Alaa El-Hamouly

Alaa El-Din Hassanin El-Hamouly (; 4 July 1930 – 13 January 1984) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a forward for Zamalek. He also played for the Egyptian national team, and he was part of the squad that won the 1957 and 1959 African Cup of Nations. A prolific goal scorer, he scored 91 goals for Zamalek in all competitions. El-Hamouly represented his country in the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics. After his retirement, he worked as a football commentator on Egyptian television.

Biography Alaa El-Din Hassanin El-Hamouly was born on 4 July 1930 in Cairo. He played in his youth in Al Ahly before joining Zamalek in the prime of his professional career. El-Hamouly started his professional career in 1949. He played all of his career in Zamalek and was a talented goal scorer. As part of the Zamalek team, he won the Egypt Cup seven times: in 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1962.

While El-Hamouly was on the Zamalek team, they won the Cairo League three consecutive times (1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53). Zamalek also won the 1959–60 Egyptian Premier League title, the first Egyptian league title for El-Hamouly's club. He is Zamalek's all-time top scorer of the Egypt Cup with 23 goals, and Zamalek's 3rd all-time top scorer of the Cairo derby with 9 goals, after Mostafa Taha (12 goals) and Abdel-Karim Sakr (10 goals).

El-Hamouly played for almost a decade on the Egypt national football team. His first international match was in 1950. He and his team represented Egypt at the 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria and won the silver medal. El-Hamouly was also part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1953 Arab Games in Alexandria.

His team won the gold medal at the 1955 Mediterranean Games in Barcelona, and the 1957 African Cup of Nations and the 1959 African Cup of Nations. He also represented his country in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

After his retirement, El-Hamouly worked in the field of football commentary, and he was one of the most prominent football pundits on Egyptian television in the 1970s and 1980s. He died on 13 January 1984, aged 53, in Cairo.

Honours

Zamalek Egypt Cup: 1951–52, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62 Cairo League: 1950-51, 1951–52, 1952–53 Egyptian Premier League: 1959-60

Egypt African Cup of Nations: 1957

Mediterranean Games: 1955

United Arab Republic African Cup of Nations: 1959