Adel Hekal
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| Full name | Mohamed Ahmed Adel Hekal | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1934 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 September 2018 (aged 84) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1969 | Al-Ahly | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1962 | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mohamed Ahmed Adel Hekal (Arabic: محمد أحمد عادل هيكل; 23 March 1934 – 22 September 2018) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Al-Ahly. He also played for the Egyptian national team, and was part of the team that won the 1959 Africa Cup of Nations, and represented his country in the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
Artistic activity
He appeared as a guest of honor at the movie A Rumor of Love (Eshaet Hob Arabic: إشاعة حب) in 1959 as himself, he also appeared at the movie Schoolgirl Diary (Mozakarat Telmeza Arabic: مذكرات تلميذة) in 1962, and Talk of the City (Hadeth Al-Madina Arabic: حديث المدينة) in 1964.[2]
Honours
United Arab Republic
- African Cup of Nations: 1959[3]; runner-up, 1962[4]
References
- ↑ "Adel Hekal". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ↑ "عادل هيكل - ﺗﻤﺜﻴﻞ - فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو". elCinema.com.
- ↑ "African Cup of Nations 1959". Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "African Cup of Nations 1962". Retrieved 1 April 2026.
External links
- Adel Hekal at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2018 deaths
- Egyptian men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Egypt men's international footballers
- Al Ahly SC players
- 1959 African Cup of Nations players
- 1962 African Cup of Nations players
- Olympic footballers for Egypt
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Africa Cup of Nations–winning players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Footballers from Cairo
- 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen
- Egyptian football goalkeeper stubs