Mahmoud El Khatib

Mahmoud El-Khatib

Personal information
Full name	Mahmoud El-Khatib
Date of birth	October 30, 1954 (1954-10-30) (age 57)
Place of birth	in Aga city at Dakahlia, Egypt
Playing position	Forward (Retired)
Club information
Current club	Ahly's Vice-president
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1972-1988	Al-Ahly	199	(108)
National team
1974-1986	Egypt	170	(83)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mahmoud El-Khatib (Arabic: محمود الخطيب‎) (born 30 October 1954)^[1] popularly nicknamed Bibo, is a former Egyptian football player.

Career

• "Bibo" played for Al-Ahly (the African club of the century) between 1972–1988 and for the Egyptian National Team between 1974-1986 (scoring 27 goals). He made his debut in the second week of the 1972/73 season of the Egyptian League against Taiaran on October 13, 1972.

• Mahmoud El Khatib, the name speaks for itself .. Is one of the most skilled, if not the most skilled football player, who defined playgrounds throughout Egyptian and African history.

• Bibo moved to Al-Ahly in 1971 and spent 16 years with The Club before he retired in 1988 due to numerous injuries he'd suffered over the years, as with many skilled players Bibo was often the target of defenses attention, and often fouled. The problem became of such concern to Al-Ahly managerial staff that prior to one game another player was given Bibo's number 10 jersey to wear.

• Bibo Won the Egyptian League title eleven times, the Egyptian Cup six times, The African Cup Winner's Cup three times, and the African Champions League twice with his club Al-Ahly. He was also chosen best player in Egypt five times during his career.

• El Khatib was selected to be a member of the International Committee for Fair Play after playing 450 domestic and international games without being reprimanded once.

• Finally in 2007 Bibo was named the second best African Footballer in the last 50 years by the Confederation of African Football.

Achievements

• The best Egyptian player till 2008 according to statistics

Personal

• Arab Sportsman of the 20th Century.
• Known to be the best Egyptian Player in the history of the game.
• Scored 108 goals for Al-Ahly in the Egyptian league.
• Achieved Top Egyptian League Scorer twice(1977/78 & 1980/81)
• African Club Cups' All-time Top Scorer (37 goals).
• Named the second best African Footballer in the last 50 years by the Confederation of African Football.^[2]
• The only Egyptian to win the golden shoe

Egyptian national team

• African Cup Of Nations for Egypt national football team 1986
• Led Egypt to the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984
• Played in the Los Angeles Olympics 1984

Al-Ahly

• 10 titles Egyptian League ^[3]
• 5 titles Egyptian Cup
• 2 titles African Champions League
• 3 titles African Cup Winners' Cup

External links

• Download Bibo's Goals with Al-Ahly.
• Bibo's Fans site: Goals, Photos and Songs.
• Download Bibo's goal against Bayern Munich in a friendly match
• BEBO

References

1. ^ Alahram weekley article on Mahmoud El Khatib
2. ^ CAF best 30 players in last 50 years
3. ^ List of Egyptian League Winners

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Name	El Khatib, Mahmoud
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Date of birth	1954-10-30
Place of birth	in Aga city at Dakahlia, Egypt
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