Abdel Sattar Sabry


Abdel Sattar Sabry Abdel Majid Mahmoud, known as Sabry, is a retired Egyptian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

A skilled offensive player, Sabry was born in Cairo, and started playing with Al-Mokawloon al-Arab, moving abroad in 1997 to represent Austria's FC Tirol Innsbruck. He started 1999–2000 in the Superleague Greece with PAOK FC, but switched in January 2000 to S.L. Benfica. In that season, he scored free kick against Sporting CP.
Sabry would play in Portugal until May 2004, representing C.S. Marítimo and C.F. Estrela da Amadora. He subsequently returned to his homeland, playing with ENPPI Club for a few months and joining El Geish shortly after, in the Egyptian Premier League.
Sabry ended his playing career in July 2010, at the age of 36. Subsequently, he joined El Geish's coaching staff.

International career

A prominent feature in the Egyptian national team in the mid-late 1990s, Sabry made his debut against Angola in 1995. He was part of the gold medal-winning side in the 1995 All-Africa Games, and featured in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations squad which finished champion in Burkina Faso, winning 70 full caps in only six years of international play and scoring 11 goals.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 June 1995Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
2–0
6–0
1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.5 June 1997International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
2–0
2–0
Friendly
3.16 June 1997Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
2–0
2–0
1997 Korea Cup
4.17 August 1997International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
3–0
5–0
1998 World Cup qualification
5.18 December 1997Aswan Stadium, Aswan, Egypt
7–2
7–2
Friendly
6.25 July 1999Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
1–0
2–2
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
7.9 January 2001International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
1–0
3–0
Friendly
8.9 January 2001International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
3–0
3–0
Friendly
9.17 January 2001International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
4–0
4–0
2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
10.11 March 2001International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
2–1
5–2
2002 World Cup qualification
11.13 July 2001Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
8–2
8–2
2002 World Cup qualification