Mohammed Salah

Playing in his youth in Zamalek, Salah played for the first team in 1975. At the prime of his career, he played alongside great players such as Taha Basry, Hassan Shehata, Ali Khalil and Farouk Gaafar.

Salah spent his entire professional career with the Zamalek. He won with Zamalek the Egyptian Premier League for three times in (1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88), and three titles of the Egypt Cup in (1977, 1979, 1988). He also won the Egyptian Friendship Cup once in 1986. At the continental level, he won the African Cup of Champions Clubs twice in (1984, 1986), and the Afro-Asian Club Championship in 1987. With Egypt he played in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, in his first appearance in the 1980 edition, he was included in the Africa Cup of Nations Dream Team, where Egypt finished fourth, the same place as the 1984 edition which Salah was present in the starting lineup. He was part of the team that won the 1986 African Cup of Nations title.

Early Managerial Career

He began his journey in football management with Maaden, where he served from 1999 to 2001. This initial experience laid the foundation for his future roles. Following his tenure at Maaden, he took the helm at Baladyet El Mahalla for the 2001–2002 season and then moved to manage Goldi in 2002.

Progression Through Egyptian Clubs

Continuing his career, he coached Ghazl El Mahalla between 2003 and 2004. After this, he briefly led Ittihad El Iskandary in 2004. His next appointment was with El Masry, where he managed the team from 2005 to 2006. He subsequently took charge at Tanta for the 2006–2007 season and returned to Ittihad El Iskandary for the 2007–2008 campaign.

Further Appointments and Short-Term Roles

In 2008, he had short spells with both Baladyet El Mahalla and El Tersana. He was then appointed as manager of El Mansoura SC from 2009 to 2010, followed by a period at El Telefonat in 2010–2011.

International Experience and Return to Egypt

His managerial career then extended to Saudi Arabia, where he led Al-Shoulla in 2011. He returned to the region in 2013 to manage Wehda Mecca, remaining there until 2014. Roles at Zamalek and Further Positions He joined Zamalek in various capacities between 2014 and 2016, undertaking several roles including assistant coach, managing director, first-team manager, and caretaker manager. His versatility and reliability were evident through the club’s trust in him for multiple…

Player

Zamalek

Egyptian Premier League: 1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88 Egypt Cup: 1977, 1979, 1988 Egyptian Friendship Cup: 1986 CAF Champions League: 1984, 1986 Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1987

Egypt

African Cup of Nations: 1986

Individual

Africa Cup of Nations Dream Team: 1980

Manager

Maaden

Egyptian Second Division

Al-Shoulla

Saudi First Division: 2011–12

Nogoom El Mostakbal

Egyptian Second Division: 2017–18