| Hassan Mabrouk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 29 July 1982 | ||
| Nationality | Egyptian/Qatari | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Al Ahli | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Egypt | |||
| Qatar | 36 | (65) | |
Hassan Mabrouk (born 29 July 1982) is an Egyptian-Qatari handball player for Al Rayyan and the Qatari national team. [1]
Mabrouk has previously played for the Egyptian national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [2] [3]
He was part of the Qatar team that won silver medals at the 2015 World Championship in Qatar, the first World Championship medal for both Qatar and for any Asian team. [4] The result was however controversial due to the many naturalized players of Qatar, of which Mabrouk was one of them. [5] [6] According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine , only four of the 17 players in the squad were native to Qatar. [7] The practice was criticised by Austrian goalkeeper after his team's loss to Qatar in the round of 16, saying "It [felt] like playing against a world selection team" and "I think it is not the sense of a world championship." [8] Furthermore there were claims of favourable refereering for the hosts. [9] [10] [11] After the final whistle of their semifinal against Poland, the Polish players showed their discontent by ironically applauding the three referees. [12] [13]
His brothers, Ashraf, Hazem, Hussein, Belal and Ibrahim, are also international handball players. [14] [15]
