Mohamed Semida Abdel Azim ( ar, محمد عبد العظيم عثمان صميدة), commonly known as Mohamed Azima (), (born 17 October 1968) is a former

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midfielder who played for clubs in Egypt, Germany, Austria and South Korea.

Career

Born in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

, Azima began playing football for local side Al-Ahly S.C. In 1990, Azima moved to Germany to sign for

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side

SC Fortuna Köln SC Fortuna Köln is a German association football club based in the city of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. History The club was formed as on 21 February 1948 through the merger of three local sides: Victoria Köln 1911 (one of two clubs to ...

. He would make 35 appearances in the German second division, the last nine with

VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. In the 2022–23 season, they play in the 3. Liga, the third level of football in Germany. History Founded by a group of high school boys as ''FC 1897 Ol ...

. Azima moved to Austria where he would play for

SK Vorwärts Steyr SK Vorwärts Steyr is an Austrian association football club based in Steyr. It was founded in 1919. They play at the Vorwärts Stadium. Currently the club has about 300 members. Is one of the oldest football clubs in Upper Austria. In 1999 the c ...

, and won the

1996 K-League The 1996 Korean Professional Football League was the 14th season of K League since its establishment in 1983. South Korean government and the Korean Professional Football Federation introduced a decentralization policy to proliferate the popular ...

championship in South Korea with

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League ...

. Azima made several appearances for the

Egypt national football team The Egypt national football team ( ar, منتخب مصر لكرة القدم), known colloquially as "the Pharaohs", represents Egypt in men's FIFA, international Association football, football, and is governed by the Egyptian Football Associati ...

, and played at the

1992 African Cup of Nations The 1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Senegal. The field expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three; the top two teams in ea ...

finals.

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* * * 1968 births Living people Egyptian footballers Egyptian expatriate footballers Egypt international footballers 1992 African Cup of Nations players Al Ahly SC players SC Fortuna Köln players VfB Oldenburg players Arminia Bielefeld players FC 08 Homburg players Ulsan Hyundai FC players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players K League 1 players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Austria Expatriate footballers in South Korea SC Pfullendorf players Egyptian Premier League players Association football midfielders Al-Faisaly SC managers Expatriate football managers in Germany Expatriate football managers in Jordan Expatriate football managers in Bahrain Egyptian football managers Egyptian expatriate football managers Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan {{Egypt-footy-midfielder-stub