Hassan El-Shazly

Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly (Egyptian Arabic: حسن الشاذلي, Hassan El Shazly) (13 November 1943 – 20 April 2015)[2] was an Egyptian footballer. El-Shazly is considered as a historic player of Tersana. He was described as a "devastating shooter" and "lethal with both feet".[3]

Hassan El-Shazly
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-05-20)20 May 1943
Place of birth Egypt
Date of death 20 April 2015(2015-04-20) (aged 71)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1978 Tersana (173)
International career
1961–1974 Egypt[1] 62 (42)
Managerial career
2000–2001 Tersana
2002–2003 Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)
2003 Tersana
2009–2010 Tersana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

El-Shazly played club football for the Egyptian team Tersana. He led Tersana to its only Egyptian League title in the 1963 season. He was the Egyptian Premier League top goalscorer for four times.[4] As of 2010, this is an Egyptian record that still holds. He scored 34 goals as the top league scorer of 1974–75 Egyptian Premier League season, a one-season record that still stands. This was done at a relative old age; he was 32 years old.[3]

He also represented the Egypt national football team, and scored six goals at the 1963 African Cup of Nations.[5]

Club career statistics
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tersana SC 1959–60 Egyptian Premier League 1—
1960–61 11—2
1961–62 31—4
1962–63 292—31
1963–64 240—24
1964–65 2310—33
1965–66 187—25
1966–67 93—12
1971–72 1—
1972–73 5—
1973–74 6—
1974–75 3437[lower-alpha 1]44
1975–76 144—18
1976–77 5—
total 173327212
Career total 173327212
  1. Goals in October League Cup

Honours
Tersana[4]
Individual[4]

References
  1. Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly - Goals in International Matches
  2. "Egyptian league all-time scorer Hassan El-Shazly dies at 71". Ahram Online. 20 April 2015.
  3. Abdel-Ghani, Alaa "History of greatness" Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Ahram Weekly, 7 April 2004. Retrieved on 12 April 2010.
  4. Said, Tarek "Famous Egyptian Players ", egyptianfootball.net. Retrieved on 14 April 2010.
  5. Pierrend, José Luis (2006-02-12). "African Nations Cup - Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  6. Said, Tarek. "Egypt - All-Time Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-06.


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