Mahmoud Abdel Rahim Abdel Rahim ( ar, محمود عبد الرحيم عبد الرحيم; born 25 May 1987), known by his nickname Genish ( ar, جنش), is an Egyptian professional

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who plays as a

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for Egyptian Premier League club Future and the Egypt national team.

Career

Zamalek

Genish joined Zamalek from Olimpi after Zamalek manager then

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recommended him for the club. He played multiple matches with Zamalek but he was mainly the second goalkeeper after the legendary goalkeeper Abdelwahed El-Sayed. His real start with Zamalek was in 2014–15 Egypt Cup when Zamalek manager

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decided that he will play all cup matches with the substitute goalkeepers Mohamed Abou Gabal and Genish, to give Ahmed El-Shenawy some rest. Genish played match in round 16 against Haras El Hodoud making a remarkable performance and helping his club winning 3–1. He played the next match against El Ittihad Alexandria in quarterfinal helping his club winning by saving 3 penalties. He played the next match in semifinal against

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. He helped his club passing to the final by saving 4 penalties in the penalty shootout. He played the final against Zamalek main rival

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helping Zamalek winning the cup after winning 2–0. Zamalek fans started calling this championship "Genish Championship" because he was the main reason to win it. Genish also played against

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in CAF Confederation Cup helping Zamalek win 4–1. On 11 February 2017, Genish helped Zamalek win the Egyptian Super Cup after defeating Al Ahly 3–1 in penalties. Genish saved two penalties.

Honours

Zamalek * Egyptian Premier League: 2014–15,

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19,

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, 2019–20 * CAF Confederation Cup: 2018–19 * CAF Super Cup:

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* Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup:

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Future * EFA League Cup:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Genesh, Mahmoud 1987 births Living people Footballers from Alexandria Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Egyptian Premier League players Olympic Club (Egypt) players Zamalek SC players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Modern Future FC players