Ad-Diba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Diab Al-Attar | ||
| Date of birth | November 17, 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1954–1957 | Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary | – | (–) |
| National team | |||
| – | Egypt | – | (–) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mohamed Diab Al-Attar (Arabic: محمد دياب العطار, born Alexandria, November 17, 1927), known as Ad-Diba, is a former footballer who played for the Egypt national football team.
He scored four goals for them in the final of the 1957 African Cup of Nations, which is still a record number of goals for the final.[1][2][3] He also scored the winning goal for Egypt in their semi-final victory over Sudan.[4]
After retiring as a player, Ad-Diba became a noted referee, officiating at the final of the 1968 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]
In 2007 he was included in an initial list by the Confederation of African Football of the top 200 African footballers of all time.[6]
References
- ↑ West Africa magazine 2000
- ↑ Peter Alegi African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game 2010– Page 67
- ↑ Focus on Africa BBC magazine: Volumes 16–17 BBC African Service – 2005
- ↑ African Nations Cup 1957 results and lineups at rsssf
- ↑ Scott Murray (17 November 2010). "Has a referee ever won an international cap?". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ↑ "Kenya missing out on Africa soccer Elite list". kenyafootball.com. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
External links
- Player's profile with photo – worldreferee.com
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