Nabil Nosair (; 11 October 1938 – 2 April 2016) 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 left winger for

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, he also played for the Egypt national team. He represented Egypt in

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

and the

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, and was also a part of the team that finished second at 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 ...

in Ethiopia. Nosair won with his country the

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at the

1965 Arab Games The 4th Arab Games, a regional multi-sport event held in Arab countries, were held in Cairo, Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asi ...

Biography

Nabil Nosair was born on 11 October 1938. While he was 16 in 1954, he was informed of youth team tests appointment in

by one of his colleagues at Qasr Al-Doubara School, Mahrous Gaber, who was himself a junior in Zamalek. He had an appointment to go to

Al Ahly Al-Ahly Sporting Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest ...

, but he preferred Zamalek. Nosair's first match with the first team was in 1958 against El Teram 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 ...

at the old club stadium in the Ballon area. He scored a famous goal in Al Ahly in the

Cairo derby The Cairo derby () or the Top Match (), known as the Arab Classico () is a rivalry between Egyptian Association football, football clubs Al Ahly SC, Al Ahly and Zamalek SC, Zamalek, arguably the two most successful clubs in Egypt and Africa. Al A ...

, where he scored in Abdel Galil, the best goalkeeper in Egypt at the time. He won with Zamalek the

title for three times in ( 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65). He also won with Zamalek three titles of the

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in ( 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62). With the Egypt national team, Nosair played for his country at the

, where the Egyptians finished as runners up. He also represented his country in the

1960 Summer Olympic Games The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

in Rome and

1964 Summer Olympic Games The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequ ...

in Tokyo, where Egypt finished fourth. Nosir is also known for his goal against

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in a friendly match which took place in Cairo on 1 May 1960 after Brazil won the

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. Nosair was part of the team that won the

at the

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. He was titled the "Rhythm Officer" by Egyptian press. He retired from professional football in 1967. After his retirement from professional football, He worked as Zamalek's

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for several years. He also worked as youth coach for Zamalek youth teams. Nosair was elected as board member for Zamalek for more than a period. Nosair died in 2016 aged 77 in Giza, Egypt.

Honours

;Zamalek SC *

: (3) *: 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65 *

: (3) *: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62 ;Egypt *

Arab Games The Arab Games (), also known as the Pan-Arab Games, are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. They are organized by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees. The first Games took place in 1953 in Alexandr ...

: (1) *: 1965

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nosair, Nabil 1938 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Monufia Governorate Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers Zamalek SC players Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Egypt Egyptian Premier League players Men's association football forwards 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen