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Ehab Galal

Ehab Galal
Ehab Galal, 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-08-14)14 August 1967
Place of birth Dakahlia, United Arab Republic
Date of death 11 September 2024(2024-09-11) (aged 57)
Place of death Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 El Shams
1990–1999 Ismaily
1999–2003 Al Masry
2003–2004 El Qanah
Managerial career
2004 Al Masry (Sporting Director)
2007–2008 Kahrabaa Ismailia
2008 Al Hammam
2008–2010 Ismaily (Sporting Director)
2010–2011 Al Hammam
2012–2014 Kafr El Sheikh
2014 Telephonat Beni Suef
2014–2017 El Makkasa
2017–2018 ENPPI
2018 Zamalek
2018 Al Ahli SC
2018–2020 Al Masry
2020 El Makkasa
2020–2021 El Makkasa
2021 Ismaily
2021–2022 Pyramids
2022 Egypt
2022–2023 Pharco FC
2023–2024 Ismaily
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ehab Galal (Arabic: إيهاب جَلال; 14 August 1967 – 11 September 2024) was an Egyptian football player and manager.

Managerial career

Galal was the manager of El Makkasa for three seasons of 2014–2017, he also managed Enppi and Zamalek clubs during the 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League season.[1] In 2018, he managed El Masry until 2020, then he had coached El Makkasa for six months in the same year.[2]

On 12 April 2022, it was announced that Galal was going to be the Egyptian national team manager after Carlos Queiroz's departure.[3] On 16 June 2022, he was sacked from his position after three games in charge.[4]

On 17 December 2022, he became the head coach of Pharco FC. However, he resigned after only eight games on 24 January 2023.[5] In August 2023, he became Ismaily's head coach for the second tenure after 2021.[6]

Death

Galal died from a stroke in Heliopolis, Cairo, on 11 September 2024, at the age of 57.[7]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 24 January 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Kahrabaa 1 July 2007 30 June 2008 3 2 0 1 066.7
Hammam 1 July 2008 24 November 2008 1 0 1 0 000.0
Hammam 16 August 2010 30 June 2011 1 0 0 1 000.0
Kafr 2 December 2012 29 January 2014 25 12 7 6 048.0
Telephonat 29 January 2014 19 July 2014 16 3 8 5 018.8
Makkasa 19 July 2014 1 August 2017 123 61 29 33 049.6
ENPPI 15 October 2017 6 January 2018 13 7 4 2 053.8
Zamalek 6 January 2018 13 April 2018 17 8 3 6 047.1
Al Ahli 21 July 2018 16 December 2018 5 1 3 1 020.0
Al Masry 15 December 2018 20 February 2020 50 23 15 12 046.0
Makkasa 29 February 2020 22 September 2020 11 7 2 2 063.6
Makkasa 26 November 2020 19 March 2021 8 3 2 3 037.5
Ismaily 21 March 2021 10 September 2021 19 9 3 7 047.4
Pyramids 11 September 2021 12 April 2022 30 19 5 6 063.3
Egypt 12 April 2022 16 June 2022 3 1 0 2 033.3
Pharco FC 17 December 2022 24 January 2023 8 1 4 3 012.5
Total 333 157 86 90 047.1

Honours

Player

Ismaily

Manager

El Makkasa

References

  1. ^ "Preview: Egypt's Zamalek given new lease of life under Ihab Galal". Al-Ahram. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Ehab Galal resigns as El-Makkasa manager amid Pyramids negotiations". kingfut.com. 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Egypt appoint Galal to succeed Queiroz". 12 April 2022 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Egypt sack coach Ehab Galal after just three games in charge". 16 June 2022 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL: Ehab Galal resigns as Pharco FC head coach". 24 January 2023 – via KingFut.
  6. ^ "OFFICIAL: Ehab Galal takes charge of Ismaily for second time". 7 August 2023 – via KingFut.
  7. ^ "Former Egypt coach Ehab Galal passes away at 57". Ahram Online. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.