Amin Zaki
Sudanese footballer (1941–2019)
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Amin Muhamed Zaki (Arabic: أمين محمد زكي; 1941 – 6 July 2019) was a Sudanese footballer who played as a defender. Nicknamed the "Star of Stars",[1][2] he was the Sudan national team's captain when they won their only African Cup of Nations title in 1970.[1][3] He also represented Sudan at the 1963 African Cup of Nations and the 1965 Arab Games.[4][5]
Full name
Amin Muhamed Zaki
Date of birth
1941
Place of birth
Tuti Island, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan[1]
Date of death
6 July 2019 (aged 78)
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| Full name | Amin Muhamed Zaki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tuti Island, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 July 2019 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Tuti SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1971 | Al Hilal Omdurman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Al Ahly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Al Hilal Omdurman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1970 | Sudan | 14+ | (2+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Following his retirement, he worked as the director of Al Hilal Omdurman. Between 1993 and 2019, he also worked as a lecturer for the Confederation of African Football.[2]
Honours
- Sudan
- African Cup of Nations: 1970;[3] runner-up: 1963[4]
- Arab Games silver medalist: 1965[6]
