Hossam Hassan

Hossam Hassan commands genuine respect from me. Egypt's all-time top scorer with 69 goals in 177 caps, he embodies the relentless instinct of a true striker, where talent alone is never enough without sheer will. What I find even more compelling is his second act: moving from scoring goals to engineering them as head coach of the national team. Few players stay relevant on both sides of that divide. Born near Cairo in 1966, he carries the weight of African football's golden era. The word legend gets overused, but with him it simply fits.

Name (English)

Hossam Hassan

Name (Japanese)

ホサーム・ハサン

Reading

ほさーむ・はさん

Born

August 10, 1966 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Horse

Origin

Helwan, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hossam%20Hassan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q448937

Tags

• Cairo Governorate
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-20

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