Place of birth Cairo, Egypt Name Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi | Role Footballer | |
Full name Abdul-Aziz Mostafa Abdul-Shafy Date of birth (1952-12-25) December 25, 1952 (age 62) | ||
Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafy (Arabic : عبد العزيز عبد الشافي) (commonly known as Zizo) is an Egyptian manager and football director (born on December 25, 1952), who was a former striker and coach.
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Club career
Zizo played within Al-Ahly youth ranks since the age of 15. He became a member of the senior team when he was 17.
He spent ten years with Al-Ahly, scoring over 100 goals for the club through all ranks.
He was dubbed one of the most talented footballers in the history of Egyptian football, but had to retire at the age of 27 due to a serious injury.
International career
Zizo played about 32 matches with his national side Egypt.
He is one of very few Egyptian footballers to make his Egypt debut at the age of 17.
He scored on his debut against German Democratic Republic in a friendly match in 1969.
Egypt
After he retired in 1982, Zizo was immediately appointed football director for Al-Ahly, winning the CAF Champions League in 1982.
He worked as an assistant manager to Mahmoud El-Gohary for the Egypt first team in the early 1990s. He won the 1992 Arab Nations Cup in Syria with the team. Zizo also coached the Egypt Olympic team in 1999.
He managed several Egyptian clubs including Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary, Al-Masry, Baladeyet Al-Mahalla, Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab and Asmant Suez.
Zizo led Baladeyet Al-Mahalla to the final of Egyptian Cup in 2002 for the first and only time in the club's history.
He had three different spells as Al-Ahly interim coach, as he guided the club to the 2015 Egyptian Super Cup which was staged in the United Arab Emirates for the first time.
Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, Zizo worked with Al-Ahli Jeddah between 1986 and 1987. He won the KSA Youth Championship title & Regional title with the club in 1987.
A few years later, he joined rivals Al Ittihad as he won the KSA Youth Championship title in 1993.
Lebanon
In Lebanon, Zizo won the Lebanese Premier League with Nejmeh in 2004 and 2005.
He also won the Lebanese Super Cup and Lebanese Elite Cup.
Honors
Footballer
With Al-Ahly:
7 Egyptian Premier League in 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1981–82
2 Egyptian Cup in 1978 and 1981
As Football Director
with Al-Ahly:
CAF Champions League 1982
3 Egyptian Cup titles in 1982, 1983, 1984
As Manager
With Al-Ahly:
With Nejmeh: