Mahmoud Ibrahim Ibrahim El Khatib (Arabic: محمود إبراهيم إبراهيم الخطيب; born 30 October 1954), popularly nicknamed Bibo (Arabic: بيبو), is an Egyptian retired footballer and current President of Al Ahly. He is considered as one of the best forwards in the history of African football.
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| محمود الخطيب | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bibo with Al Ahly in the 1970s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18th President of Al Ahly SC[broken anchor] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 December 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mahmoud Taher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Mahmoud Ibrahim Ibrahim El Khatib 30 October 1954 Qarqirah, El Senbellawein, Dakahlia, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Footballer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editEl Khatib was born on 30 October 1954 in Qarqirah, El Senbellawein, Dakahlia. He studied in local schools and obtained his college degree from the Cooperation Institute (معهد التعاون).[1][2]
Career
editEl Khatib played his entire career in Al Ahly, where he won ten Egyptian Premier League titles, five Egypt Cup titles, two African Cup of Champions Clubs titles and three African Cup Winners' Cup titles with Al Ahly. He won the Egyptian League top scorer twice.
Although he did not achieve the success he achieved with the club with his country and was usually fitter with Al Ahly than Egypt, he was always included in the starting lineup. El-Khatib played for Egypt a total of 54 caps and scored 24 goals. He played with his country in the Africa Cup of Nations in the 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984 editions, and he was a part of the team that won the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations title. He also played in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.[3]
After retirement, he worked in sport management where he was elected Al Ahly's board member for more than a period. In 2004, he became the vice-president of Al Ahly, before being elected as president in 2017.[4]
Honours and achievements
editClub
edit- Al Ahly
- Egyptian Premier League: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
- Egypt Cup: 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1982, 1987
- African Cup Winners' Cup: 1984, 1985, 1986
International
edit- Egypt
Individual
editAwards
edit- Africa Cup of Nations Dream Team: 1980
- African Footballer of the Year: 1983
- CAF Awards: 2004
- IFFHS Legends: 2016[5]
Performances
editReferences
edit- ^ "بالإنفوجراف.. تعرف على المؤهلات الدراسية لمشاهير كرة القدم فى مصر". akhbarak.net/ (in Arabic). 30 October 2015.
- ^ "فى عيد ميلادة الـ 66.. "قرقيرة" هنا مسقط رأس "الخطيب" في الدقهلية.. الأهالي: أخلاقة عالية ومتواضع (صور)". ahlmasrnews.com (in Arabic). 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Mohamed El-Khateeb - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Al-Khatib elected president of Al-Ahly SC with 20,956 votes". Egypt Today. 30 November 2017.
- ^ "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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