Ayman Abdel-Aziz
Ayman Mohamed Abdelaziz (Arabic: أيمن محمد عبدالعزيز; born 20 November 1978) is an Egyptian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He had been out of Egypt for a very long time, after playing most of his career in Turkey.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ayman Mohamed Abdelaziz | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1978 | ||
| 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) |
| 2013–2013 | → Hajer (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2016 | El Sharkia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1999–2004 | Egypt | 25 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | El Dakhleya (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Zamalek (assistant) (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Zamalek | ||
| 2020 | Misr Lel Makkasa SC (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
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 edit
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 edit
Misr Lel Makkasa SC edit
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 edit
- Kocaelispor
- Turkish Cup (1): 2002
References edit
- ^ . June 21, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21.
- ^ "Şimdi neredeler: Ayman Abdelaziz" (in Turkish). Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Ayman'dan 'geçmiş olsun' mesajı: Yüreğimiz beraber atıyor" (in Turkish). Kocaeli Gazetesi. 12 April 2020.
- ^ Player profil on TFF.org
- ^ "Türk olan yabancı futbolcular - Son dakika Spor Magazin haberleri, fotoğrafları". Fotomaç.
- ^ Shihrour, Yael (2007-08-12). (in Hebrew). Sport5.co.il. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ Bassey, Okan Udo (2008-08-08). "'Brave Men' set to weather Trabzon Storm this evening". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ Airs, Kevin (2007-08-14). . FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ Ganour, Tomer. דרמה בטורקיה: אוהדים פרצו למגרש ותקפו את בלילי (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ "Ayman Abdel Aziz - Free". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Ex-midfielder Abdel-Aziz joins backroom staff of Egypt coach Vitoria". Al-Ahram. 11 September 2022.
External links edit
- Ayman Abdel-Aziz at FootballDatabase.eu