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World
Record Holder of International Caps
(May 2001) 176
Caps for Egypt 1985-2006
Hossam Hassan
in Record Books
Hossam is the
oldest player to score in the history of African Nations Cup (39 years,
5 months, 24 daysvs RD Congo 3rd Feb 2006)
Hossam is the
oldest player to play an international match in Egyptian history (39
years, 5 months, 28 days vs Senegal 7th Feb
2006)
Hossam is the
oldest player to Score an international Goal in Egyptian history
(39 years, 5 months, 24 daysvs
RD Congo 3rd Feb 2006)
Together with
his twin Ibrahim, they reached & Won
2 African Champion League Finals 15 years apart (1987 with Ahly & 2002
with Zamalek)
Previous
World Most Capped Player (May
2001 with 157 caps)
World
6th & Highest Egyptian Alltime record of international goals (72)
Only Person
to win 3 African Cup of Nations Titles (1986, 1998 & 2006)
2nd Highest
Alltime record of goals in Egyptian League, Scoring 168
Goals (2nd to Hassan El-Shazly)
Highest
record of goals in Zamalek / Ahly Derby (9 goals)
Most titled
Egyptian Player 40
titles
Played in 7 African
Cups 1986,1988,1992,1998,2000,2002,2006 --Egyptian
Record (Played 21 Games --Egyptian
Record)
Egyptian
& African alltime record of African Club Cup titles (6 titles)
One of
two players who scored for Ahly in Zamalek and for Zamalek in Ahly
Second
Egyptian Alltime Goal record in African club Cups (27 Goals)
The only
player to achieve Egyptian League Top Scorer in 2 different Clubs (Ahly
1998/99
& Zamalek 2001/02)
FIFA
recognised Hossam Hassan's achievement on May 6th, 2001 A
special armband will be worn by the most-capped international still playing
for his country, FIFA have announced. FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former
France captain Michel Platini presented Egypt's Hossam Hassan with a souvenir
medal, a diploma and the armband on Sunday, May 6th, 2001 in Cairo at the
laying of the foundation stone for the new African Football Confederation
headquarters. The armband "will serve to mark him out as a still active
national team player holding the world record in the number of times he
has played for his national team", a FIFA statement said. "This armband
will be worn henceforth to indicate the still active national team player
who holds the world record in international appearances," it said. Hassan
became the most capped soccer player of all time on January 9 when earned
his 151st cap for Egypt. The previous record of 150 was set by Germany's
Lothar Matthaeus. (www.worldsoccer.com - 02/05/01)
CAF
recognised Hossam Hassan's achievement on May 22nd, 2001 Hossam
recieved the Career Achievement trophy on the strength of his world record
in international appearances, In the inaugural Confederation of African
Football Awards ceremony held in South Africa
Hossam
with Saleh Selim, Ahly president recieving "Best Club of Century Award"
Honoured by The Egyptian
Supreme Council of Youth & Sports - May 2001
Hossam
with Abdel Latif Abou Haif World's Marathon Swimmer of the Century
