Moamen Soliman Yahia (; born 21 March 1974) is an Egyptian

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manager and former player who manages

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in the

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. He played as a

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for

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and Suez Club in Egypt, for

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in the Netherlands, and for

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and Agios Nikolaos in Greece.

Managerial career

El-Entag El-Harby

Soliman was appointed manager of El-Entag El-Harby in 2015. He made a big impact after winning the

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in 2014–15 season and reached first division.

Zamalek

Soliman took Zamalek command position as a caretaker, his first match was against Ismaily (Semi-Final of 2016 Egyptian cup), Zamalek did a great performance and won 4–0, his second match was the cup final against Al Ahly, he led the team to win 3–1 and claim the fourth cup title in a row. He also led the team to the 2016 CAF Champions League Final against

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before the team lose by 3–1 in aggregate.

Al-Shorta

On 15 August 2021, Soliman is appointed as the head coach of

, evolving in the

Iraqi Premier League The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Asso ...

. It is the first foreign team he has coached. In the 2021–22 season, Soliman succeeds with Al-Shorta in setting a record for the earliest league title win (seven rounds remaining). This achievement earned him a contract extension.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Zamalek *

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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 ...

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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 ...

Manager

El-Entag El-Harby *

: 2014–15 (reached first division) Zamalek *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Al-Shorta *

: 2021–22, 2023–24 *

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: 2023–24 *

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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Soliman, Moamen 1974 births Living people Men's association football fullbacks Egyptian men's footballers Zamalek SC players De Graafschap players OFI Crete F.C. players A.O. Agios Nikolaos F.C. players Egyptian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Eredivisie players Egyptian Premier League players Egyptian football managers Zamalek SC managers Smouha SC managers Al-Shorta SC managers Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya managers Iraq Stars League managers Egyptian expatriate football managers Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Expatriate football managers in Iraq 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen