Essam Mahmoud (; born 20 June 1977) is an Egyptian retired professional

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. He is currently the goalkeeper coach of

Tersana SC Tersana Sporting Club () is an Egyptian sports club based in Meet Okba, Giza, Egypt. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest tier in the Egyptian football league syste ...

Career

At the club level, Mahmoud plays for

El Gouna ( , "the Lagoon") is an Egyptian tourist city located on the Red Sea in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. It is located north of Hurghada. It is part of the Red Sea Riviera, and a host city of the El Gouna Film Festival. It was created in 1990, ...

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in 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 ...

. He was also selected as a reserve goalkeeper for the

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at the

2004 African Cup of Nations The 2004 African Cup of Nations was held from 24 January to 14 February 2004 in Tunisia. It was the 24th edition of the biennial international men's football championship of Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Tun ...

. However, he did not appear in any matches.

Coaching career

After retiring at the end of the 2013-14 season, Mahmoud began as a goalkeeper coach, starting for the youth teams of

ENPPI Club ENPPI Sporting Club (), simply known as ENPPI, is an Egyptian football club based in East Cairo, that competes in the Egyptian Premier League and plays home matches at Petrosport stadium in New Cairo. The club is related to ENPPI (Engineering For ...

. He left the club in October 2016, he left the club and was hired by

. He left the club in January 2017. Ahead of the 2017-18 season, he was hired by

Wadi Degla FC Wadi Degla Sporting Club () is an Egyptian sports club, from Cairo, known for its football team who currently play in Egyptian Second Division A. The club is related to Wadi Degla Holding, a construction company established in 1994. In 2009– ...

, still as a goalkeeper coach. However, he returned to

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Honours

;ENPPI: *

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 ...

: 2005

References

1977 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Egyptian men's footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players ENPPI SC players Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players El Gouna FC players Wadi Degla SC players Lierse S.K. players El Entag El Harby SC players Belgian Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Egyptian expatriates in Belgium {{Egypt-footy-goalkeeper-stub