Yehia Emam

Yehia Emam
Emam in 1951
Personal information
Full name Yehia El-Horria Emam
Date of birth 1 May 1919
Place of birth Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt
Date of death 1997 (aged 78)[1]
Place of death Cairo, Egypt
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1933–1937 Zamalek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1953 Zamalek
International career
1940–1953 Egypt
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1951
Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 1953
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yehia Emam (Arabic: يحيى إمام; 1 May 1919 – 1997), was an Egyptian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Zamalek. He also played for the Egypt national football team. He is considered one of the best Egyptian goalkeepers of all time.[2][3]

He represented his country in the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1951 Mediterranean Games, 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1953 Pan Arab Games. Emam played for his whole career in Zamalek and won 16 titles for his club.

  1. ^ "Zamalek.sc".
  2. ^ "Yehia Emam". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. ^ فتحى الشافعى - سليمان النقر (10 May 2021). "القفاز الذهبي.. يحيى الحرية كبير عائلة إمام الذى انطلق من بين الـ3 خشبات".