Mahmoud El-Gohary (born February 20, 1938 in Cairo

Cairo

Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...

) is an Egyptian

Egyptians

Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...

 football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 coach and former player.

Career

El-Gohary is one of the most important figures in the history of Egyptian and African football, and is considered by many as the best Egyptian football coach ever. He was the top scorer of the 1959 edition

1959 African Cup of Nations

The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa . It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a short-lived confederation between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team United Arab Republic, Sudan...

 of the African Cup of Nations

African Cup of Nations

The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been...

, which was won by Egypt. He was the manager of the Egyptian national team from 1988 to 2002, and helped the team qualify for the 1990 World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...

 after a 56-year absence from the tournament.

El-Gohary was manager of the Jordan national team

Jordan national football team

The Jordan national football team is the national team of Jordan and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association...

, leading the squad to its first ever qualification for the AFC Asian Cup in China 2004

2004 AFC Asian Cup

The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....

. The team reached the quarter final stage.

In August 2004 and under El-Gohary management, Jordanian national team reached its highest FIFA World Rankings

FIFA World Rankings

The FIFA World Rankings is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, currently led by Spain. The teams of the member nations of FIFA , football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest...

 in its history; rank of 37.

As A Player

National team

• 1959 African Cup of Nations
  1959 African Cup of Nations
  The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa . It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a short-lived confederation between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team United Arab Republic, Sudan...
  
   winner
• Top scorer of 2nd African Cup Of Nations (Egypt 1959)
• He is the only one who won the African Cup of Nations both as a player and as a coach

For Ahly

Al-Ahly

Al-Ahly Sports Club , commonly known as simply Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian sporting club. Founded in April 1907, Al-Ahly was named in 2000 by the Confederation of African Football as the "African Club of the Century"...

• 6 Egyptian leagues: 1955-1956-1957-1958-1960-1961
• 2 Egyptian cups: 1955/56-1960/61

As A Coach

Egypt national team

• 1998 African Cup of Nations
  1998 African Cup of Nations
  The 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the African Cup of Nations , the national football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African Football . Just like in 1996, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four...
  
   winner
• 1992 Arab Cup for Egypt 1992

For Ahly (Egypt)

• 2 Egyptian leagues
• 3 Egyptian cups
• 1 CAF Champions League
  CAF Champions League
  The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
  
  
• 1 African cup winners cup

For Zamalek (Egypt)

• 1 African Champions League
• 1 African Super Cup: 1994

For Al-Wehda (UAE

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

):

• 1 United Arab Emirates Cup, 1996

Individual

• Three times Best Arab Coach Winner 1989-93-98
• Chosen by FIFA
  FIFA
  The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
  
   among the best 20 coaches of the year 1998
• Best African coach 1998 Winner by Football Afrique

External links

• BBC Sport profile
• Mahmoud El-Gohary Profile (At egyptianfootball.net)