Tarek El Ashry ( ar, طارق العشري) is an Egyptian football coach who was last the manager of the

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team

Tala'ea El Gaish SC Tala'ea El Gaish Sporting Club ( ar, نادي طلائع الجيش الرياضي) (Translated: “Army Vanguard”), is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which curren ...

. He established his name as a young manager by winning three cup titles. In addition, he is considered to be the first manager to implement a

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in Egyptian football successfully.

Coaching career

Tarek El Ashry's coaching career was shaped by the

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ian team

Haras El Hodood Haras El Hodood Sporting Club ( ar, نادي حرس الحدود الرياضي, lit=Border Guard Club), is an Egyptian professional sports club based in El Max, Alexandria. It is best known for its professional football team, that competes in ...

(a.k.a. ''Border Guards'') a team that had a relatively low profile when El Ashry took charge. He led the team to its first ever title in winning the 2008–09

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where Haras El Hodood defeated ENNPI 4–1 on penalties after a 1–1 tie. As the cup winners, Haras El Hodood faced the league champions,

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, in the 2009

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where they managed to turn out winners by a 2–0 margin, winning the club's second trophy. El Ashry successfully defended his team's cup title in the 2009–10

Final where Haras El Hodood beat

5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 tie. El Ahry also led Haras El Hodood in continental competition as the team appeared several times in the

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; the 2006 edition being its first. The team's best result was in the

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where it finished in 2nd place in the group stage."Confederation Cup 2008"
RSSSF. Retrieved on 15 June 2010.

Managerial statistics

Honours

As a coach

Haras El Hodood *

: 2008–09, 2009–10 *

: 2009–10

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashry, Tarek El 1964 births Living people Egyptian footballers Association football defenders Egypt international footballers Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players Egyptian football managers Haras El Hodoud SC managers ENPPI SC managers Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) managers Al-Shaab CSC managers Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC managers Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) managers Al-Ahli SC (Tripoli) managers Wadi Degla SC managers Al Masry SC managers Tala'ea El Gaish SC managers Egyptian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Libya Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in Sudan Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Sudan