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Raafat Attia
Egyptian footballer
Raafat Attia (Arabic: رأفت عطية, 6 February 1934 – 21 July 1978) was an Egyptian professional footballer who played as a forward for Zamalek and the Egypt national team.[2]
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Full name | Raafat Ateya Helmy[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1934-02-06)6 February 1934 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 July 1978(1978-07-21) (aged 44) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1952–1957 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | ||||||||||||||||
1957–1967 | Zamalek | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1957–1962 | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1976–1977 | Al-Wehda | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Attia started his career with Al Ittihad in 1952, he moved for Zamalek in 1957, he played for Zamalek for 10 years, and for the rest of his career, he won three Egyptian League titles and four Egypt Cup titles with the team. He also played for the Egyptian national team, and was part of the team that won the 1957 African Cup of Nations title where he scored the first goal ever at the tournament. He also represented his country in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[3][4] After his retirement, Attia managed Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda in 1976.[5]
Zamalek
Egypt
- "Rafaat Attia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "Raafat Attia". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- Profile at FIFA.com
- Raafat Attia at Olympics.com
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