77 Facts About Mohamed Aboutrika

Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Aboutrika is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a forward.

Mohamed Aboutrika was voted second place in the African Footballer of the Year award in 2008, and was one of five nominees for the 2006 award, and one of the ten nominated for the 2013 award.

Mohamed Aboutrika is widely regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time.

Mohamed Aboutrika scored the winning goal to help Egypt win the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

Mohamed Aboutrika helped his club Al Ahly to win the bronze medal in the FIFA Club World Cup in 2006.

Mohamed Aboutrika started as an attacker, but was found to play better when he played his normal position behind the attackers in the attacking midfield position.

Mohamed Aboutrika scored 5 goals in his first 6 appearances with Egypt between 2004 and 2005.

In 2005, Al Ahly regained the Egyptian League Championship after four years out of the top position, Mohamed Aboutrika finished 3rd in the goalscoring rankings in the Egyptian League, while helping his teammate Emad Moteab finish as the competition's top scorer.

Mohamed Aboutrika proved to be his international team's trump card en route to victory in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in February, when he scored two important goals against Libya and Ivory Coast.

Mohamed Aboutrika was the winning goal assistant, in the semi-final match against Senegal when Amr Zaki scored in the 80th minute.

Mohamed Aboutrika was very dominant in that game, but his accurate shot hit the bar.

Mohamed Aboutrika led Al Ahly to the 2006 CAF Champions League title for the second successive time in November 2006.

Mohamed Aboutrika was the top scorer of the competition with 8 goals, and scored the winning goal in the final against CS Sfaxien in the 91st minute.

Japanese newspapers nominated Mohamed Aboutrika to be one of the best players in 2006 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, the last tournament in Mohamed Aboutrika's year.

Al Ahly won the third place, after Mohamed Aboutrika lifted his team to an unprecedented result for the Egyptian club or any African outfit.

Mohamed Aboutrika finished as the tournament's top scorer with 3 goals in 3 matches.

Mohamed Aboutrika won all but one of the competitions he participated in that year for club and country, and got the bronze medal for Al Ahly in 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.

Mohamed Aboutrika was the top scorer in three competitions, which are 2006 FIFA Club World Cup with 3 goals, Egyptian Premier League with 18 goals and 2006 CAF Champions League with 8 goals.

Mohamed Aboutrika scored in other competitions, and made brilliant assistants to strikers.

Mohamed Aboutrika was the only African-based player between the nominees, but he was the only one who made an achievement for his national team that year by winning 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.

Mohamed Aboutrika said: "Aboutrika didn't introduce all what he has in FIFA Club World Cup 2006, but he got the top scorer title and helped leading his team to the third place".

Mohamed Aboutrika scored 7 goals for his team, although he was injured.

Mohamed Aboutrika was the top goalscorer of the competition with 4 goals.

In 2007 CAF Champions League, Mohamed Aboutrika scored 4 goals for Al Ahly until now, to raise his African goals to the number 15.

Mohamed Aboutrika won the title Best Player in Egypt for 2007 the fourth successive time after 2004,2005,2006 and 2007 setting a new Egyptian record.

African Cup of Nations 2008 In 2008, Mohamed Aboutrika scored 4 goals for Egypt in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

Mohamed Aboutrika scored the winning goal against Cameroon in the final match, helping Egypt to win the African Cup of Nations for the second consecutive tournament.

Mohamed Aboutrika scored a goal in the semi-final against the Ivory Coast, and scored twice against Sudan in Egypt's group stage match.

Mohamed Aboutrika rehealed from injury in August, after missing the group stage start of 2008 CAF Champions League with his team Al Ahly.

Mohamed Aboutrika was crowned the 2008 BBC African Footballer of the Year.

Mohamed Aboutrika won after taking more than half of the total ballot.

Mohamed Aboutrika reached his fifth goal in FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifiers.

Mohamed Aboutrika had finished the uncompleted campaign with 4 goals in 14 games.

CAF Champions League Mohamed Aboutrika helped Al Ahly won their seventh CAF Champions League title after scoring 6 goals.

Mohamed Aboutrika scored the first from a wonderfully curled free-kick from 28 yards out.

Mohamed Aboutrika then scored the second from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute.

London 2012 Mohamed Aboutrika was one of the three overage players participated with Egypt in London 2012, and was the team's captain.

Mohamed Aboutrika became the joint all-time top scorer in the FIFA Club World Cup with 4 goals, alongside Lionel Messi and Denilson.

Africa Based Player of the Year Mohamed Aboutrika was crowned African player of the Year Based in Africa.

Mohamed Aboutrika helped the Emirati team to win Gulf Champions League, scoring in the semi-final and final matches.

Mohamed Aboutrika scored in his debut match with the team.

Mohamed Aboutrika returned to Al Ahly to help Al Ahly retain his continental title.

Mohamed Aboutrika is the second all-time top scorer after Al Ahly legend Mahmoud El Khatib who scored 37 goals.

Mohamed Aboutrika provided 21 assists in continental matches too in addition to his 32 goals.

Mohamed Aboutrika is the first Africa-based player to appear in the Goal 50 for a second time, after being named in 45th spot in 2009.

Mohamed Aboutrika scored a goal and assisted two goals for Mohamed Salah and Amr Zaki.

Mohamed Aboutrika is the second joint top scorer of the CAF second round qualifiers with 5 goals in 6 qualifiers, and 9 assists.

Mohamed Aboutrika announced his retirement via Twitter on 20 December 2013, after Egypt failed to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Mohamed Aboutrika debuted against Estonia on 19 March 2001, but had to wait for 3 years to receive another call-up.

Mohamed Aboutrika became an essential player since then, and scored 5 goals in his first 6 appearances with Egypt in 2004 and 2005.

Mohamed Aboutrika helped Egypt win two consecutive African Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2008 scoring the decisive penalty kick in the 2006 final match, and the only winning goal in the 2008 final.

Mohamed Aboutrika was an essential member of the Egyptian team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Mohamed Aboutrika scored 3 goals in the first 3 matches of the qualifiers.

Mohamed Aboutrika proved to be his international team's trump card en route to victory in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in February, when he scored two important goals against Libya and Ivory Coast.

Mohamed Aboutrika assisted the winning goal in the semi-final match against Senegal when Amr Zaki scored in the 80th minute.

Mohamed Aboutrika was very dominant in that game, but his accurate shot hit the bar.

Mohamed Aboutrika was part of the Egyptian team which defended their title in 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana.

Mohamed Aboutrika scored a goal in the semi-final against the Ivory Coast, and scored twice against Sudan in Egypt's group stage match.

Mohamed Aboutrika was a member in Egypt football national team line-up in 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Mohamed Aboutrika is possibly the greatest footballer in the history of the world with a bachelor's diploma in philosophy hanging on the wall of his sitting room.

Mohamed Aboutrika is arguably the best footballer on Earth not playing his trade in Europe or South America.

Mohamed Aboutrika marked his national return against Congo DR in Kinshasa on 7 September 2008 scoring the winning goal for Egypt, to secure the Pharaohs' place in the second round of Qualifications.

Mohamed Aboutrika scored another goal in his second match in the qualifiers against Djibouti.

Mohamed Aboutrika reached his fifth goal in FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifiers.

Mohamed Aboutrika was one of the three overage players who participated with Egypt in London 2012, and was the team's captain.

On 10 September 2013, Mohamed Aboutrika played his 100th historic cap with Egypt national football team against Guinea in a World Cup Qualifier.

Mohamed Aboutrika scored a goal and assisted two goals for Mohamed Salah and Amr Zaki.

Yet, Mohamed Aboutrika became the joint top scorer of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification with 6 goals.

Mohamed Aboutrika is a graduate of Cairo University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy.

Mohamed Aboutrika did all of the right things to keep himself at a high level.

Mohamed Aboutrika volunteered to appear in a WFP 30-second Public Service Announcement in which he draws attention to the tragic fact that 25,000 people die from hunger every day, 18,000 of them children.

In October 2013, Mohamed Aboutrika commissioned his own-sponsored mosque in Ghana when the Egyptian team arrived for the crucial 2014 World Cup playoff.

Mohamed Aboutrika was protesting against Israel's 10-day blockade of Gaza.

Mohamed Aboutrika was given a yellow card for breaking FIFA's rule against displaying political slogans during play, and was said to face possible further sanctions, but finally CAF made no punishments.

Mohamed Aboutrika's assets were frozen in the spring of 2015 because of his shares in the Asshab Tours Company, whose manager was allegedly a Muslim Brother.

Mohamed Aboutrika denied any involvement in the Muslim Brotherhood saying the company's co-owner who was so accused had left the previous year.

Mohamed Aboutrika's comments were criticized by the Premier League as well as Fare, an anti-discrimination organization in football.