Amin Zaki
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| Full name | Amin Muhamed Zaki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tuti Island, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 July 2019 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Tuti SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1971 | Al Hilal Omdurman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Al Ahly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Al Hilal Omdurman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1970 | Sudan | 14+ | (2+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amin Muhamed Zaki (Arabic: أمين محمد زكي; 1941 – 6 July 2019) was a Sudanese footballer who played as a defender. Nicknamed the "Star of Stars",[1][2] he was the Sudan national team's captain when they won their only African Cup of Nations title in 1970.[1][3] He also represented Sudan at the 1963 African Cup of Nations and the 1965 Arab Games.[4][5]
Following his retirement, he worked as the director of Al Hilal Omdurman. Between 1993 and 2019, he also worked as a lecturer for the Confederation of African Football.[2]
Honours
[edit]- Sudan
- African Cup of Nations: 1970;[3] runner-up: 1963[4]
- Arab Games silver medalist: 1965[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Sudan Mourns Legendary Footballer Amin Zaki| Sudanow Magazine". sudanow-magazine.net. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 "لعب للهلال والأهلي المصري.. وفاة نجم النجوم أمين زكي" [He played for Al-Hilal and Al-Ahly of Egypt... Star of stars Amin Zaki passes away]. alttahrer (in Arabic). 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- 1 2 Knight, Ken; Morrison, Neil. "African Nations Cup 1970". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- 1 2 Abul-Oyoun, Khaled; Cruickshank, Mark; Knight, Ken; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1963". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ Hashim, Refel; Mubarak, Hassanin. "4th Pan Arab Games, 1965 (Cairo, Egypt)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "4th Pan Arab Games, 1965 (Cairo, Egypt)". Retrieved April 4, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Amin Zaki at National-Football-Teams.com
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