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Egyptian footballer (born 1960)
Ahmed Shobair
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Abdelaziz Shobeir
Date of birth (1960-09-28) 28 September 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Tanta, Egypt
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1997 Al Ahly 222 (0)
International career
1984–1996 Egypt 107 (0)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Al Ahly's Football Director
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Abdelaziz Shobeir (Arabic: أحمد عبد العزيز شوبير; born 28 September 1960) is former Egyptian goalkeeper who played for Al Ahly club & Egypt national football team. He is a former vice-president of the Egyptian Football Association, and a previous official of Egyptian national Olympic team.

He became notorious for his appearance with his national team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, especially in the goalless draw against the Irish team, in which his teammates constantly passed the ball back to him as a deliberate time-wasting tactic, resulting in a dour, emotionless match. This match is said to be the catalyst for the implementation of the back-pass rule following the tournament.

He was also a member in the Egyptian Parliament, representing his city Tanta, in Gharbia Governorate for the term, starting 2005 and ending in 2010. He was a member in the ruling National Democratic Party that eventually got dissolved following the 2011 Egyptian Revolution that toppled Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak.

He has been a renowned football T.V. commentator and show anchor since his retirement. He started at Dream channel and at "AlHayat TV" for his TV show "'El Kora Ma'a Shobeir" or "The Football with Shobeir". He then hosted a nightly football news and commentating show with the same name at ONTime Sport, as well as a radio show on ON Sport FM until July 2024.

His youngest son, Mostafa Shobeir, is Al Ahly’s current goalkeeper.

Honours

Personal

  • 7th Best African Footballer by France Football 1989
  • 5th Best African Footballer by France Football 1990
  • Best Egyptian goalkeeper several times
  • Best Arab goalkeeper in 1987, 1989 & 1996
  • President's Cup Most Valuable Player: 1993

International

  • Participated in World Cup, Italy 1990
  • African cup of nations 1986, Gold Medal
  • Pan Arab Games gold medal & Arab Cup title in 1992
  • All-African Games gold medal in 1987

Al-Ahly

See also

References

  1. Ahmed Abdelaziz Shobair - Century of International Appearances
  2. "Egypt - squad". Kicker.
  3. Ahmed Shobeir – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. "بسبب قضية وفاة أحمد رفعت..بيان المتحدة للخدمات الإعلامية حول إنهاء التعاقد مع أحمد شوبير ووقف برنامجه" (in Arabic). CNN. 11 July 2024.
  5. "Egypt Versus Kenya". www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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Egypt squad – 1994 African Cup of Nations
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