Ibrahim Hassan

Ibrahim Hassan Hassanin Hassan is an Egyptian football coach, executive and former player who played as a right back. He is director of the Egypt national team. Hassan has played 131 caps for Egypt, and is considered one of the greatest defenders in African football history. His twin brother Hossam also played professional football, and they shared clubs for most of their extensive careers.

Club career Born in Cairo, Hassan played professionally for almost twenty years, in a career in which he shared teams with his sibling Hossam for its vast majority. He represented Al Ahly (twice), PAOK, Neuchâtel Xamax, Al Ain SCC, Zamalek SC and Al-Masry, even joining his twin in his overseas spells in Greece, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates. During the 1991–92 UEFA Cup, while playing for Neuchâtel Xamax, he scored the only goal with a direct free kick in a 1–0 victory over Real Madrid in the third round.

In the summer of 2000, Hassan moved to Zamalek, winning three Egyptian Premier League titles (in 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2003–04) with the Cairo giants, in addition to the 2002 Egypt Cup and the Egyptian Super Cup in 2001 and 2002. At the continental level, Hassan won with Zamalek the 2002 CAF Champions League, 2003 CAF Super Cup, 2003 UAFA Club Cup and the 2003 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup.

Hassan retired at almost 40 years of age, going on to have a spell as assistant manager with former team El-Masry, where his brother would also start his coaching career in 2008. In 2010, after a brief spell as assistant manager with Zamalek, he became the club's director of football.

International career Hassan played 131 games and scored 14 goals for Egypt over almost 20 years. He appeared for the national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, helping it to two draws and a narrow 0–1 defeat against England. His brother was also an undisputed starter, as the pair became the first players from Africa to be selected to FIFA's Century Club. Hassan remains the only Egyptian footballer who made the "FIFA world team" selection (three times) and played in 1990 and 1999 against Bosnia and South Africa respectively.

Managerial career Hassan accompanied his twin brother Hossam Hassan as director and assistant coach at Al Masry, Telecom Egypt, Zamalek, Ismaily, Misr Lel Makkasa, the Jordan national team, Al Ittihad Alexandria, Pyramids, Smouha, Modern Future, and the Egypt national team.

Career statistics International

Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hassan goal.

Honours

Club Al Ahly Egyptian Premier League: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99 Egypt Cup: 1984–85, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1995–96 African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1987 African Cup Winners' Cup: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993 Arab Club Champions Cup: 1996 Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95 Arab Super Cup: 1997, 1998 Afro-Asian Cup: 1988

Al Ain UAE Pro League: 1999–2000

Zamalek Egyptian Premier League: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04 Egypt Cup: 2001–02 Egyptian Super Cup: 2001, 2002 CAF Champions League: 2002 CAF Super Cup: 2003 Arab Club Champions Cup: 2003 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2003

International Egypt Arab Nations Cup: 1992 All-Africa Games: 1987