Tewfik Abdullah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tewfik Abdullah

football player

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1897

Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

Date of Death: 01-Jan-2000

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Tawfik Abdullah (Arabic: ????? ??? ????) (born 23 June 1896 in Cairo, Egypt) was an Egyptian football player, and the second Egyptian to play in the English Football League.
During his time in England, he featured for Derby County, Hartlepools United, Bridgend Town, and Cowdenbeath.
Later on, he played four seasons in the American Soccer League, two seasons with Al Ahly, and one season with his home team El Mokhtalat (Zamalek) before finishing his career with a Canadian league in the 1930s.
Following his retirement from the sport, he became the manager of the Farouk Club (now known as Zamalek Club).
Subsequently, he became the manager of the Egyptian National Football Team during the 1940s and more prominently at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland.