Ayman Mohamed Abdelaziz (; born 20 November 1978) is an

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football coach and a former

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who played as a midfielder. He played for various clubs and the Egypt national team. He had been out of Egypt for a very long time, after playing most of his career in Turkey. He currently works as general coach for

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Playing career

Ayman began playing club football with Egyptian side

in 1997. He moved to Turkey in 2000, where he would win the

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title with

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...

. Ayman played club football in Turkey with

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

sides

Kocaelispor Kocaelispor is a Turkish professional football club based in İzmit, Kocaeli. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980 and 1988, 1992–2003, and the 2008–09 seasons. Their best finish was in the 1992–93 season, w ...

, Gençlerbirliği and

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

. He has Turkish citizenship after long time spent in Turkey with the name Ayman Aziz.

Balili incident

On 12 August 2007, Ayman viciously tackled

Sivasspor Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Net Global Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department has competed in Süper Lig since t ...

's Israeli striker

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. Allegedly, Ayman swore at Balili in Arabic before the tackle and it caused the Sivasspor players to fight with the

players. A spectator then jumped onto the pitch and threw punches. Sivasspor players responded and after that Trabzonspor supporters raided the pitch and the match was stopped.

Coaching career

On 2 February 2020, Ayman joint

Misr Lel Makkasa SC Misr lel-Makkasa Sporting Club (), commonly known as Makkassa, is an Egyptian sports club based in Faiyum, Egypt. The club is related to Misr lel-Makkasa Company (Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry). Misr lel-Makkasa is mainly kn ...

as assistant manager, he left the club On 1 March 2020. In September 2022, he became an assistant to Egypt national team manager

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Honours

Zamalek *

CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club (association football), club football competition organized by the Conf ...

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

CAF Super Cup The CAF Super Cup, known as TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was f ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

Afro-Asian Club Championship The Afro-Asian Club Championship, sometimes referred to as the Afro-Asian Cup, was a football competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between the winners of the Africa ...

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 ...

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

Kocaelispor *

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdel-Aziz, Ayman 1978 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Egyptian men's footballers Sportspeople from Sharqia Governorate Egypt men's international footballers Zamalek SC players Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Kocaelispor footballers Trabzonspor footballers Konyaspor footballers Malatyaspor footballers Çaykur Rizespor footballers Egyptian expatriate men's footballers Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia 2000 African Cup of Nations players Süper Lig players Turkish people of Egyptian descent Naturalized citizens of Turkey Hajer FC players Egyptian Premier League players Saudi Pro League players Men's association football midfielders