Ayman Abdel-Aziz

Ayman
Personal information
Full name Ayman Mohamed Abdelaziz
Date of birth (1978-11-28) 28 November 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Sharqia, Egypt
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1995 Al-Alominium
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Zamalek 53 (2)
2000–2002 Kocaelispor 84 (5)
2002–2005 Malatyaspor 56 (0)
2005–2007 Gençlerbirliği 29 (2)
2007–2008 Trabzonspor 32 (2)
2008–2010 Zamalek 9 (0)
2009–2009 → Konyaspor (loan) 14 (0)
2009–2010 → Diyarbakırspor (loan) 19 (1)
2010–2011 Çaykur Rizespor 14 (0)
2011–2015 Misr El Makasa 35 (7)
2013 → Hajer (loan) 9 (0)
2016 El Sharkia
International career
1999–2004 Egypt 25 (3)
Managerial career
2016–2017 El Dakhleya (assistant)
2018 Zamalek (assistant)
2018–2019 Zamalek
2020 Misr Lel Makkasa (assistant)
2022–2024 Egypt (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ayman Mohamed Abdelaziz (Arabic: أيمن محمد عبدالعزيز; born 20 November 1978) is an Egyptian football coach and a former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for various clubs and the Egypt national team.[1] He had been out of Egypt for a very long time, after playing most of his career in Turkey.

Playing career

Ayman began playing club football with Egyptian side Zamalek in 1997. He moved to Turkey in 2000, where he would win the TFF First League title with Konyaspor.[2] Ayman played club football in Turkey with Süper Lig sides Kocaelispor, Gençlerbirliği S.K. and Trabzonspor.[3]

He has Turkish citizenship after long time spent in Turkey[4] with the name Ayman Aziz.[5]

Balili incident

On August 12, 2007, Ayman viciously tackled Sivasspor's Israeli striker Pini Balili.[6] Allegedly, Ayman swore at Balili in Arabic before the tackle and it caused the Sivasspor players to fight with the Trabzonspor players. A spectator then jumped onto the pitch and threw punches.[7] Sivasspor players responded and after that Trabzonspor supporters raided the pitch and the match was stopped.[8][9]

Coaching career

Misr Lel Makkasa SC

On February 2, 2020, he joint Misr Lel Makkasa SC as assistant manager, he left the club On 1 March 2020.[10]

In September 2022, Ayman became an assistant to Egypt national football team manager Rui Vitória.[11]

Honours

Zamalek

Kocaelispor

References

  1. ^ "DHA Doğan Haber Ajansı - son dakika haberleri - flaş haber - güncel haberler - internet haber - doğru haber - sıcak haber". 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Şimdi neredeler: Ayman Abdelaziz" (in Turkish). Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Ayman'dan 'geçmiş olsun' mesajı: Yüreğimiz beraber atıyor" (in Turkish). Kocaeli Gazetesi. 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ Player profil on TFF.org
  5. ^ "Türk olan yabancı futbolcular - Son dakika Spor Magazin haberleri, fotoğrafları". Fotomaç.
  6. ^ Shihrour, Yael (12 August 2007). שחקן מצרי פגע בבלילי, הקהל פרץ למגרש ופוצץ את המשחק (in Hebrew). Sport5.co.il. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
  7. ^ Bassey, Okan Udo (8 August 2008). "'Brave Men' set to weather Trabzon Storm this evening". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  8. ^ Airs, Kevin (14 August 2007). "Aussie Petko In Arab Drama". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  9. ^ Ganour, Tomer. דרמה בטורקיה: אוהדים פרצו למגרש ותקפו את בלילי (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
  10. ^ "Ayman Abdel Aziz - Free". footballdatabase.eu.
  11. ^ "Ex-midfielder Abdel-Aziz joins backroom staff of Egypt coach Vitoria". Al-Ahram. 11 September 2022.