Ehab Galal
Egyptian football manager (1967–2024)
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Ehab Galal (Arabic: إِيهَاب جَلَال; 14 August 1967 – 11 September 2024) was an Egyptian football player and manager.
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Ehab Galal, 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakahlia, United Arab Republic | ||
| Date of death | 11 September 2024 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | El Shams | ||
| 1990–1999 | Ismaily | ||
| 1999–2003 | Al Masry | ||
| 2003–2004 | El Qanah | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004 | Al Masry (Sporting Director) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Kahrabaa Ismailia | ||
| 2008 | Al Hammam | ||
| 2008–2010 | Ismaily (Sporting Director) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Al Hammam | ||
| 2012–2014 | Kafr El Sheikh | ||
| 2014 | Telephonat Beni Suef | ||
| 2014–2017 | El Makkasa | ||
| 2017–2018 | ENPPI | ||
| 2018 | Zamalek | ||
| 2018 | Al Ahli SC | ||
| 2018–2020 | Al Masry | ||
| 2020 | El Makkasa | ||
| 2020–2021 | El Makkasa | ||
| 2021 | Ismaily | ||
| 2021–2022 | Pyramids | ||
| 2022 | Egypt | ||
| 2022–2023 | Pharco FC | ||
| 2023–2024 | Ismaily | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
Galal was the manager of El Makkasa for three seasons of 2014–2017, he also managed Enppi and Zamalek clubs during the 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League season.[1] In 2018, he managed El Masry until 2020, then he had coached El Makkasa for six months in the same year.[2]
On 12 April 2022, it was announced that Galal was going to be the Egyptian national team manager after Carlos Queiroz's departure.[3] On 16 June 2022, he was sacked from his position after three games in charge.[4]
On 17 December 2022, he became the head coach of Pharco FC. However, he resigned after only eight games on 24 January 2023.[5] In August 2023, he became Ismaily's head coach for the second tenure after 2021.[6]
Death
Galal died from a stroke in Heliopolis, Cairo, on 11 September 2024, at the age of 57.[7]
Honours
Player
Ismaily
- Egypt Cup: 1996–97
Manager
El Makkasa
- Egyptian Premier League runner-up: 2016–17
