Hossam Hassan

For the Egyptian footballer born 1989, see Hossam Hassan (footballer, born 1989). For the Egyptian footballer born 1993, see Hossam Hassan (footballer, born 1993).

Hossam Hassan Hassanein (Arabic: حسام حسن حسنين; born 10 August 1966) is an Egyptian former professional football player who played as a striker, and current coach of the Egyptian national team. A prolific goal scorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 69 goals in 177 appearances.^[1][2] His twin brother Ibrahim also played professional football, and they shared teams for most of their extensive careers.^[3][4]

Hossam Hassan

Hossam Hassan in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Hossam Hassan Hassanein
Date of birth	(1966-08-10) 10 August 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Egypt (manager)
Youth career
1975–1984	Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1990	Al Ahly	78	(31)
1990–1991	PAOK	19	(5)
1991–1992	Neuchâtel Xamax	8	(3)
1992–1999	Al Ahly	153	(78)
1999–2000	Al Ain	10	(3)
2000–2004	Zamalek	61	(38)
2004–2006	Al Masry	47	(15)
2006–2007	Tersana	21	(6)
2007–2008	Al Ittihad Alexandria	5	(0)
Total		402	(179)
International career
1985–2006	Egypt	177	(69)
Managerial career
2008	Al Masry
2009	Telecom Egypt
2009–2011	Zamalek
2011	Ismaily
2012	Al Masry
2013	Misr Lel Makkasa
2013–2014	Jordan
2014	Zamalek
2014–2015	Al Ittihad Alexandria
2015–2018	Al Masry
2018–2019	Pyramids
2019–2020	Smouha
2020–2022	Al Ittihad Alexandria
2022	Al Masry
2022–2023	Al Masry
2024	Modern Future
2024–	Egypt
Medal record Men's football Representing  Egypt Africa Cup of Nations Winner 1986 Egypt Winner 1998 Burkina Faso Winner 2006 Egypt African Games 1987 Nairobi FIFA Arab Cup Winner 1992 Syria
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hassan represented the national team in the 1990 World Cup and seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. He is regarded as one of the best players in African football history and is the 15th most capped player in men's international football. A prolific scorer, he is the 2nd in the list of the Egyptian Premier League's all-time top scorers. Hassan is considered one of his country's best players of all time.^[5]

Club career

Other than two spells abroad in Switzerland and Greece, the Cairo-born Hassan played mainly for his hometown's Al Ahly, for which he made his first-team debut aged 18; he played his last match for the club sixteen years later. He ranked first in the club in several categories and won a total of 25 titles with it, including 11 leagues; he was one of only two players ever to find the net in derbies for each team.

During his spell at Neuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland he is best remembered for scoring four goals in one game against Celtic in the 1991–92 UEFA Cup. In 2000, already at 34, Hassan left Al-Ahly, going to represent Al Ain SCC.

In the summer of 2000, Hassan moved to Zamalek, winning three Egyptian Premier League titles (in 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2003–04) with the Cairo giants, in addition to the 2002 Egypt Cup and the Egyptian Super Cup in 2001 and 2002. At the continental level, Hassan won with Zamalek the 2002 CAF Champions League, 2003 CAF Super Cup, 2003 UAFA Club Cup and the 2003 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup. He scored four goals for his team in the Cairo derby, and scored 50 goals for Zamalek in all competitions.

Afterwards, he moved in 2004 to Al-Masry Club, Tersana and Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary respectively, while continuing to score at length. He retired aged almost 42, having played most of the time with his sibling Ibrahim, including abroad.

International career

He appeared for the nation at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, helping the Pharaohs achieve two draws while narrowly going down 0–1 to England. Ibrahim was also an undisputed starter. Aged 40, Hassan was captain of the national team at the 2006 African Cup of Nations, and played three times and netted once for the hosts, winning the last of his three continental competitions.

Coaching career

On 29 February 2008, Hassan was named both general manager and coach of former club Al-Masry,^[6] before signing at modest Itesalat.^[7]

After the sacking of French coach Henri Michel, he was named manager of former side Zamalek, on 30 November 2009.^[8] his first match in charge was on 3 December, which ended in a controversial 1–2 away loss against Haras El Hodood, as opposing player Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek was not supposed to play in that match, having been sent off the previous one (Abdel Malek ended up playing, and scored Hodood's first goal).

Hassan's first win at Zamalek came on the 12th, against Al-Masry (3–0). In twelve matches he took the club from 14th place to second, only losing one game and drawing another, before being sacked.

He later had short spells with Ismaily, Al Masry and Misr Lel Makkasa. He then became the head coach of Jordan, where he led the team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, including the AFC fifth round against Uzbekistan, then at the AFC–CONMEBOL play-off against Uruguay.

Later on, he returned to Egypt to coach Zamalek, Al Ittihad Alexandria, then Al Masry from 2015 to 2018, where he reached the 2017 Egypt Cup Final, and semi-final of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup. Afterwards, he managed Pyramids and Smouha, before returning to coach Al Ittihad Alexandria in October 2020.^[9]

Due to undisclosed reasons, he parted ways with Al-Ittihad Alexandria, then returned for the 4th time to Al-Masry on 30 May 2022.^[10] After leaving the club by the end of the season, Hassan returned to Al-Masry for a 5th tenure in December 2022.^[11] In May 2023, he was dismissed after insulting board members during a match against Aswan.^[12]

A few days following his appointment as head coach of Modern Future, Hassan was released to become the manager of the Egyptian national team in February 2024.^[13]

Personal life

Hassan openly supported longtime president Hosni Mubarak during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. He, along with his brother Ibrahim, led marches in support of Mubarak.^[14] He is the father of four children.

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 March 2012

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		ToGoals
		Al Ahly	1984–85	Egyptian Premier League	2	0	3	0	–		–	5	0
1985–86	17		6		0	0	7	3	–		24	9
1986–87	18		4		0	0	8	1	–		26	5
1987–88	18		9		0	0	2	2	–		20	11
1988–89	18		10		5	2	0	0	–		23	12
1989–90	5		2		0	0	0	0	–		5	2
1990–91	0		0		0	0	1	2	–		1	2
Total			78	31	8	2	18	8	–		107	41
PAOK	1990–91	Alpha Ethniki	19	5	2	1	0	0	–		21	6
Neuchâtel Xamax	1991–92	Nationalliga A	8	3	0	0	3[b]	4	–		11	7
Al Ahly	1992–93	Egyptian Premier League	25	15	2	0	10	2	–		37	17
	1993–94		10	4	0	0	1	0	–		11	4
	1994–95		18	7	0	0	0	0	4	1	22	8
	1995–96		18	11	6	5	0	0	1	1	25	17
	1996–97		26	14	1	0	0	0	4	1	31	15
	1997–98		26	9	0	0	0	0	–		26	9
	1998–99		24	15	1	0	1	1	4	0	30	16
	1999–2000		6	3	0	0	6	6	0	0	12	9
	Total		153	78	10	5	18	9	13	3	194	96
Al Ain	1999–2000	UAE Football League	10	3	0	0	–		–		10	3
Zamalek	2000–01	Egyptian Premier League	16	7	1	0	7[c]	3	3[d]	3	27	13
	2001–02		21	18	3	1	13[e]	6	1[f]	1	38	26
	2002–03		15	9	3	1	2	1	6[g]	1	26	12
	2003–04		9	4	0	0	1	0	6	0	16	4
	Total		61	38	7	2	23	10	19	7	110	57
Al-Masry	2004–05	Egyptian Premier League	25	10	6	3	–		–		31	13
	2005–06		22	5	0	0	–		–		22	5
	Total		47	15	6	3	–		–		53	18
Tersana	2006–07	Egyptian Premier League	20	6	1	0	–		–		21	6
Al-Ittihad	2007–08	Egyptian Premier League	5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
Career total			401	179	34	13	62	31	32	10	531	234

1. Includes Egypt Cup, Greek Football Cup, Swiss Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Cup
3. Appearances in African Cup Winners' Cup
4. One appearance in CAF Super Cup, two appearances and three goals in Arab Cup Winners' Cup
5. Appearances in CAF Champions League
6. Appearance in Egyptian Super Cup
7. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

¹Played in CAF Champions League, CAF Winners' Cup, CAF Super Cup and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.

²Includes other competitive competitions, including the Egyptian Super Cup, Arab Champions League, Arab Cup Winners' Cup, Arab Super Cup, Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup and Afro-Asian Cup.

International

Main article: List of international goals scored by Hossam Hassan

^[1][2]

Egypt
Career	Apps	Goals
1985–2006	177	69

Managerial statistics

As of 25 March 2025

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Al Masry		29 February 2008	28 December 2008	27	9	11	7	033.33
Telecom Egypt		5 March 2009	29 October 2009	9	3	3	3	033.33
Zamalek[15]		30 November 2009	13 July 2011	57	33	16	8	057.89
Ismaily		9 August 2011	28 September 2011	2	1	0	1	050.00
Al Masry		15 January 2012	1 February 2012	3	2	1	0	066.67
Misr Lel Makkasa[16]		26 February 2013	28 May 2013	10	1	4	5	010.00
Jordan		25 June 2013	30 July 2014	20	9	8	3	045.00
Zamalek		30 July 2014	2 October 2014	6	1	2	3	016.67
Al Ittihad		27 October 2014	24 July 2015	35	12	13	10	034.29
Al Masry		25 July 2015	28 October 2018	140	68	41	31	048.57
Pyramids		29 October 2018	25 January 2019	11	6	5	0	054.55
Smouha		22 February 2019	12 January 2020	25	9	7	9	036.00
Al Ittihad		20 October 2020	19 March 2022	52	17	18	17	032.69
Al Masry		30 May 2022	31 August 2022	15	6	6	3	040.00
Al Masry		21 December 2022	6 May 2023	22	8	9	5	036.36
Egypt		6 February 2024	current	12	8	3	1	066.67
Total				449	194	148	107	043.21

Honours

Club

Al Ahly

• Egyptian Premier League: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
• Egypt Cup: 1984–85, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1995–96
• African Cup Winners' Cup: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993
• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1987
• Arab Club Champions Cup: 1996
• Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95
• Arab Super Cup: 1997, 1998
• Afro-Asian Cup: 1988

Al Ain

• UAE Pro League: 1999–2000

Zamalek

• Egyptian Premier League: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04
• Egypt Cup: 2001–02
• Egyptian Super Cup: 2001, 2002
• CAF Champions League: 2002
• CAF Super Cup: 2003
• Arab Club Champions Cup: 2003
• Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2003

International

Egypt

• African Cup of Nations: 1986, 1998, 2006
• Arab Nations Cup: 1992
• All-Africa Games: 1987

Individual

• Confederation of African Football: Best African Footballer in the last 50 years
• Egyptian Premier League Top Scorer: 1998–99, 2001–02
• African Cup of Nations Top Scorer: 1998 (shared with Benni McCarthy)

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
• List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
• List of top international men's football goalscorers by country

Notes