Raafat Attia
Personal information
Full name Raafat Ateya Helmy[1]
Date of birth (1934-02-06)6 February 1934
Place of birth Egypt
Date of death 21 July 1978(1978-07-21) (aged 44)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1957 Al Ittihad Alexandria
1957–1967 Zamalek
International career
1958–1962 Egypt
Managerial career
1976–1977 Al-Wehda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raafat Attia (Arabic: رأفت عطية, 6 February 1934 – 21 July 1978) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a forward for Al Ittihad Alexandria and Zamalek.[2] He also managed Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda in 1976.[3] He also played for the Egyptian national team, and was part of the team that won the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations where he scored the first goal ever at the Africa Cup of Nations, and represented his country in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Honours

Zamalek

Egypt

References

  1. ^ "African Nations Cup 1957". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "رأفت عطية.. صاحب أول هدف في أمم أفريقيا".
  3. ^ "لماذا ابتعد رأفت عطية عن الوحدة".
  4. ^ "Rafaat Attia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Raafat Attia". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

External links


United Arab Republic squad โ€“ 1960 Summer Olympics
United Arab Republic football squad โ€“ 1964 Summer Olympics โ€“ fourth place
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