Ibrahim Hassan Hassanin Hassan is an Egyptian football coach, executive and former player who played as a right back. He is director of the Egypt national team. Hassan has played 131 caps for Egypt, and is considered one of the greatest defenders in African football history. His twin brother Hossam also played professional football, and they shared clubs for most of their extensive careers.
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Club career
Born in Cairo, Hassan played professionally for almost twenty years, in a career in which he shared teams with his sibling Hossam for its vast majority. He represented Al Ahly (twice), PAOK, Neuchâtel Xamax, Al Ain SCC, Zamalek SC and Al-Masry, even joining his twin in his overseas spells in Greece, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates. During the 1991–92 UEFA Cup, while playing for Neuchâtel Xamax, he scored the only goal with a direct free kick in a 1–0 victory over Real Madrid in the third round.