Fozi el-Mardi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Fawzi Mahjoub Al-Mardi | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1953[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Omdurman, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan[1] | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 2023 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Omdurman, Sudan | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1970 | Al-Naser | ||
| 1971–1976 | Al-Hilal SC | ||
| 1976-1980 | Al-Shaab CSC | ||
| 1980 | Al-Hilal SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976 | Sudan | 29 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Muhammad Fawzi Mahjoub Al-Mardi (1953 – 5 May 2023), also known as Fozi el-Mardi (Arabic: فوزي المرضي), was a Sudanese football player, coach, and administrator. He played for Al-Hilal FC in 1971, and played 29 international matches for the Sudan national football team.[2][3] He won Sudan Premier League in 1973 and Sudan Cup in 1977.[3]
Al-Mardi retired from football in 1980, to start working in the field of training since 1982 for many sports clubs in Sudan.[4] He later became a member of the executive committee of Al-Hilal FC.[5][2]
On 5 May 2023, at Al Nou Hospital in Omdurman, Al-Mardi died days after the death of his daughter, Alaa who was hit by a projectile on the 17 April, 2 days from the start of the 2023 Sudan conflict. His wife, Zeinat Ahmed Othman, was also wounded by a bullet.[6][4][7]
