Ali Khalil

Ali Khalil
Khalil with Zamalek in 1978
Personal information
Full name Ali Khalil
Date of birth (1952-11-28)28 November 1952
Place of birth Beni Suef, Egypt
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1964–1969 Beni Suef SC
1969–1971 Zamalek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1980 Zamalek 111 (78)
International career
1970–1980 Egypt 33 (23)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 1973
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 1974
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali Khalil (Arabic: علي خليل) (born 28 November 1952) is an Egyptian football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1] He is one of the icons of Egyptian football in the 1970s and one of its greatest strikers.[2]

Khalil spent all of his entire football career with Zamalek. Nicknamed "Dangerous Ali", he was the Egyptian Premier League's top scorer for two times in the 1976–77 and 1978–79 seasons. He represented Egypt in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. A prolific goal scorer, he played for his country a total of 33 international matches, scoring 23 goals. The beloved Zamalek star was known for his honesty and integrity. Despite his relatively short career, retiring at 28, Khalil still maintains his popularity despite his absence from his country over the past decades.[2] After retirement from professional football in 1980, he moved to the Gulf Area and coached youth football teams, forming a large youth base. He is now a global expert in the field of preparing youngsters.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Ali Khalil - Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  2. ^ a b لبنى عبد الله (12 January 2018). "شاهد .. على خليل فاكهة الزمالك فى السبعينات".
  3. ^ Emara, Mohamed (2020-12-19). "علي خليل .. فارس الأخلاق الزملكاوية | كورابيديا - koraapedia". koraapedia.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  4. ^ محمد الغزاوى - نور عادل (21 February 2018). "رياضة علي خليل: سعيد بورشة عمل مدربي الناشئين.. وأشكر مجلس المصري لاهتمامه بالبراعم".