Tarek El Sayed (; born 9 October 1978) is a retired

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ian

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player who played for

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for most of his football career. He also played for Itesalat, and he played for

Tersana 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 ...

in the

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and retired after one season. El Sayed made several appearances for the

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, including nine qualifying matches for various

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Career

Zamalek

El Sayed played with

for 13 seasons during which he dominated the left wing position. At the end of 2007-2008 season and after winning the

ian cup,

did not include either Tarek or his teammate

Besheer El-Tabei Besheer El-Tabei Abdulhamid (; born 24 February 1976) is a retired Egyptian footballer. He was a powerful center back and one of the best defenders in Egypt in his early days, he is best known for playing for Zamalek SC football club where he par ...

in the new season's team roster, and so both were free agents.

Itesalat

Shocked to be abandoned by his former team, he moved to Itesalat. He stayed at Itesalat for only half a season and scored 2 goals.Egyptian League Scorers 2008-09
www.egyptianfootball.net, retrieved 3 April 2010

Tersana

In January 2009, El Sayed agreed to move to

to help the team avoid relegation to the second division. El Sayed scored 2 goals for Tersana by the end of that season, but the club was eventually relegated. El Sayed announced that he would transfer to another team; however, when his transfer to either

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did not materialize, he decided to retire. In 2009, Tersana manager Yehia El Sayed convinced Tarek El Sayed to return to football and to lead Tersana in the

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first.''

Honours

Zamalek *

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: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04 *

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Egypt *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sayed, Tarek El- 1978 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Zamalek SC players Tersana SC players Egyptian Premier League players Men's association football wingers Footballers from Cairo