33·Legends
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Egypt · 1953–70

Rifaat El-Fanagily

Icon CM, also CDM, CAM Right-footed creator
Rating
84
Life
1936–2004
Clubs
Al Ahly SC
#18
Editorial rank of 33 for Egypt
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Al Ahly had him for seventeen seasons, 1953 to 1970, and Egypt had him for the first four editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, back when the 1957 tournament in Khartoum ran to three teams. He won two of them, in 1957 and 1959, and was runner-up in 1962, alongside seven Egyptian league titles, 56 caps with 13 goals, and fourth place at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. Career record: club career at Al Ahly SC.

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Career record

1955–1967Al Ahly SC

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Around El-Fanagily in the almanac

One rank above: Ibrahim Hassan at #17.

One rank below: Saleh Selim at #19.

Egypt's editorial top five: Mohamed Salah · Ahmed Hassan · Mohamed Aboutrika · Essam El-Hadary · Hossam Hassan.