Abdel Sattar Sabry

Abdel Sattar Sabry
Personal information
Full name Abdel Sattar Sabry Abdelmajid Mahmoud
Date of birth June 19, 1974 (1974-06-19) (age 37)
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Al-Mokawloon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Al-Mokawloon
1997–1999 Tirol Innsbruck 28 (2)
1999 PAOK 11 (4)
2000–2001 Benfica 37 (8)
2002–2003 Marítimo 15 (1)
2003–2004 Estrela Amadora 21 (2)
2004 ENPPI
2005–2010 El Geish
National team
1995–2001 Egypt 67 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Abdel Sattar Sabry (Arabic: عبدالستار صبري‎; born 19 June 1974 in Cairo), known as Sabry, is a retired Egyptian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

A skilled offensive player, Sabry started playing with Al-Mokawloon al-Arab, moving abroad in 1997–98 to represent Austria's FC Tirol Innsbruck. He started 1999–2000 in the Greek League, with PAOK FC, but switched in January 2000 to S.L. Benfica. In that season, he scored a last-minute free kick against Sporting Clube de Portugal, in a 1–0 away success that postponed Sporting's eventual championship victory.

Sabry would play in Portugal until May 2004, representing C.S. Marítimo (January 2002-June 2003) and C.F. Estrela da Amadora. He subsequently returned to Egypt, playing with ENPPI Club for a few months and joining El Geish shortly after, in the Egyptian Premier League.

Sabry ended his playing career in July 2010, at the age of 36. Subsequently, he joined El Geish's coaching staff.

International career

A prominent feature in the Egyptian national team in the mid-late 90's, Sabry made his debut against Angola in 1995.

He was part of the gold medal-winning side in the 1995 All-Africa Games, and featured in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations squad which finished champion in Burkina Faso, winning nearly 70 full caps.

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