 Abo Gresha in 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ali Ismail Ibraheem Abo Gresha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ismailia, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1979 | Ismaily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1975 | Egypt [1] | 33 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ali Abo Gresha (born 29 November 1947) is a retired Egyptian football player.
Abo Gresha was voted by the readers of Jeune Afrique Africa's outstanding footballer for 1971. [2] He played club football for Ismaily. He won with his club the 1966–67 Egyptian Premier League title, also he won with Ismaily the 1969 African Cup of Champions Clubs to become the first Egyptian club to win a continental title.
He represented the Egypt national football team on several occasions, including participating in the 1970 and 1974 African Cup of Nations, [3] where he scored a combined 7 goals. [4] Abo Gresha played 33 international matches for Egypt and scored 16 goals. [5]
Following his playing career, he became a coach for Ismaily.
Ismaily
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