Taher Abouzeid

Taher Abouzeid
Minister of State for Sports
Assumed office
16 July 2013
Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi
Preceded by El Amry Farouk
Personal details
Nationality Egyptian
Political party New Wafd Party (formerly)[1]
Residence Egypt

Amer Taher Abou Zeid Alsayed, publicly known as Taher Abou Zeid, or Taher Abouzaid ( both are correct translations from the original alphabet in Arabic: عامر طاهر أبو زيد السيد) is the Egyptian Minister of State for Sports[2] and a retired footballer. He played as a midfielder for Al Ahly and the Egyptian national team.

Sports career

Taher Abouzaid
Personal information
Full name Amer Taher Abouzaid Sayed
Date of birth (1962-04-01) 1 April 1962
Place of birth Asyut, Egypt
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking midfield
Youth career
Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1993 Al Ahly 393 (189)
National team
1984–1990 Egypt

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2007.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2007

In the FIFA U20 World Cup 1981 Taher Abouzaid was the top-scorer of the Egyptian team and the scorer of the World Cup. For many years Abouzaid played for the Egypt national football team. In the 1984 African Cup of Nations he was also the top scorer with four goals. In the [3] 1986 African Cup of Nations he was the Egyptian team leading scorer helping his team to win the African Cup of Nations 1986. He also played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals.[4] Abouzaid also played for Egypt at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[5]

He was on the El-Ahly's board of directors.

Honours

Personal

International Career(Egypt)

Club Career (AHLY)

References

  1. "New 'For Egypt' list launched to run in parliamentary elections". Egypt Independent. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. "Egypt's interim president swears in first government". Ahram Online. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. "Soccer - African Nations Cup Leading Scorers". CNNSI. 20 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  4. Taher Abou ZeidFIFA competition record
  5. "Amer Taher Abou Zeid Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-08-06.


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