Ali Mohsen Al-Moraisi (; 1940 – 1993) was a
Yemeni
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, the south-eastern part of the Arabian Sea to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the south ...
professional footballer who played as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
*Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Smal ...
. He was the first Yemeni player to play in the
Egyptian League, with
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 ...
in the 1960s. Mohsen was also the first foreigner to ever finish as
top-scorer of the Egyptian League.
Career
Mohsen played for
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 ...
from 1958 to 1966, he won with the Cairo giants, the
Egyptian Premier League
The Egyptian Premier League (), also known as the Nile League () for sponsorship reasons, after the addition of title sponsor Nile Developments, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the highest level of the Egyptian football ...
in (
1959–60,
1963–64,
1964–65), and the
Egypt Cup
The Egypt Cup (also known as the Egyptian FA Cup and formerly as the King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. It is the oldest club competition in Africa. The first team to win the trophy was Zamalek in 1922. Al A ...
in (
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
,
1959
Events
January
* January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
,
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events January
* Janu ...
,
1962
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War.
Events January
* January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
). While with Zamalek, Mohsen once scored against
Real Madrid
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in 1961, in a 7–1 defeat, while playing for an Egyptian select side with several players from Zamalek,
Al Ahly
Al-Ahly Sporting Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest ...
and
Al Masry.
After retiring from his playing career, he coached
Somalia
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in 1973, and Al-Satra in Southern Yemen, before moving to Johar Al-Rab. The national stadium in
Sana'a
Sanaa, officially the Sanaa Municipality, is the ''de jure'' capital and largest city of Yemen. The city is the capital of the Sanaa Governorate, but is not part of the governorate, as it forms a separate administrative unit. At an elevation ...
is named after the player. He was appointed councilor for Minister of Youth and Sports until his death in 1994. The Ali Mohsen Al-Moraisi Tournament has been played annually in his honour since 1992, in cooperation with Aden Football Association.
Honours and achievements
Player
Zamalek
*
Egyptian Premier League
The Egyptian Premier League (), also known as the Nile League () for sponsorship reasons, after the addition of title sponsor Nile Developments, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the highest level of the Egyptian football ...
:
1959–60,
1963–64,
1964–65
*
Egypt Cup
The Egypt Cup (also known as the Egyptian FA Cup and formerly as the King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. It is the oldest club competition in Africa. The first team to win the trophy was Zamalek in 1922. Al A ...
:
1957–58,
1958–59,
1959–60,
1961–62
Individual
*
Egyptian Premier League Top goalscorer:
1960–61
Manager
Horseed
*
Somalia League
The Somali National League (), formerly the Somali Premier League, is the Somali professional league for men's association football. It has been active for over 50 years, having been established in 1967.
Somalia has 12 professional clubs playing ...
: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74
See also
*
Ali Muhesen Stadium
Al-Thawra Sports City Stadium (), also known as the Ali Mohsen al-Muraisi Stadium (), is a multi-purpose stadium in San‘a’, Yemen. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium had a capacity of 30,000 people ...
*
Ali Muhsin Cup
References
External links
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1993 deaths
Yemeni men's footballers
Yemeni expatriate men's footballers
1940 births
Zamalek SC players
1976 AFC Asian Cup managers
Egyptian Premier League players
Yemeni expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
Men's association football forwards
Yemeni football managers
Expatriate men's footballers in Somalia
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