Hanafy Bastan (; 6 January 1922 – 13 November 1995) was an Egyptian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender for

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and the Egypt national team. He represented his country in the

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and

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

Summer Olympics. Bastan played for Egypt in the

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, where Egypt won the gold medal. He was also a part of the team that won the gold medal in the

1955 Mediterranean Games The 1955 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the II Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Barcelona 1955, were the 2nd Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Barcelona, Spain over 10 days, from 15 to 25 July 1955, where 1,135 athle ...

. He was the captain of the team that won the

1957 African Cup of Nations The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the 1st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the Association football, football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The competition took place between 10 and 16 Febru ...

, he is the first Egyptian player to lift the African trophy. He started his football career in 1938, became a regular player in Zamalek's starting lineup in 1942, he won with the team 17 titles. Bastan was Zamalek and Egypt's captain for several years, he was nicknamed the "Black Rock". After retiring from football, he coached Egypt with

Mohamed El-Guindi Mohamed El-Din El-Guindi (; 1920 – 13 November 1995) was an Egyptian footballer who played for the national team. He competed for Egypt in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the G ...

in the

1962 African Cup of Nations The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions Egypt, meaning for ...

, and Egypt won the silver medal.

Early life

Hanafy Bastan was born on 6 January 1922 in

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. He learned football skills by playing in Housh Ayoub Bey in Sayyeda Zeinab neighborhood. He was the captain of the primary school, then the middle school, and finally the Saidia Secondary School. Mahmoud Badr El-Din, who was working as a coach at the time, saw him in one of their matches, and he joined the

youth team in 1937.

Playing career

Club career

Bastan's first official match with

was against

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in the

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, and Zamalek won 6-0, with Bastan shining as a center back in the

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, he quickly became a key player in the team. He won seven titles of the

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with Zamalek (

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). He won with Zamalek ten titles of the Cairo League titles (1939–40, 1940–41, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53). Nicknamed the Black Rock, Bastan played with several generations of Zamalek, he played with

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in latter's final days as a player, he also played with

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, Omar Shendi,

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, Helmy Zamora, finally he was the captain of the team including

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and Abdou Noshi. He was a key player in the team, he played with Zamalek for almost 20 years, with 16 seasons in the

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achieving 18 titles for his club.

International career

He played his first international game with the

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in 1945 and participated in the London tournament in the same year. Bastan played 56 international matches and scored 16 goals for his country. He was a part of the team that participated in the

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. He also was a part of the team that participated in the

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. He played for his country in the

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, where the hosts finished with a silver medal. He won the gold medal with Egypt in the first

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. In 1955, he played with his country in the

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, in which Egypt won the gold medal. Bastan was Egypt's captain in the first

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, he is the first Egyptian player to lift the African trophy after his country won the

. He retired from football in 1958.

Post retirement career

After his retirement, he worked as coach in Zamalek, he also coached Egypt with his long time friend

in the

, and Egypt finished second. Afterwards, he left coaching career. In the 1960s, Bastan became a senior football adviser in Zamalek, a post which he held until his death in 1995. In

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, Bastan appeared in two films, he co-starred in ''Talk of the City'' (Hadeeth Al-Madina ) (1964) and ''Goodbye Forever'' (Wada'n Ela Al-Abad ) (1976).

Death

On the evening on November 11, 1995, while Bastan was browsing the evening newspapers, he came across the news of the death of his lifelong friend and companion,

who died at the same morning. He was shocked by the news and a few hours later, he was rushed to El Safa Hospital in Mohandessin with extremely high blood pressure, where he fell into a deep coma. Doctors desperately tried to save him, but he died on the morning of November 13, 1995.

Honours

Player

;Zamalek *

: (7) *: 1940–41, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58 *

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: (9) *: 1939–40, 1940–41, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53 * King Fouad Cup: (1) *: 1940–41 ;Egypt *

: (1) *:

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: (1) *:

Manager

;Egypt: *

: (Runner-up) *:

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Filmography

* 1964: ''Talk of the City'' * 1976: ''Goodbye Forever''

References

External links

* 1922 births 1995 deaths Footballers from Cairo Egyptian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Egypt men's international footballers Zamalek SC players Olympic footballers for Egypt Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics 1957 African Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations–winning players 1962 African Cup of Nations managers Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Egypt Mediterranean Games medalists in football Egyptian football managers 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-footy-defender-stub