Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy (Arabic : عبد العزيز عبد الشافي) (commonly known as Zizo) is an Egyptian manager and football director (born on December 25, 1952), who was a former striker and coach.

Football career

Club career

Zizo played within Al Ahly youth ranks since the age of 15. He became a member of the senior team when he was 17. He spent ten years with Al Ahly, scoring over 100 goals for the club through all ranks. He was dubbed one of the most talented footballers in the history of Egyptian football, but had to retire at the age of 27 due to a serious injury.

International career

Zizo played about 32 matches with his national side

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. He is one of very few Egyptian footballers to make his Egypt debut at the age of 17. He scored on his debut against

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in a friendly match in 1969.

Managing career

Egypt

After he retired in 1982, Zizo was immediately appointed football director for Al Ahly, winning the

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in 1982. He worked as an assistant manager to Mahmoud El-Gohary for the

first team in the early 1990s. He won the 1992 Arab Nations Cup in

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with the team. Zizo also coached the Egypt Olympic team in 1999. He managed several Egyptian clubs including Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary, Al-Masry, Baladeyet Al-Mahalla, Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab and Asmant Suez. Zizo led Baladeyet Al-Mahalla to the final of Egyptian Cup in 2002 for the first and only time in the club's history. He had three different spells as Al Ahly interim coach, as he guided the club to the 2015 Egyptian Super Cup which was staged in the

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for the first time. In the 2016–2017 season, Zizo, who was the club's head of football sector, played a vital role in Al Ahly's

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victory, as he left the team 7 points clear on top of the table during his spell as interim manager.

Saudi Arabia

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, Zizo worked with Al-Ahli Jeddah between 1986 and 1987. He won the KSA Youth Championship title & Regional title with the club in 1987. A few years later, he joined rivals Al Ittihad as he won the KSA Youth Championship title in 1993.

Lebanon

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, Zizo won the

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with Nejmeh in 2004 and 2005. He also won the Lebanese Super Cup and Lebanese Elite Cup.

Managerial statistics

Honors

Footballer With Al Ahly: 5

in 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79 and 1979–80 1 Egyptian Cup in 1978 As Football Director with Al Ahly:

1982 3 Egyptian Cup titles in 1982, 1983, 1984 As Manager With Al Ahly: *

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2015 With Nejmeh: *

2004, 2005, 2008 * Lebanese Super Cup 2004 * Lebanese Elite Cup 2004, 2005

References

* http://www.ahlyegypt.com/club/stars/zizo * https://web.archive.org/web/20070308203128/http://www.nejmeh.com/teams/technicalstaff-2003-2004.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20100919161314/http://arabia.eurosport.com/football/egyptian-league/2009-2010/%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%81%D8%A6-%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%88_sto2248458/ar-story.shtml {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdel Shafy, Abdel Aziz Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers Al Ahly SC players Expatriate football managers in Lebanon Lebanese Premier League managers Nejmeh SC managers 1952 births Living people Egyptian Premier League players Men's association football forwards Egyptian football managers Al Ahly SC managers Pyramids FC managers African Games bronze medalists for Egypt African Games bronze medalists in football 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen