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Ahmed Shobair

1960 - Today

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Ahmed Abdelaziz Shobeir (Arabic: أحمد عبد العزيز شوبير; born 28 September 1960) is former Egyptian goalkeeper who played for Al Ahly club & Egypt national football team. He is a former vice-president of the Egyptian Football Association, and a previous official of Egyptian national Olympic team. He became notorious for his appearance with his national team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, especially in the goalless draw against the Irish team, in which his teammates constantly passed the ball back to him as a deliberate time-wasting tactic, resulting in a dour, emotionless match. This match is said to be the catalyst for the implementation of the back-pass rule following the tournament. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Ahmed Shobair is the 6,443rd most popular soccer player (down from 6,045th in 2024), the 556th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 557th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Egyptian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ahmed Shobair ranks 6,443 out of 21,273. Before her are Bruno Soriano, Nicolás González, Yoichi Kamimaru, Pavel Řehák, Kenji Yamamoto, and Youssoufa Moukoko. After her are Borja Valero, Jasmin Repeša, Werner Peter, Juan Argote, Fernando Cavenaghi, and Robert Huth.

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Among people born in 1960, Ahmed Shobair ranks 601. Before her are Carsten Bunk, Branford Marsalis, Kim Christofte, Valerie Bertinelli, Igor Liba, and Zurab Azmaiparashvili. After her are Loren Legarda, Stéphane Freiss, Joe Simpson, Leroy Chiao, Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, and Sergey Menyaylo.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Ahmed Shobair ranks 556 out of 642. Before her are Aisha Rateb (1928), Trézéguet (1994), Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892), Bassem Youssef (1974), Kim Min-seok (null), and Sylvain Sylvain (1951). After her are Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh (1905), Ghada Amer (1963), Anoushka (1960), Magdi Abdelghani (1959), Princess Rym Ali (1969), and Leila Aboulela (1964).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Egypt

Among soccer players born in Egypt, Ahmed Shobair ranks 20. Before her are Mohamed Elneny (1992), Mido (1983), Mohamed Latif (1909), Mohamed Aboutrika (1978), Hany Ramzy (1969), and Trézéguet (1994). After her are Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh (1905), Magdi Abdelghani (1959), Essam Abdel-Fatah (1965), Ibrahim Hassan (1966), Mohamed El Shenawy (1988), and Ahmed Fathy (1984).

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