Essam El-Hadary
Essam El Hadary - (Arabic عصام الحضري, DMG Assam ʿ al - Hadari, born January 15, 1973 in Damietta ) is an Egyptian football goalkeeper.
Career
Among the fans of El - Hadary is known for his muscular figure as " high dam ". In addition, El- Hadary is also called the " African Buffon ," which is to be regarded as a great honor. His professional career started in Damietta, in 1996, he moved to Al -Ahly Cairo. In spring 2008 he signed a contract with Swiss club FC Sion. Since 1997, he also plays for the Egyptian national team. He is regarded as one of the best African goalkeeper and was honored at the African Cup of Nations in 2006 as the best goalkeeper.
El- Hadary was Egypt's hero in a penalty shootout of the final match of the Africa Cup in 2006 against the Ivory Coast, where he held the penalty from Didier Drogba and Bakary Koné.
In February 2007, he was a second time for heroes by holding the penalty of Khaled Melliti and so the CAF Super Cup took for his club. Al -Ahly here defeated the Tunisian club Etoile Sportive du Sahel in Addis Ababa 5-4 on penalties after extra time ended 0-0.
This was the third CAF Super Cup, El- Hadary with his club was able to win. Known is his goal, which he scored against South African club Kaizer Chiefs from over 60 meters at the CAF Super Cup in 2002. This game ended 4-1 for Al -Ahly.
El- Hadarys exchange to Switzerland for FC Sion was accompanied in spring 2008 of a dispute between the two clubs. It was only after turning on the FIFA game, he received the grant for his new club in April. In his first season he was a regular player in the spring he lost his place between the posts but to its competitors Nicolas Beney. Essam El Hadary - disappointed in many games, he conceded too many goals. As a result of his move, FIFA imposed in early June 2009 a one-year transfer ban against FC Sion, for inciting El- Hadarys for breach of contract. The club management ignored this prohibition, however. President Christian Constantin will move to the position that the transfer ban relates only to the amateur section of the club. The Professional Division will operate from the AG " Olympique des Alpes ".
Achievements
National
- Winners of the Africa Cup: 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010
Association
- Fourth place at the FIFA Club World Cup 2006
- Winner of CAF Champions League: 2001, 2005, 2006
- Winner of the CAF Super Cup: 2002, 2006, 2007
- Winner of Egyptian League: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Winner of the Egyptian Cup: 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007
- Winner of Egyptian Super Cup: 2003, 2005, 2006
- Winner of the Swiss Cup: 2009
Awards
- Best Goalies in the Africa Cup 2006
- Best African Goalkeeper of the CAF 2006