Abdel-Karim Sakr

Abd El-Karim Sakr (Arabic: عبد الكريم صقر) (born 8 November 1918 5 March 1994) was an Egyptian football forward who played for Egypt and Zamalek.

Abd El-Karim Sakr
Sakr in 1948
Personal information
Full name Abd El-Karim Ezzat Sakr
Date of birth (1918-11-08)8 November 1918
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Date of death March 5, 1994(1994-03-05) (aged 75)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1939 Al Ahly
1939–1953 Zamalek
International career
1936–1950 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He started his career in Al Ahly, but played most of his career in Zamalek. He's the Cairo derby all-time goal scorer with 19 goals for both sides, he scored 9 goals for Zamalek in the famous derby to be one of Zamalek's highest scorer in the derby. Sakr is the only player to score in both Cairo derbies with the largest victory with a 6-0 win for Zamalek in 1941-42 Cairo League and 1944 Egypt Cup final.

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