Sharif El-Far

Sharif El-Far
	Sharif El-Far, 1960
Personal information
Full name	Kamaleddin Hussein
Date of birth	5 January 1929
Date of death	8 January 1981 (aged 52)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Zamalek
Senior career*
Years	Team
1948-1961	Zamalek
International career
1949–1960	Egypt
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kamaleddin Hussein, better known as Sherif El-Far (5 January 1929 – 8 January 1981) was an Egyptian footballer.^[1] He played for Zamalek and competed with Egypt in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Nicknamed the "Egypt's Puskas", he spent his whole football career with Zamalek, he won eleven titles with the Cairo giants.^[3] El-Far was a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1953 Arab Games. He was also a part of the team that won the 1957 and 1959 African Cup of Nations.^[4]

Career

Club career

He is the younger brother of brothers Hassan El-Far and Hussein El-Far. He played throughout his career in Zamalek, from 1948 until 1961, scoring 64 goals in all competitions. He was the best player in Egypt in the 1950s, nicknamed the "Egypt's Puskas". He scored six goals in the Cairo derby.

El-Far (second from right) with Zamalek in 1951

El-Far shaking hands with Real Madrid's captain Paco Gento before their friendly match on the occasion of celebrating 50 years on Zamalek's establishment, 10 March 1961

El-Far won with Zamalek the Egypt Cup title for six times in (1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960). El-Far won with Zamalek four Cairo League titles in (1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53), and the Egyptian League title once in (1959-60).

International career

He played for the Egypt national football team for almost eleven years. He was a part of the team that played in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki. He played for his country in the 1953 Arab Games in Alexandria, where Egypt won the gold medal. El-Far was a part of the team that won the 1957 African Cup of Nations in Sudan, and the 1959 tournament in Egypt.^[5]^[6] He retired from football in 1961.^[7]