Ahmed Mohamed Marei (

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: أحمد مرعي; born 5 January 1959) is an Egyptian professional

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coach and former player, currently serving as the head coach for

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Egy ...

of the

Egyptian Basketball Super League The Egyptian Basketball Premier League () is the top professional basketball division of the Egyptian basketball league system. Administered by the Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED), it is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed te ...

(EBSL). Previously he has also been the head coach of

Al Ittihad Alexandria Al Ittihad Alexandria Club (), locally known as El Ittihad El Skandary, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the high ...

and the Egyptian national team.

Playing career

He played for Egypt's national team in 1984 when he was a part of the team at the 1984 Olympics in

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Coaching career

Marei coached

from 2019 to 2022 and helped the team win the Super League in 2020 and reach the finals in the next two seasons. He also won the Egypt Basketball Cup in 2020 and 2021. In May 2022, Marei signed to become the head coach of

Zamalek Zamalek ( , ''al zamalek'') is a ''qism'' (ward) within the West District (''hayy gharb'') in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, wit ...

. Marei took over as head coach of Al Morog in Libya in April 2022.

Personal

Marei is the father of Ali Marei and

Assem Marei Assem Ahmed Marei (Arabic: عاصم مرعي) is an Egyptian professional basketball player for Al Ahli Tripoli of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He also represents the senior Egyptian national team internationally. Marei first played for ...

, who has been a playing professionally as well as for the Egyptian national team.In Division II, an Egyptian Center Makes a Name for Himself
The New York Times, Feb 25, 2015. Accessed 15, 2016.

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* 1959 births Living people Egyptian men's basketball players Egyptian basketball coaches Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic basketball players for Egypt Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Al Ittihad Alexandria Club basketball coaches Zamalek SC basketball coaches 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-basketball-bio-stub