Alaa El-Hamouly

Alaa El-Hamouly

El-Hamouly with Zamalek in 1959
Personal information
Full name	Alaa El-Din Hassanin El-Hamouly
Date of birth	(1930-07-04)4 July 1930
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Date of death	13 January 1984(1984-01-13) (aged 53)
Place of death	Cairo, Egypt
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949-1962	Zamalek
International career
1950-1960	Egypt
Medal record Men's football Representing Egypt Africa Cup of Nations Winner 1957 Egypt Winner 1959 Egypt Mediterranean Games 1955 Barcelona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alaa El-Din Hassanin El-Hamouly (Arabic: علاء الدين حسنين الحامولي) (4 July 1930 – 13 January 1984) was an Egyptian former 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.

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 played all of his career in Zamalek, he was a talented goal scorer, El-Hamouly started his professional career in 1949. He won with Zamalek the Egypt Cup for seven times (1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962).

El-Hamouly (front row, first from right) with Zamalek in 1959

He also won with Zamalek the Cairo League for three consecutive times (1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53). El-Hamouly won with Zamalek the 1959–60 Egyptian Premier League title, the first Egyptian league title for his club. A prolific goal scorer, 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).

With Egypt, El-Hamouly played for almost a decade, his first international match was in 1950, he played with Egypt in the 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria and his country won the silver medal. El-Hamouly was a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1953 Arab Games in Alexandria.

El-Hamouly with Egypt in the 1950s

He was a part of the team that won the gold medal of the 1955 Mediterranean Games in Barcelona. In Africa Cup of Nations, he was a part of the team that won 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

• Mediterranean Games: 1955
• Africa Cup of Nations: 1957, 1959