Samir Qotb
Egyptian footballer (1938–2006)
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Mohamed Samir Qotb (Arabic: مُحَمَّد سَمِير قُطْب) (16 March 1938 — 28 June 2006) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a midfielder for Zamalek. He also played for the Egyptian national team, was part of the team that won the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations. He spent his whole career with Zamalek, and won with the club three Egyptian Premier League titles and five Egypt Cup titles.He played with Egypt at the 1962 African Cup of Nations where Egypt finished as runner-ups. Qotb also represented his country in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
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Qotb in 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohamed Samir Qotb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alexandria, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 June 2006 (aged 68) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1967 | Zamalek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957-1964 | Egypt[1] | 41 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Qotb started his career with Zamalek youth teams. He played in Zamalek for his whole career. He won with Zamalek the Egyptian Premier League in (1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65), and the Egypt Cup in (1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62).
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With the Egypt national football team, he was part of the team that won the Africa Cup of Nations title in 1957 and played for Egypt in the 1962 African Cup of Nations where Egypt finished as runner-ups. Qotb played for his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He was also part of the team that finished fourth in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
