 African Cup of Nations: CAF team of the tournament
- Loughran, Gerry. "Games Arabs Play". Saudi Aramco World. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- "L'Histoire de la CAN" (in French). Africa Foot. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- Mahjoub, Faouzi (1 December 1997). "The Great Adventure of African Football". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- Pierrend, José Luis (14 February 2000). "African Player of the Year 1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- Pierrend, José Luis (14 February 2000). "African Player of the Year 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
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