 Sakr in 1948 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abd El-Karim Ezzat Sakr | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Date of death | March 5, 1994 (aged 75)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1939 | Ahly | ||
| 1939–1953 | Zamalek | ||
| 1953 | Al Ahly | ||
| International career | |||
| Egypt | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abd El-Karim Sakr (Arabic: عبد الكريم صقر) (born 8 November 1918 – 5 March 1994)[2] was an Egyptian football forward who played for Egypt & Zamalek (Farouk).[3]
Abd El Karim scored hattrick in his first match against Zamalek to be the second player to score hattrick in the history of the Cairo Derby, the match ended 5-0 for Al Ahly and El Tetsh scored the two other goals
In 1939 Abd El Karim joined Zamalek from Al Ahly for the then a record amount of 50 Egyptian pound
In 1945 He was offered a £40,000 contract to play for Huddersfield Town but he refused.[4]
He represented Egypt in the 1936 Summer Olympics when he was 17 years old, scoring Egypt's only goal in the tournament. He also represented his country in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
