Fozi el-Mardi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Fawzi Mahjoub Al-Mardi | ||
| Date of birth | 1953[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Omdurman, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan[1] | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 2023 (aged 69–70) | ||
| Place of death | Omdurman, Sudan | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1970 | Al-Nasr | ||
| 1971–1980 | Al-Hilal FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976 | Sudan | 29 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Muhammad Fawzi Mahjoub Al-Mardi (1953 – 5 May 2023), also known as Fozi el-Mardi (Arabic: فوزي المرضي), was a Sudanese football player, coach, and administrator. He played for Al-Hilal FC in 1971, and played 29 international matches for the Sudan national football team.[2][3] He won Sudan Premier League in 1973 and Sudan Cup in 1977.[3]
Al-Mardi retired from football in 1980, to start working in the field of training since 1982 for many sports clubs in Sudan.[4] He later became a member of the executive committee of Al-Hilal FC.[5][2]
On 5 May 2023, at Al Nou Hospital in Omdurman, Al-Mardi died days after the death of his daughter, Alaa who was hit by a projectile on the 17 April, 2 days from the start of the 2023 Sudan conflict. His wife, Zeinat Ahmed Othman, was also wounded by a bullet.[6][4][7]
References
- ^ a b "رئاسة الجمهورية تكرم اللاعب الاسبق فوزي المرضي - صحيفة السودانية". www.alsudaniya-sd.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ a b السودان, نبض (6 May 2023). "وفاة كابتن الهلال الاسبق ومدربه فوزي المرضي بعد أيام قليلة من وفاة إبنته". صحافة العرب (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Fawzi El-Mardi (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ a b "عاجل.. وفاة كابتن الهلال السابق ومدربه فوزي المرضي بعد أيام قليلة من وفاة إبنته دكتورة آلاء بطلقة طائشة - النيلين" (in Arabic). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "فوزي المرضي: تسجيلاتنا ستعتمد على الرديف واللاعبين الشباب - النيلين" (in Arabic). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Sudan crisis: Sudanese singer Shaden Gardood killed in crossfire". BBC News. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "رصاصة اخترقت قلبها داخل منزلها.. مقتل ابنة كابتن فريق الهلال السوداني". Al-Arabiya. 19 April 2023.