Full name Farouk Fouad Gaafar 1971–1984 Zamalek Date of birth 29 October 1952 Name Farouk Gaafar | Playing position Role Football player Years Team | |
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Place of birth Sayeda Zienab, Cairo, Egypt | ||
Farouk Gaafar فاروق جعفر (Nick Names: Roo-a & King of Midfield) is an Egyptian former football player and manager.
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He played midfielder for Zamalek and the Egypt national football team. He finished eighth in the magazine France Football voting for the 1975 African Player of the Year.
Following his playing career, Gaafar managed Egypt during 1996 and 1997 and later El Geish club.
As a player
Zamalek
Individual
References
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