Ahmed Shobair
Egyptian footballer (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ahmed Abdelaziz Shobeir (Arabic: أحمد عبد العزيز شوبير; born 28 September 1960)[2] is former Egyptian goalkeeper who played for Al Ahly club & Egypt national football team.[3] He is a former vice-president of the Egyptian Football Association, and a previous official of Egyptian national Olympic team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmed Abdelaziz Shobeir | ||
Date of birth | (1960-09-28) 28 September 1960 (age 63) | ||
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[1] | 107 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2004–2005 | Al Ahly's Football Director | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.[4]
His youngest son, Mostafa Shobeir, is Al Ahly’s current goalkeeper.