Muhammad Fawzi Mahjoub Al-Mardi (1953 – 5 May 2023), also known as Fozi el-Mardi (Arabic: فوزي المرضي), was a Sudanese football player, coach, and administrator. He played for Al-Hilal FC in 1971, and played 29 international matches for the Sudan national football team.[2][3] He won Sudan Premier League in 1973 and Sudan Cup in 1977.[3]

Fozi el-Mardi
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Fawzi Mahjoub Al-Mardi
Date of birth 1953[1]
Place of birth Omdurman, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan[1]
Date of death 5 May 2023(2023-05-05) (aged 69–70)
Place of death Omdurman, Sudan
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1970 Al-Nasr
1971–1980 Al-Hilal FC
International career
1976 Sudan 29
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Al-Mardi retired from football in 1980, to start working in the field of training since 1982 for many sports clubs in Sudan.[4] He later became a member of the executive committee of Al-Hilal FC.[5][2]

On 5 May 2023, at Al Nou Hospital in Omdurman, Al-Mardi died days after the death of his daughter, Alaa who was hit by a projectile on the 17 April, 2 days from the start of the 2023 Sudan conflict. His wife, Zeinat Ahmed Othman, was also wounded by a bullet.[6][4][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "رئاسة الجمهورية تكرم اللاعب الاسبق فوزي المرضي - صحيفة السودانية". www.alsudaniya-sd.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b السودان, نبض (6 May 2023). "وفاة كابتن الهلال الاسبق ومدربه فوزي المرضي بعد أيام قليلة من وفاة إبنته". صحافة العرب (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Fawzi El-Mardi (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "عاجل.. وفاة كابتن الهلال السابق ومدربه فوزي المرضي بعد أيام قليلة من وفاة إبنته دكتورة آلاء بطلقة طائشة - النيلين" (in Arabic). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. ^ "فوزي المرضي: تسجيلاتنا ستعتمد على الرديف واللاعبين الشباب - النيلين" (in Arabic). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Sudan crisis: Sudanese singer Shaden Gardood killed in crossfire". BBC News. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  7. ^ "رصاصة اخترقت قلبها داخل منزلها.. مقتل ابنة كابتن فريق الهلال السوداني". Al-Arabiya. 19 April 2023.