Yehia Emam

Yehia Emam

Emam in 1951
Personal information
Full name	Yehia el-Horria Mohamed 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 1951 Arab Games 1953
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yehia el-Horria Mohamed Emam (Arabic: يحيى الحرية محمد 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.