Ali Mohsen

Ali Mohsen
	Mohsen with Zamalek in 1959
Personal information
Full name	Ali Mohsen Saad Al-Moraisi
Date of birth	16 September 1940
Place of birth	Aden, Colony of Aden
Date of death	26 November 1993 (aged 53)
Place of death	Sana'a, Yemen
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Al-Ghazal SC
Senior career*
Years	Team
1958–1966	Zamalek
International career
1961	Egypt
Managerial career
1970–1974	Horseed
1975	South Yemen U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali Mohsen Al-Moraisi (Arabic: علي محسن المريسي; 1940 – 1993) was a Yemeni professional footballer who played as a forward. He was the first Yemeni player to play in the Egyptian League, with Zamalek in the 1960s. Mohsen was also the first foreigner to ever finish as top-scorer of the Egyptian League.^[1]

Career

Mohsen played for Zamalek from 1958 to 1966, he won with the Cairo giants, the Egyptian Premier League in (1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65), and the Egypt Cup in (1958, 1959, 1960, 1962). While with Zamalek, Mohsen once scored against Real Madrid in 1961, in a 7–1 defeat, while playing for an Egyptian select side with several players from Zamalek, Al Ahly and Al Masry.^[2]

Samir Qotb, Mohsen (middle) and Essam Baheeg with Zamalek in 1959

After retiring from his playing career, he coached Somalia in 1973, and Al-Satra in Southern Yemen, before moving to Johar Al-Rab.^{[citation needed]} The national stadium in Sana'a is named after the player.^{[citation needed]} He was appointed councilor for Minister of Youth and Sports until his death in 1994.^{[citation needed]} The Ali Mohsen Al-Moraisi Tournament has been played annually in his honour since 1992, in cooperation with Aden Football Association.^{[citation needed]}

Honours and achievements

Player

Zamalek

Individual

Egyptian Premier League Top goalscorers: 1960–61

Manager

Horseed

Somalia League: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74

References

^ "Classic football: Zamalek, Egypt's white knights". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
^ Torre, Raúl (3 January 2008). "International Trip of Real Madrid CF 1961". RSSSF.

External links

Ali Mohsen at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "Classic football: Zamalek, Egypt's white knights". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2010.

[2] Torre, Raúl (3 January 2008). "International Trip of Real Madrid CF 1961". RSSSF.

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