Mahmoud El Khatib

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Personal information
Mahmoud El-Khatib
Full name	Mahmoud El-Khatib
Date of birth	30 October 1954
Place of birth	Dakahlia, Egypt
Nickname	Bibo
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1972-1988	Al-Ahly	(145)
National team
1974-1986	Egypt	(27)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Mahmoud El-Khatib Arabic: محمود الخطيب) (born 30 October 1954)^[1] popularly nicknamed Bibo, is a former Egyptian football player.

"Bibo" played for Al-Ahly (African club of the century) between 1972-1988 and for the Egyptian National Team between 1974-1986 (scoring 27 goals). His first match was in the second week of Egyptian League season 1972/73 vs. Taiaran on October 13, 1972.

He retired in 1988 and is now Vice-President of the Al-Ahly Sporting Club.

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Only Egyptian to win African Footballer of the Year (Ballon D'Or) by France Football magazine 1983.
Arab Sportsman of the 20th Century.
Known to be the best Egyptian Player in the history of the game.
Scored 108 goals for Al-Ahly in the Egyptian league.
Achieved Top Egyptian League Scorer twice(1977/78 & 1980/81)
African Club Cups' All-time Top Scorer (37 goals).
Named the second best African Footballer in the last 50 years by the CAF.^[2]